From 2011 to 2021, there was a decline in traditional trabeculectomies while minimally invasive procedures such as iStent, goniotomy and transluminal dilation showed substantial increases.
One paper helped isolate ocular hypertensives at a low risk of disease conversion. The other screened high- and low-risk patients and found a correlation between PRS and new diagnoses of POAG.
Researchers speculate that the ensuing stagnation may cause an accumulation of neurodegenerative factors; another theory involves compartmentalization of the optic nerve sheath.