XEN Gel Stent versus trabeculectomy: Short-term effects on corneal endothelial cells.

Ali Olgun Eyup Duzgun Aysegul Mavi YildizFatih AtmacaA Atakhan YildizSelam Yekta Sendul

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)

Trabeculectomy caused more endothelial cell damage than XEN Gel Stent implantation in the short-term follow-up period. The XEN Gel Stent may be the treatment of choice in patients with a significantly low preoperative corneal endothelial cell density.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
wound healing
high glucose
vascular endothelial growth factor
optical coherence tomography
hyaluronic acid
patients undergoing
oxidative stress
decision making