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Review
. 2026 Jan 8.
doi: 10.1007/s00417-025-07064-5. Online ahead of print.

Outcomes of the Ahmed clearpath glaucoma drainage device in glaucoma: a systematic review

Aron M Sebhat #  1 , Hashem Abu Sarhan #  2 , Muhammad Alfatih  3 , Adam G Hidad  4 , Ahmad A Aref  5 , Mohamed S Sayed  6 , Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny  7   8   9
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Review

Outcomes of the Ahmed clearpath glaucoma drainage device in glaucoma: a systematic review

Aron M Sebhat et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Ahmed clearpath drainage device; GDD; Glaucoma; Glaucoma drainage device; Hypotony; IOP; Intraocular pressure; Tube.

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Ethical approval: As this study is a systematic review synthesizing data from previously published studies, no new studies involving human participants or animals were conducted by the authors. All procedures in the included studies were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the respective institutional and/or national research committees and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent: Not applicable, as no new studies with human participants were conducted by the authors. Conflict of interest: A.A.A has received consulting fees from New World Medical. All other co-authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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