Open AccessMOLTENO TUBE IMPLANTS: LONG‐TERM RESULTS
Author(s) -
WARD W. J.,
COOPER R. L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1987.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , implant , term (time) , surgery , tube (container) , ophthalmology , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics
The Molteno implant is a well recognised method of treating end‐stage secondary glaucoma Several variations of the technique have been described in the literature, but few reports of long‐term studies have been published This paper reports the results of a series of patients followed for two to six years. Indications for the procedure and results are put forward