Advances in Glaucoma Surgery

Karl Mercieca^{1

2}, Michele Figus³

Affiliations

¹ Glaucoma Unit, University Hospital Eye Clinic, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
² Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
³ Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

Editorial

Karl Mercieca et al. J Clin Med. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 20;12(3):828.

doi: 10.3390/jcm12030828.

Karl Mercieca^{1

2}, Michele Figus³

¹ Glaucoma Unit, University Hospital Eye Clinic, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
² Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
³ Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

Abstract

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible sight loss worldwide, with a prevalence of 64 [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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