Early Clinical Experience with the Novel A-Stream Glaucoma Shunt Combined with Mid-Posterior Tenon's Capsule Advancement Flap.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and surgical techniques of A-stream Glaucoma Shunt (A-stream; MICROT Inc.) implantation. Methods: A retrospective review of 59 eyes from 59 patients who underwent A-stream implantation was conducted. Eyes were divided into two groups: group A (25 eyes), where the distal tip of the ripcord was left exposed and the device was covered with conjunctiva, scleral flap, pericardium patch graft, or mid-posterior Tenon's capsule advancement flap (MPTAF); and group B (34 eyes), where the ripcord was shaped into a loop at the corneal limbus and the device was covered with MPTAF. Intraocular pressure (IOP), number of IOP-lowering medications, visual acuity, and postoperative complications were analyzed. Success was d

SUBMITTER: Hwang YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787121 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature