METHOD OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61F9/07 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to ophthalmology, and can be used for surgical management of the patients suffering open-angle glaucoma. Conjunctival, superficial and deep scleral flaps are formed. A deep scleral flap, an external wall of a ciliary canal are dissected with exposing an edge of a Descemet's membrane without opening an anterior chamber; a deep rectangular scleral flap is cut out with its bed step-formed, and the superficial scleral flap is shortened so that its edge is found at the level of an edge of a scleral spur.

EFFECT: method provides an intensified and prolonged hypotensive effect by reducing a cicatrisation area of a surgical intervention due to formation of at least one drainage cavity and facilitated intraocular fluid outflow.

9 dwg, 2 ex