Endophthalmitis associated with the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant
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Endophthalmitis 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, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.049015