Purpose To compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) surgery alone versus AGV with fluocinolone implant in uveitic glaucoma patients. Methods We identified uveitic glaucoma patients with AGV surgery alone and AGV surgery combined with fluocinolone implant from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Ocular Inflammation Database. Demographic information, visual acuity...

We report the MR imaging findings of an unusually large fluid collection, so-called giant reservoir, around an Ahmed glaucoma valve implant that caused progressive proptosis in a patient with posttraumatic glaucoma. Although other cystic lesions of the juxtalacrimal area of the orbit, such as dermoid cyst, can present similar imaging findings, the characteristic morphology and location should l...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of annular ciliary body detachment in the development of postoperative angle-closure glaucoma. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Tertiary care glaucoma referral center. METHODS High-resolution, anterior segment ultrasound biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, and B-scan ultrasonography were performed on 6 eyes of 6 patients with a clinical diagnosis of postoperative mali...

Glaucoma derives from an increase of the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) due to accumulation of the aqueous humor which causes degenerative events at the level of the retina and the optic nerve. This results in a progressive damage of the optic nerve that is paralleled by the gradual loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGC). The pathology causes increasing eyesight deterioration particularly in the per...

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a rare complication of ophthalmic surgery in general and of glaucoma filtration procedures in particular. We present herein two cases of suprachoroidal hemorrhage in aphakic patients after simultaneous implantation of an Ex-Press miniature glaucoma device and an intraocular lens. Although a rare complication, we have now seen two cases develop in previously aphakic ...

Glaucoma drainage implants (GDIs) are used to treat paediatric glaucoma resistant to conventional medical and surgical treatment, achieving good intraocular pressure (IOP) control and long-term success. Late endophthalmitis is a rare complication that may develop following GDI surgery. A 17-year-old male presented with acute endophthalmitis 2 years after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation with p...

AIM To present the early experience with the implantation technique, safety and efficiency of STARflo device for open angle glaucoma (OAG). METHODS referring intra- and postoperative clinical experience with a series of seven cases in three glaucoma centers in Hungary. RESULTS No intraoperative complications were observed. Postoperative inflammatory signs disappeared rapidly. The mean IOP r...

purpose: to compare the efficacy and safety of ahmed glaucoma valve (agv) implantation in the superior versus inferior quadrants. methods: this prospective parallel cohort study was performed on 106 eyes of 106 patients with refractory glaucoma. main outcome measures included intraocular pressure (iop) and rate of complications. other outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity (bcva...

The implant design, surgical technique, and pharmacological methods of controlling bleb fibrosis, used to treat neovascular glaucoma, are described, together with the results of 14 operations performed on 12 eyes.