Mario Economou

Back to Journals » Clinical Ophthalmology » Volume 18 Authors Barkander A , Nolan AS , Jóhannesson G, Economou MA Received 14 March 2024 Accepted for publication 14 June 2024 Published 24 June 2024 Volume 2024:18 Pages 1811—1817 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S468809 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single anonymous peer review Peer reviewer comments 2 Editor who approved publication: Dr Scott Fraser Anna Barkander,1,2 Andrew S Nolan,1,2 Gauti Jóhannesson,1,3,4 Mario A Economou5,6...

Introduction Glaucoma is affecting an increasing number of people worldwide, and its prevalence is estimated to reach 112 million by 2040.1 An increase in glaucoma prevalence will also increase the need for glaucoma surgery. Traditionally, filtering surgeries, such as trabeculectomies or tube shunts, have often been the chosen procedures when topical therapy is no longer sufficient to control the disease. However, filtering surgeries are demanding to perform and often require frequent follow-up.