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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun;66(6):861-862.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_987_17.

A microinvasive technique for management of corneal edema secondary to glaucoma drainage device tube-corneal touch

Harsh Kumar  1 , Avnindra Gupta  1 , Viney Gupta  2
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Case Reports

A microinvasive technique for management of corneal edema secondary to glaucoma drainage device tube-corneal touch

Harsh Kumar et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

We present a case of tube endothelial touch where a suture technique for repositioning of the Ahmed glaucoma valve was performed. Advantage of this technique is that it is minimally invasive and anterior chamber stability is maintained during the procedure.

Keywords: Ahmed glaucoma valve; glaucoma drainage device; tube-corneal touch.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Tube-corneal touch. Localized central corneal edema is shown by the black arrow
Figure 2
Figure 2
After tube repositioning using 9–0 Prolene suture
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