A surgical operation for draining fluid from the eyes of someone who has glaucoma.
An operation for congenital glaucoma to enable fluid to be drawn from the eye. Using a fine knife, an incision is made from within the eye into Schlemm’s canal, at the junction of the cornea and sclera, and continued outward until the knife appears beneath the conjunctiva. This creates a pathway for fluid to drain from the anterior chamber of the eye to the subconjunctival tissue. The tip of the knife within the eye is observed through a special contact lens.
A surgical procedure for allowing aqueous humor to drain from the eye, used in treating glaucoma.