SURGERY FOR GLAUCOMA

Most cases of glaucoma in small animals ultimately require surgical tr eatment for long-term control of intraocular pressure. Surgical proced ures that have the potential to preserve vision in acute cases are cat egorized into those that reduce aqueous production (cyclodestructive t echniques). Salvage procedures for irreversibly blind eyes include enu cleation, implantation of an intraocular prosthesis, and pharmacologic ciliary body ablation. The indications, surgical technique, and compl ications of these procedures are discussed in this article.