Open Access<p>Effects of Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant Surgery on Corneal Endothelial Cells of Patients with No History of Trabeculectomy</p>
Author(s) -
Naoki Tojo,
Atsushi Hayashi,
Mizuki Hamada
Publication year - 2019
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.s231780
Subject(s) - trabeculectomy , medicine , glaucoma , ophthalmology , surgery , implant , intraocular pressure , glaucoma surgery , reduction (mathematics) , complication , corneal endothelium , cornea , geometry , mathematics
Persistent corneal edema is a serious potential complication of Baerveldt glaucoma implant (BGI) surgery. A trabeculectomy reduces the density of corneal endothelial cells. We investigated the effect of BGI surgery on corneal endothelial cells of patients with no history of trabeculectomy.