Dr Kateki Vinod (New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA) gives us a run down of the tube versus trabeculectomy (TVT) study and the primary tube versus trabeculectomy (PTVT) study and discusses the results and take home messages.
The presentation entitled ‘ Head to Head Surgical Trials: Tubes and Trabs’ was presented at the 2022 American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, March 03-06, 2022
Questions:
- Can you tell us about the TVT and the PTVT study and what they have taught us about the relative merits of trabeculectomy or tube shunts? (00:18)
- What clinical trials have been initiated since these landmark studies? (04:14)
- What questions remain unanswered and what future studies are planned?(05:57)
Disclosures: Kateki Vinod has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Shanice Allen.
