Comparison of surgical outcomes between sulcus and anterior chamber implanted glaucoma drainage devices

Comparison of different biomaterials for glaucoma drainage devices.

OBJECTIVES To compare the inflammatory reaction associated with the insertion of silicone and polypropylene endplates and endplates made of a new biocompatible polymer, Vivathane, in the rabbit subconjunctival space. METHODS Similar-sized endplates made of 3 different biomaterials were sutured to the sclera in the superotemporal quadrant of the rabbit eye. Thirty eyes of 15 albino New Zealand...

Comparison of different biomaterials for glaucoma drainage devices: part 2.

BACKGROUND Inflammation associated with biomaterials may contribute to the failure of glaucoma drainage devices. OBJECTIVE To compare the inflammatory reaction associated with the insertion of Krupin silicone, Molteno polypropylene, and Acrosof end plates in the subconjunctival space of rabbits. METHODS Similar-sized glaucoma end plates made of 3 different biomaterials were sutured to the s...

Anterior chamber depth measurement: interchangeability between Pentacam and other devices

We reviewed a series of recently published studies in which the anterior chamber depth (ACD) distance was measured by Pentacam or Pentacam HR and compared with other measuring devices. Since some published studies reach contradictory conclusions regarding device interchangeability and include di erent ocular conditions, for instance, phakic eyes, pseudophakic eyes, cataractous eye, and so on, t...

Glaucoma drainage devices; past, present, and future.

Glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) has been shown to be more eVective at preventing disease progression than other primary treatment modalities in open angle glaucoma. 2 If it were possible to avoid complications associated with poor flow control, primary GFS would probably be offered more widely. Trabeculectomy, the procedure of choice in conventional GFS, has remained essentially unchanged for...

Novel Glaucoma Surgical Devices