PURPOSE Orbital cellulitis (OC) as a complication of implanted aqueous drainage devices (ADD) for glaucoma is an uncommon phenomenon. The authors report two cases of infectious OC in patients with a history of congenital glaucoma and placement of ADD. METHODS Clinical records of two patients with ADD who subsequently developed OC were reviewed for presenting symptoms, signs, medical and surgi...

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...

To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane in the management of painful bullous keratopathy secondary to the intractable glaucoma and in preventing exposure of drainage devices, we inserted Ahmed valve with amniotic membrane patch graft over the implant itself, and debrided corneal epithelium with amniotic membrane graft over the exposed stroma as a single operation. During the follow-up per...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether a combination of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) or pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation affords a level of success similar to that of AGV implantation alone. METHODS Eighteen eyes underwent simultaneous PPV and AGV, 14 eyes with PKP and AGV and 30 eyes with AGV implantation alone were evaluated. Success was defined as attainment o...

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, dirençli pediatrik glokom olgularında Ahmed valvi (AGV) implantasyonu sonuçlarımızı sunmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: retrospektif gözlemsel çalışmada, 2014-2018 tarihleri arasında Haydarpaşa Numune Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi biriminde AGV uygulanan hastalarının dosyaları incelendi. Hastaların medikal kayıtlarından yaş, cinsiyet, tipi, eşlik eden oküler hastalık, daha ön...

OBJECTIVE To report the 1-year treatment outcomes of the Ahmed Versus Baerveldt (AVB) Study. DESIGN Multicenter randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS A total of 238 patients were enrolled in the study, including 124 in the Ahmed group and 114 in the Baerveldt group. METHODS Patients aged 18 years or older with uncontrolled glaucoma refractory to medicinal, laser, and surgical therapy we...