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Case Reports
. 2005 Mar-Apr;36(2):167-8.

Management of glaucoma drainage implant tube kink and obstruction with Pars Plana Clip

Peter A Netland  1 , Stefanie Schuman
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  • PMID: 15792322
Case Reports

Management of glaucoma drainage implant tube kink and obstruction with Pars Plana Clip

Peter A Netland et al. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2005 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Increased intraocular pressure after glaucoma drainage implant surgery may be caused by obstruction of the tube. A case of obstruction of an Ahmed glaucoma valve tube after pars plana insertion due to kinking of the tube was treated with a Pars Plana Clip (New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, CA).

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