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Case Reports
. 2006 Sep-Oct;16(5):753-5.

Spontaneous extrusion of a stainless steel glaucoma drainage implant (Ex-PRESS)

M Tavolato  1 , S Babighian, A Galan
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  • PMID: 17061230
Case Reports

Spontaneous extrusion of a stainless steel glaucoma drainage implant (Ex-PRESS)

M Tavolato et al. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2006 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of spontaneous extrusion of a stainless steel glaucoma drainage implant (Ex-PRESS).

Methods: An Ex-PRESS was implanted under the conjunctiva in a 76-year-old man with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Results: Two years after implantation, the Ex-Press extruded spontaneously. Despite this adverse event, there was no increase in intraocular pressure.

Conclusions: This is the first report of spontaneous extrusion of an Ex-PRESS device. Implanting the device under a scleral flap should be considered to avoid adverse events such as extrusion or conjunctival erosion.

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