INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is a known complication of uveitis, and may require glaucoma tube shunt implantation for intraocular pressure (IOP) control. The success of glaucoma tube shunt implantation in the setting of a local ocular steroid depot in uveitic glaucoma remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients who underwent combined glaucoma tube shunt (Ahmed) and flu...

PURPOSE To report 2-year follow-up data after Ahmed valve implantation (New World Medical, Inc) and Molteno single-plate implantation surgical treatment of refractory glaucoma. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, comparative study. METHODS Patients with refractory glaucoma, defined as uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) of more than 21 mm Hg despite maximal antiglaucoma medication, previous...

Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation is an important armamentarium in the management of refractory glaucoma like pseudophakic glaucoma in pediatric age group [1]. Though effective, complications are not uncommon [2,3]. However conjunctival dehiscence is relatively rare and previously has not been reported in this age group. Here we present a case of failed repair of conjunctival dehiscence over co...

Neovascular glaucoma is commonly treated surgically with implantation of glaucoma drainage devices. We report the case of a 57-year-old man who underwent an uneventful Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) placement for radiation-induced neovascular glaucoma but later developed early postoperative infection with tube exposure. The infection was identified 3 weeks postoperatively and antibiotic treatment w...

BACKGROUND Corneal endothelial damage is a known complication of aqueous shunt surgery. OBJECTIVE To describe a new technique for repositioning the Ahmed glaucoma valve tube in a case of tube-endothelial touch. CASE A patient with advanced glaucoma, having undergone Ahmed glaucoma valve (AVG) implantation, developed localized corneal endothelial damage due to contact between the tube and su...

Purpose. Cyclectomy/trabeculectomy and Ahmed glaucoma valve implant are operations suggested for refractory glaucomas. In this study, we have evaluated the outcomes that we observed with these two techniques in neovascular glaucoma patients. Material and Methods. Thirty-five eyes with neovascular glaucomas were included in this study. Ahmed Glaucoma valve (group A) was applied to ten eyes, whil...

AIM To describe postoperative surgical success of either Ahmed or Baerveldt tube shunt implantation for eyes with medically uncontrolled traumatic glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review was carried out to identify patients with traumatic glaucoma that required tube shunt implantation between 2009 and 2015 at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Seventeen eyes from 17 patients met ...

PURPOSE To report a case of Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis in a patient with an Ahmed glaucoma valve. CASE REPORT A nine-year-old boy with bilateral congenital glaucoma, with an Ahmed glaucoma valve implanted in the left eye, had recurrent conjunctival dehiscence and endophthalmitis. RESULTS Vitreous cultures demonstrated the presence of Propionibacterium acnes. CONCLUSIONS This ...