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Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fak. Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İzmir, Doç Dr. Trabeculectomy is currently the standard filtration procedure for glaucoma surgical treatment. Non-penetrating glaucoma surgeries, viscocanalostomy and deep sclerectomy with external trabeculectomy, have been developed in recent years in order to improve the safety of conventional filtering procedures. Non-penetrating glaucoma surgery continues to evolve and improve. In this article we will discuss indications, contraindications and surgical techniques for non-penetrating glaucoma surgery. Keywords : Glaucoma, Non-penetrating glaucoma surgery, vicocanalostomy,deep sclerectomy.