"Trabeculectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any surgical procedure for treatment of glaucoma by means of puncture or reshaping of the trabecular meshwork. It includes goniotomy, trabeculectomy, and laser perforation.
| Descriptor ID |
D014130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.450.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Trabeculectomy- Trabeculectomy
- Trabeculectomies
- Trabeculoplasty
- Trabeculoplasties
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Trabeculectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Trabeculectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trabeculectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C in Patients of Hispanic vs European Descent. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct 01; 143(10):813-821.
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Socioeconomic Status Mediates and Modifies Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Incisional Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun; 274:249-257.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence and Treatment Patterns for Neovascular Glaucoma in the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS? Registry. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2024 Nov-Dec; 7(6):615-623.
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Difficult decisions, filtration surgery, and the heartbreak of the numerator. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2024 01 01; 50(1):97-103.
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Access to Eye Care Providers and Glaucoma Severity in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program. J Glaucoma. 2023 12 01; 32(12):1044-1051.
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Impact of Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Common Ophthalmic Procedures Volumes: A US Claims-Based Analysis. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 12; 29(6):604-612.
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Observational Outcomes of Initial Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C in Patients of African Descent vs Patients of European Descent: Five-Year Results. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 10 01; 136(10):1106-1113.
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Aqueous shunts for glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 07 28; 7:CD004918.
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Risk Factors and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Low Intraocular Pressure after Trabeculectomy. Ophthalmology. 2017 10; 124(10):1457-1465.
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Trabeculectomy and Combined Phacoemulsification-Trabeculectomy: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Failure in Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2016 09; 25(9):763-9.