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Decapsulation versus valve reimplantation in cases with an encysted Ahmed valve in refractory glaucoma

Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of decapsulation of the fibrous capsule around the valve body versus valve reimplantation in another site in refractory glaucoma cases.
Salah M Al-Mosallamy
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Initial Clinical Experience with Ahmed Valve in Romania: Five-Year Patient Follow-Up and Outcomes

Bioengineering
Background: Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and is particularly challenging to treat in its refractory forms. The Ahmed valve offers a potential solution for these difficult cases.
Ramona Ileana Barac, Vasile Harghel, Nicoleta Anton, George Baltă, Ioana Teodora Tofolean, Christiana Dragosloveanu, Laurențiu Flavius Leuștean, Dan George Deleanu, Diana Andreea Barac   +8 more
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Surgical outcomes associated with a sutureless drainage valve implantation procedure in patients with refractory glaucoma

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018
Caroline N Pham,1 Nathan M Radcliffe,1–3 Daniel M Vu2 1New York University, New York, NY, USA; 2Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA; 3New York Eye Surgery Center, New York, NY, USA Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy profile
Pham CN, Radcliffe NM, Vu DM
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Retrobulbar/intraconal tube placement in patients with glaucoma: Ahmed FP-7 and tube extender case series with 1 year follow-up

Frontiers in Ophthalmology
PurposeThe Ahmed FP-7 valve is useful in the management of refractory glaucoma. However, this can often have ocular hypertensive phase and subconjunctival fibrosis that can lead to increased medication use and failure.
Daniel Laroche, Daniel Laroche, Brian Grodecki, Kara Rickford Grimes, Chester Ng   +4 more
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Ahmed drainage valve surgery in the various forms of glaucoma in children

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2016
Actuality. Glaucoma is an expected complication of many congenital eyeball malformations, such as aniridia, microcornea, consequence of mesenchymal dysgenesis with the formation of Frank — Kamenetz or Rieger syndromes, on the background of postoperative ...
T. N. Iureva, O. I. Mikova, N. V. Volkova, I. V. Pomkina   +3 more
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Glaucoma Surgery in Pregnancy: A Case Series and Literature Review

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
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 ...
Mohammad Reza Razeghinejad, Masoumeh Masoumpour, Mohammad Hossein Eghbal, Jonathan S. Myers, Marlene R. Moster   +4 more
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Bilateral Ocular Decompression Retinopathy after Ahmed Valve Implantation for Uveitic Glaucoma

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2016
Case Report: We report the case of a 29-year-old man who underwent Ahmed valve implantation in both eyes as treatment for uveitic glaucoma, subsequently presenting with bilateral ocular decompression retinopathy in the postoperative period.
Javier Flores-Preciado, David Arturo Ancona-Lezama, Carlos Andrés Valdés-Lara, Gian Franco Díez-Cattini, Itziar Coloma-González   +4 more
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A novel surgical technique for prevention of Ahmed glaucoma valve tube exposure: long scleral flap augmented with Tenon advancement and duplication

BMC Ophthalmology, 2018
Background To describe a new technique and present its long-term outcome for prevention of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) tube exposure in patients with refractory glaucoma. Methods Twenty-seven eyes of 24 patients (mean age, 50 years; age range, 16–78 years;
O. M. Gedar Totuk, K. Kabadayi, A. Colakoglu, N. Ekizoglu, U. Aykan   +4 more
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Bilateral Sturge–Weber Syndrome With Glaucoma: A Rare Presentation

MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) or encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis is a rare congenital and dermatological disorder. It is one of the phakomatoses and is associated with unilateral port-wine stain of the face, ipsilateral glaucoma, seizures, mental ...
Geetika K Taneja, Anuj Taneja, Rajiv Garg   +2 more
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Orbital, eyelid, and nasopharyngeal silicone oil granuloma presenting as ptosis & pseudo-xanthelasma

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018
Purpose: To highlight the presentation and management of a patient with eyelid, orbital and nasopharyngeal silicone oil migration through a glaucoma drainage implant presenting as pseudo-xanthelasma and ptosis. Observations: A 68-year male presented with
Matthew A. Powers, Edward H. Wood, Benjamin P. Erickson, Kuldev Singh, Steven R. Sanislo, Andrea L. Kossler   +5 more
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