{"id":38008,"date":"2025-08-19T13:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=38008"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:21:55","slug":"glaucoma-surgery","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/glaucoma-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Glaucoma Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Glaucoma Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When drops and lasers aren\u2019t enough, surgical options lower intraocular pressure (IOP):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trabeculectomy:<\/strong> Creates a new drainage channel under the conjunctiva.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aqueous shunt\/tube implant:<\/strong> Diverts fluid to a reservoir plate.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgery):<\/strong> Stents or tissue removal via small incisions, often combined with cataract surgery.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Glaucoma Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequent drops and several followup visits early on&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blurry vision for days to weeks depending on procedure&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activity limits to avoid pressure spikes (no heavy lifting\/straining initially)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39191,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1130],"class_list":["post-38008","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-ophthalmology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/38008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=38008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}