A case involving an Ahmed™ glaucoma valve transferred from the vitreous into the anterior chamber of the eye with a silicone oil tamponade for the treatment of neovascular glaucoma
Author(s) -
Tetsuya Sugiyama,
Miki,
Mari Ueki,
Shota Kojima,
Tsunehiko Ikeda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s40932
Subject(s) - pars plana , medicine , tamponade , vitrectomy , intraocular pressure , hyphema , ophthalmology , vitreous hemorrhage , glaucoma , glaucoma valve , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , surgery , diabetic retinopathy , retinal detachment , silicone oil , visual acuity , retinal , diabetes mellitus , chemical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
To report the short-term efficacy and safety of the transfer of an Ahmed(™) glaucoma valve (AGV™) tube from the vitreous into the anterior chamber, in a patient with neovascular glaucoma who had undergone pars plana AGV(™) implantation and ultimately needed a silicone oil tamponade.
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