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The subjects were glaucoma patients at Hospital Elias Santana in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Inclusion criteria were age &gt;18 years and a minimum follow-up of 1 year after surgery. All glaucoma subtypes and disease severities were included, including previous glaucoma procedures. Sequential patients undergoing KDB goniotomy alone or in combination with phacoemulsification cataract surgery were assessed. IOP data and number of medications were collected at specific time points: baseline, postoperative day 1, postoperative week 1, and postoperative months 1, 3, 6, 12, 16, and 20. Surgical outcome was determined using IOP and number of medications. Success was defined as either a 20% or more reduction in IOP or a decrease in at least one topical therapy. Recorded postoperative complications were hyphema, ocular hypertension, and need for additional glaucoma surgery. Results: A total of 90 eyes from 90 patients were included. A total of 100% of the patient population was Black or Afro-Latinx. The most common glaucoma subtype was primary open-angle (76.7%). Most of the eyes had severe glaucoma (53.3%). The mean preoperative baseline IOP was 20.5 mmHg. The mean postoperative IOP from all time points ranged from 12.9 to 13.5 mmHg (all time points were significantly lower than baseline IOP, p &lt; 0.0001). A mean reduction in IOP percent of at least 31.5% was seen at every time point. There was a mean reduction of two medications by postoperative month 20. Surgical success was achieved in 95.6% of patients at postoperative month 1 and remained high throughout the study period (95.4% at month 20). Conclusions: KDB goniotomy achieved successful IOP and medication reduction across all levels of glaucoma severity. Surgical success rates were maintained to 20 months. While MIGS has historically been used as an intervention in mild-to-moderate glaucoma, our study results show that the KDB can play a significant role in all stages of glaucoma, including severe. 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