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. 2025 Mar 1;73(Suppl 2):S352-S353.
doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2078_24. Epub 2025 Feb 21.

Early outcomes of bent ab interno needle goniectomy and Espaillat goniotomy with phacoemulsification in open-angle glaucoma

Devendra Maheshwari  1 , Madhavi Ramanatha Pillai, Shweta Ranjiv Dev, Nimrita Gyanchand Nagdev, Rengappa Ramakrishnan
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Early outcomes of bent ab interno needle goniectomy and Espaillat goniotomy with phacoemulsification in open-angle glaucoma

Devendra Maheshwari et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. .
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(a and b) Bent ab interno needle goniectomy being performed with a bent 25-gauge needle. (c and d) Espaillat goniotome and Espaillat juxtacanalicular space goniotomy being performed
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