Created by: Top Doctors editorial
Created: 2023-10-31
The most common glaucoma treatment, a trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure which involves draining part of the eye to relieve pressure.
A trabeculectomy is the most common surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma. The specialist will make a small incision to remove part of the eye's trabecular meshwork to relieve pressure in the eye.