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Journal of Ophthalmology
Special Issue onInnovations in Glaucoma Surgery: Improving the
Results
CALL FOR PAPERSGlaucoma still represents one of the most frequent causes of blindness in thedeveloped countries. e technological advances lead to innovative surgeries,which are rapidly introduced in clinical practice. New devices to lower intraocularpressure without opening the eye wall, bypassing the trabecular meshwork, or
shunting the aqueous humor to the suprachoroidal space have been approvedundergoing clinical assessment within clinical trials. Currently, other devices underevaluation are showing promising results. Although these methods will increasethe options available for glaucoma surgeons, it is unclear if they could replace thepresent standard surgeries, such as trabeculectomy, deep sclerectomy, and glaucomadrainage devices. Moreover, the standard procedures are continuously modified indifferent ways to become safer and more effective.
We invite investigators to contribute original research as well as review articles thatdeal with defining all the innovative areas for surgical management of all types of glaucoma.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Comprehension of physiopathology of glaucoma surgery Imaging in glaucoma surgery Development of new diagnostic techniques focused in glaucoma surgery Improvement in application of current surgical techniquesNew tools to improve the glaucoma surgery outcomesMinimally invasive glaucoma surgery Advances on new dyes in surgical treatment for glaucoma
Authors can submit their manuscripts via the Manuscript Tracking System athttp://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/joph/igsi/.
LeadGuest Editor
Michele Figus, University of Pisa, Pisa,Italy [email protected]
Guest Editors
Shlomo Melamed, University of TelAviv, Tel Aviv, [email protected]
Antonio Ferreras, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, [email protected]
Giorgio Marchini, University of Verona,Verona, Italy [email protected]
Vital P. Costa, University of Campinas,Campinas, [email protected]
Manuscript Due
Friday, December
First Round of Reviews
Friday, March
Publication Date
Friday, May
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