Surgical Management of Glaucoma after Keratoplasty: Comparison of Trabeculectomy and Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the visual results, intraocular pressure (IOP), use of antiglaucomatous medications, corneal graft survival rates, and complications after trabeculectomy and Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in patients with a history of keratoplasty (KP).

Methods

A comprehensive analysis was conducted on all patient records from the Akdeniz University Medical Faculty Ophthalmology Department who had glaucoma surgery after KP between 2014 and 2022. This corresponds to a total of 49 eyes of 49 patients.

Results

The mean visual acuity after AGV implantation was 1.9 ± 1.13 logMAR; in the trabeculectomy group, it was 1.2 ± 0.82 logMAR (P = 0.028). The mean IOP levels 6 months after AGV implantation was 15.9 ± 5.02 mmHg , and in the trabeculectomy group, i

SUBMITTER: Ayaz Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12668646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature