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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Surgical Innovation
  • Glaucoma Management

Background:

  • Trabeculectomy, a traditional glaucoma surgery, is declining in popularity.
  • Alternative intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering procedures are increasingly favored by specialists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how training experiences influence glaucoma specialists' surgical procedure choices.
  • To understand why recently graduated specialists may prefer alternatives to trabeculectomy.

Main Methods:

  • Anonymous questionnaire distributed to glaucoma specialists who completed training between 2018-2022.
  • Assessed training experiences and current practice regarding trabeculectomy, tube-shunt, XEN Gel Stent, and ab-interno angle procedures.

Main Results:

  • 97% felt comfortable performing trabeculectomy post-training, but 63.6% rarely perform it.
  • High success rates and favorable surgical processes encouraged trabeculectomy use.
  • Postoperative complications and patient-related socioeconomic/sociocultural factors discouraged trabeculectomy.

Conclusions:

  • Despite comfort, most young glaucoma specialists perform trabeculectomy infrequently.
  • Patient factors and preference for alternatives drive this trend, not training volume.