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. 2023 Jan 10;17:145–154. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S391527

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Schematic diagram of the Kahook Dual Blade (A) and Trabectome (B). (A) The Kahook Dual Blade is a surgical knife with a pointed tip for puncturing the trabecular meshwork that is then excised with dual blades. (B) The Trabectome handpiece has irrigation and aspiration along with a footplate to guide the handpiece in Schlemm’s Canal and an electrode to ablate the trabecular meshwork.