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. 2010 Sep-Oct;58(5):440-2.
doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.67068.

Pars plana Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation with triamcinolone-assisted vitrectomy in refractory glaucomas

Tanuj Dada  1 , Shibal Bhartiya, Murugesan Vanathi, Anita Panda
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Pars plana Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation with triamcinolone-assisted vitrectomy in refractory glaucomas

Tanuj Dada et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Glaucoma drainage devices are an option in refractory glaucomas for control of intraocular pressure (IOP). We evaluated the outcome of pars plana Ahmed glaucoma valve along with triamcinolone-assisted vitrectomy in 11 eyes with uncontrolled IOP on maximum tolerable antiglaucoma therapy. The mean preoperative IOP of 33.64 +/- 5.99 (range 26 to 44 mmHg) decreased to 17.09 +/- 2.26 (range 14 to 20 mmHg) and 17.45 +/- 1.81 mm of Hg (range 14 to 24 mmHg) at 6 and 12 months following surgery. The mean number of antiglaucoma medications decreased from 3.27 +/- 0.05 to 0.64 +/- 0.67 and 0.55 +/- 0.6 at 6 and 12 months following surgery.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Postoperative clinical picture with pars plana Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) tube in the vitreous cavity
Figure 2
Figure 2
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT)picture showing tube entry via sclerostomy 3.5mm behind the limbus
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