It is a very safe procedure, with fewer side effects than either medications or surgery ... of synonyms for aqueous shunts including glaucoma drainage devices, tube implants, and tube shunts.

A tube shunt is also the preferred surgical procedure ... without some of the associated risks of more traditional glaucoma surgery. When used in the eye, they work to bring down pressure in ...

She performs a wide range of glaucoma surgeries, including trabeculectomy, tube shunts, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, laser trabeculoplasty, and cyclophotocoagulation, in addition to cataract ...

J Glaucoma. 2013;22(6):433-438. As to why combined surgery proved to be associated ... N.P.B.) to suture end plates to the sclera for every tube shunt procedure until early 2005.

But it was later found that the ventilator tube became detached from the patient, who was unresponsive with no pulse. The tube was immediately reconnected and resuscitation was successfully ...

The "minimally invasive" procedure sees a deflated balloon inserted into the "eustachian tube" which connects an ear to the nose. It is then inflated using water in order to stretch the tube and ...

The most successful treatment for this is surgery to dilate the Eustachian tubes with a balloon. You can buy a device called an Otovent, which is designed to unclog your ears. It's basically a ...

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