Gold shunt for refractory advanced low-tension glaucoma with spared central acuity
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Gold shunt for refractory advanced low-tension glaucoma with spared central acuity
The aim of this study is to report a case of gold shunt surgery for uncontrolled, low-tension glaucoma with good central vision, after having a previously failed trabeculectomy and tube shunt surgeries. The patient was receiving maximum medical glaucoma therapy of four different types with intraocular pressure of 17 mm Hg prior to gold shunt surgery. Five years later, intraocular pressure is we...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Medical Case Reports Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1179-142X
DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s93849