A Novel Low Cost Effective Technique in Using a 23 Gauge Straight Cystotome to Perform Goniotomy: Making Micro-invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) Accessible to the Africans and the Diaspora

J Natl Med Assoc. 2019 Apr;111(2):193-197. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2018.09.006. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
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Keywords: Glaucoma surgery; Goniotomy; Schlemm's canal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Black People*
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Glaucoma / economics
  • Glaucoma / surgery*
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsurgery / economics
  • Microsurgery / instrumentation
  • Microsurgery / methods
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / economics
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Trabecular Meshwork / surgery
  • Trabeculectomy / economics
  • Trabeculectomy / instrumentation*
  • Trabeculectomy / methods