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. 2018 Oct-Dec;13(4):498-500.
doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_26_18.

The Evolution of Glaucoma Drainage Implants

Frank S Ashburn  1 , Peter A Netland  1
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The Evolution of Glaucoma Drainage Implants

Frank S Ashburn et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2018 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

The modern glaucoma drainage implant era was initiated with implantation of a plate posterior to the limbus connected to the anterior chamber by a long silicone tube. Non-restrictive (Molteno and Baerveldt implants) and flow-restrictive (Ahmed Glaucoma Valve) implants were developed. With increased clinical experience, variables influencing success and failure of glaucoma drainage implant surgery were better understood. In an iterative process, complications were reduced and indications for drainage implant surgery were broadened. Growth of utilization of glaucoma drainage implants has dramatically increased in recent years. Glaucoma drainage implants have improved the prognosis for surgical success for refractory glaucoma, and have a well-established role in the surgical treatment of glaucoma.

Keywords: Ahmed Glaucoma Valve; Baerveldt Implant; Glaucoma Drainage Implant; Molteno Implant.

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Figure 1
Evolution of glaucoma drainage implant surgery. Glaucoma drainage implant surgery has advanced incrementally through periods of discovery, clinical experience, refinements in devices and techniques, and growth of clinical utilization.
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