Ahmed valve drainage implant surgery in the management of paediatric aphakic glaucoma
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Ahmed valve drainage implant surgery in the management of paediatric aphakic glaucoma.
BACKGROUND Paediatric aphakic glaucoma presents months or years after cataract surgery in children and is a major long term complication. The results of surgical treatment are poor and many children require multiple and repeat procedures with poor visual outcomes. METHODS 13 children (19 eyes) had Ahmed valve implantation surgery, nine of the children had previous procedures such as cycloabla...
متن کاملpars plana ahmed valve implant and vitrectomy in the management of neovascular glaucoma
purpose : to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pars plana ahmed valve implant combined with pars plana vitrectomy and endolaser photocoagulation for the treatment of neovascular glaucoma in patients with vitreous hemorrhage. methods : retrospectively, we evaluated the records of 18 eyes of 17 consecutive neovascular glaucoma patients who had undergone pars plana vitrectomy and pars plana ahme...
متن کاملClinical Experience with the M4 Ahmed Glaucoma Drainage Implant
Aim To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the M4 (porous polyethylene plate) Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) drainage implant in a multicenter retrospective study. Materials and methods A retrospective chart review of medical records of patients who had undergone the M4 Ahmed valve was performed from January 2013 to April 2015. The primary outcome measure was surgical failure defined as: Less tha...
متن کاملEndophthalmitis associated with the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant.
AIM To investigate the rate, risk factors, clinical course, and treatment outcomes of endophthalmitis following glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) surgery. METHODS A computerised relational database search was conducted to identify all patients who were implanted with Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) and developed endophthalmitis following surgery at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, ...
متن کاملCombined phacoemulsification and Ahmed valve glaucoma drainage implant: a retrospective case series.
PURPOSE To report on the efficacy and safety of combined phacoemulsification and an Ahmed valve glaucoma drainage implant with respect to visual acuity improvement, intraocular pressure (IOP) control, and requirement for antiglaucoma medication. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of 41 eyes (31 patients) with coexisting visually significant cataracts and uncontrolled glaucoma ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.056143