Postoperative Complications in the Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study During Five Years of Follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the late complications in the Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study during 5 years of follow-up.

Design

Multicenter, prospective randomized clinical trial.

Methods

setting: Sixteen international clinical centers.

Study population

Two hundred seventy-six subjects aged 18-85 years with previous intraocular surgery or refractory glaucoma with intraocular pressure of >18 mm Hg.

Interventions

Ahmed Glaucoma Valve FP7 or Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant BG 101-350.

Main outcome measures

Late postoperative complications (beyond 3 months), reoperations for complications, and decreased vision from complications.

Results

Late complications developed in 56 subjects (46.8 ± 4.8 5-year cumulative % ± SE) in the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve group and 67

SUBMITTER: Budenz DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4901387 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature