Surgical Innovation
Original surgical methods conceived, refined, and published from Bangladesh — designed to make advanced surgery safer, more reproducible, and more affordable.
Philosophy
Modern glaucoma care intervenes earlier and more gently — from laser and procedural pharmaceuticals to tissue-sparing MIGS. Dr. Iqbal's work adapts this global spectrum to the realities of Bangladeshi practice: device cost, instrument availability, and the anatomy in front of the surgeon. Where an imported device is out of reach, a well-designed technique should not be.
Named Techniques
Five techniques described in the peer-reviewed literature — spanning diagnosis at the slit lamp through to reconstruction in theatre.
A Bangladeshi modification of Bent Ab Interno Goniectomy. Midterm single-surgeon pilot outcomes published in BioMed Research International (Wiley, 2025) and presented at APGC.
Read the Paper →An innovative, cost-effective approach to the modified bleb-forming filtration technique, using sterile trimmed silicone tubing — engineered for settings where commercial drainage devices are financially out of reach.
Read the Paper →Red-free (green) filter-enhanced gonioscopy with a smartphone — a low-cost, pilot-studied method that improves contrast and visualization of iridocorneal angle structures for diagnosis and MIGS planning.
Read the Paper →Prethreaded needle–assisted scleral fixation of a modified capsular tension ring for severe zonular deficiency — published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Online Case Reports.
Read the Paper →Sinskey hook–guided mechanical peeling of primary posterior capsular plaque during cataract surgery — a controlled, instrument-efficient intraoperative solution that preserves the posterior capsule.
Read the Paper →First surgeon in Bangladesh to introduce TrabEx Pro, Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT), and Bent Ab Interno Goniectomy (BANG) — including a landmark GATT in primary congenital glaucoma, published as a first for childhood glaucoma care in the country.
Complex Anterior Segment
Trabeculectomy with MMC, glaucoma drainage devices including Ahmed valve and AADI, and staged management of failed filtration.
Zonular deficiency, small pupil and iris repair including pupilloplasty and pupillary cerclage, posterior polar and hypermature cataract, premium IOL selection in compromised eyes.
Angle surgery for congenital glaucoma, bringing MIGS-era approaches to the youngest patients in Bangladesh.