Comparison of Silicone- and Porous-Plate Ahmed Glaucoma Valves.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our aim was to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes after implantation of the silicone-plate (model FP7) and porous polyethylene-plate (model M4) Ahmed Glaucoma Valves.

Patients and methods

This was a prospective, multicenter, comparative series. A total of 52 eyes (52 patients) were treated with either the silicone or porous plate Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implant. Hypertensive phase was defined as intraocular pressure >21 mmHg during the first 3 months postoperatively. Success was defined as 5 mmHg ≤intraocular pressure ≤21 mmHg (with or without additional glaucoma medications), without loss of light perception and without additional glaucoma procedures. Patients were monitored for 1 year after surgery.

Results

The pre-operative intraocular pressure was 29.

SUBMITTER: Roa TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371999 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature