Primary surgery for glaucoma is presently dominated by trabeculectomy, and there are as many methods for this procedure as there are surgeons. The purpose of this description is to put the author's personal experience with 3,000 such operations in the context of practical suggestions for management. While most trabeculectomies are successful, or at least uncomplicated, there are methods that can maximize the chance that the most serious complications are avoided.
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