The implant described in this communication is the direct descendent of a long series of artificial drainage devices which began when Zorab (I9I2) inserted a silk thread through the limbus in order to drain aqueous into the subconjunctival space in cases of glaucoma (see also Mayou, I9I2). Among the more recently described devices are teflon drainage tubes in man (Richards, I955; Epstein, 1959;...

purpose: to compare the outcomes and complications of mitomycin-c (mmc) trabeculectomy and ahmed glaucoma implant (agi) for treatment of aphakic glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery in children £ 16 years of age. methods: in a randomized clinical trial, eligible children were randomly assigned to mmc trabeculectomy or agi. aphakia was due to previous anterior lensectomy and vitrectomy...

A 42-year-old man has been under long-term follow-up since he was a child for congenital glaucoma and buphthalmos in both eyes. His left eye best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was counting fingers, due to end-stage glaucoma. He was on maximal medical therapy with an intraocular pressure (IOP) maintained at mid to low twenties. His right eye, the only seeing eye, had a BCVA of 6/9. This eye had...

Purpose To report a rare complication of non-valved glaucoma drainage device surgery. Observations An 85-year-old pseudophakic white male presented with painless vision loss and bloody tears. He was 5 weeks removed from uncomplicated non-valved glaucoma drainage device (Baerveldt 101-350, [AMO, Santa Clara, CA]). There was serosanguinous discharge without apparent source and a 25% layering hy...

(2) A thin acrylic plate is rigidly attached to this tube in such a way that the lumen of the tube opens onto the upper surface of the plate. This plate (8 mm. in diameter and approximately circular in outline) is curved to fit and firmly sutured to the sclera. When covered by a flap of conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule, the plate forms the floor of a blel) wvhich is in free communication with th...

PURPOSE To evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual acuity (VA) results after glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation combined with simultaneous pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective review of 8 eyes (7 patients). The diagnosis was neovascular glaucoma (NVG) secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy in 4 eyes, in a which a double plate Molteno implant...

Aim To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the M4 (porous polyethylene plate) Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) drainage implant in a multicenter retrospective study. Materials and methods A retrospective chart review of medical records of patients who had undergone the M4 Ahmed valve was performed from January 2013 to April 2015. The primary outcome measure was surgical failure defined as: Less tha...

abstract glaucoma management in pregnant patients is a real challenge, especially when the glaucoma is not controlled with medications. we report the results of 6 incisional glaucoma surgeries for the management of medically uncontrolled glaucoma patients during pregnancy. this retrospective, case series was conducted on the 6 eyes of 3pregnant patients with uncontrolled glaucoma using maximum ...