Guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Trabeculotomy ab interno for open angle glaucoma.
Description
Primary open-angle glaucoma is a condition associated with a long-term increase of pressure within the eye. It may gradually lead to permanent loss of sight because of damage to the nerve that connects the eye to the brain (optic nerve).
This procedure uses a specifically designed surgical instrument to remove a portion of tissue with the aim of improving the eye’s drainage pathway, leading to a reduction in pressure within the eye.
Coding and clinical classification codes for this guidance.