Trabeculoplasty is a treatment for glaucoma plastic surgery. It is done on a argon laser equipped slit lamp, using a Goldmann gonioscope lens mirror. The laser is directed to the trabecular meshwork. Specifically, argon laser is used so that small openings in the eye's trabecular meshwork, from which the aqueous humor can drain better - this helps reduce intraocular pressure caused by open-angle glaucoma.[1]
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