Aims—To evaluate the eYcacy and safety of the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant in Chinese eyes with complicated glaucomas. Methods—This retrospective study reviewed the final intraocular pressure, visual outcome, and incidence of complications in all patients with the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant performed at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, between June 1996 and November 1998. Results—A to...

Purpose: This case report illustrates the difficult management of complications produced following the bilateral iris implant of the NewColorIris (NewColorIris, Kahn, and Medical Devices. Methods: We report the case of a 36-year-old man who was referred to our outpatient clinic because of bilateral glaucoma showing a poor response to medical treatment and anti-glaucoma surgery. The young man ha...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Ahmed glaucoma valve model M4 (High density porous polyethylene plate; Medpor) compared with the model S2 (polypropylene plate). METHOD Mexican patients with neovascular glaucoma were randomly included for each group (M4 and S2). They were operated on using conventional techniques and creating a sub-episcleral tunnel to place ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical outcome of patients who received an Ahmed or Baerveldt implant for refractory glaucoma at the University Hospitals Leuven and to identify the factors which may influence the outcome. METHODS Retrospective study including 62 eyes with uncontrolled glaucoma, who underwent the implantation of a drainage device between January 2002 and December 2008. Criteria for ...