Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in advanced primary congenital glaucoma with previous surgical failure
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Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in advanced primary congenital glaucoma with previous surgical failure
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intermediate surgical results of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in patients less than 7 years of age, with advanced primary congenital glaucoma who have failed previous surgeries. PATIENTS AND METHODS Consecutive patients with advanced primary congenital glaucoma that failed previous operations and had undergone subsequent AGV imp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s83820