Volume 75, Numbers 3-4, 365-375, DOI: 10.1007/BF00164852

The Gonioseton, a surgical treatment for chronic glaucoma

G. Veen, W. L. Jongebloed and J. G. F. Worst

From the issue entitled "Proceedings of the 184th Meeting of the Netherlands Ophthalmological Society"

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Abstract

A new and simple technique for glaucoma filtering surgery is presented. It is based on the introduction of a stainless steel microspiral or gonioseton into a goniopuncture by way of an ab interno procedure, minimising surgical trauma to the filtration area. Preliminary results are presented.

Key words  Glaucoma surgery - stainless steel microspiral - ab interno procedure - gonioseton

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