What type of surgery reduces glaucoma pressure?

Laser, operation: If treatment by anti-glaucoma eyedrops fails or is ineffective, then laser can lower the pressure and for more severe cases there are surgical ways to reduce the pressure including the construction of bypass channels (trabeculectomy) and the implantation of drainage devices. Discuss this with your glaucoma specialist ophthalmologist.

Several: All eye treatment for glaucoma (eye drops, laser, surgery) reduce intraocular pressure in order to prevent glaucoma damage from worsening. Laser (slt and alt) increases outflow of aqueous humor from the eye into the trabecular meshwork. Trabeculectomy and tube shunts increase outflow of aqueous humor to the outside of the eye by a newly created channel.

They all do: The purpose of glaucoma surgery is to lower intraocular pressure when medical &/or laser treatment insufficiently does it to protect the optic nerve. There are many different types of surgeries which differ in there indication. Your glaucoma Subspecialist is a skilled ophthalmologist that evaluates the glaucomatous process and prescribes the best surgical approach for managing the disease.