ICC-T7

Trabeculectomy remains the most widely used surgical procedure in glaucoma. Its basis is a guarded fistula between the anterior chamber and the subconjunctival space. We will review the reasons why to perform limbal based versus fornix based conjunctival flaps, when to release sutures, when to perform the needling, the use of antimetabolites to prevent or reduce wound healing process during and after the surgery. The main principles of bleb management during the first three post operative months.