Open AccessOutcomes of Ahmed valve implant following a failed initial trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy in refractory primary congenital glaucoma
Author(s) -
Paaraj Dave,
Sirisha Senthil,
Nikhil S. Choudhari,
G. Chandra Sekhar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.148351
Subject(s) - medicine , trabeculectomy , intraocular pressure , glaucoma valve , glaucoma , implant , surgery , ophthalmology , trab , glaucoma surgery , disease , graves' disease
The aim was to report the outcome of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) (New World Medical, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA) implantation as a surgical intervention following an initial failed combined trabeculotomy + trabeculectomy (trab + trab) in refractory primary congenital glaucoma (RPCG).