Abstract: Glaucoma is a lifelong disease and irreversible ocular disease causing blindness, which is still not possible to restore the normal visual function even after appropriate treatment. The disease can’t be cured, just being slowed progression. Nowadays, there are three kinds of treatment of glaucoma, such as drugs, laser, or surgery, to reduce the intraocular pressure (IOP) to vary as much as possible for each patient to achieve the "target IOP." The commonly used anti-glaucoma surgery is trabeculectomy, which can significantly reduce IOP peak and fluctuation, with high success rate, but there are still some risks and complications. Doctors and patients should make a decision cautiously. Many factors affect the surgical outcome, so doctors should pay more attention to deal with the glaucoma, especially refractory glaucoma. (Ophthalmol CHN, 2014, 23: 288-Post II)

Key words: Glaucoma / treatment, glaucoma/surgery