Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the IOP & VA outcomes, and surgical success & retinal complication rate of Ahmed valve to other devices including Krupin valve with disc, singleplate Molteno, & Baerveldt implant. METHODS : Records of 62 consecutive primary aqueous-shunt procedures on 59 patients performed from 6/93 to 12/95, with minimum follow-up of 6 months, were reviewed. Surgical success defined as (l)IOP of 21 mmHg or less & greater than SinmHg with or without medication, or 22mmHg without medication; with (2)IOP decreased by at least 20% from preop.IOP; and (3)no additional glaucoma surgery or potentially visually devastating complication. RESULTS : 17 cases of Ahmed valves, 23 Krupin valves with disc, 9 single-plate Molteno, & 13 Baerveldt implants were included. After correcting for baseline differences, rates of postop. hypotony & retinal complications differed significantly among different implants (p=0.043 & 0.05 respectively). Ahmed valve had significantly less postop. hypotony and retinal complications than Krupin valve with disc or Baerveldt implant (planned comparison with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparison). CONCLUSION: Ahmed valve is associated with a lower rate of postoperative hypotony & retinal complications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | S12 |
| Journal | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience