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- The study evaluates a modified scleral tunnel technique aiming to prevent tube exposure after Ahmed valve implantation in patients with refractory glaucoma.
- The research was conducted on 36 eyes of 34 patients, showing no conjunctival tube exposure during an average follow-up period of 21.68 months.
- The findings suggest that this surgical modification effectively maintains intraocular pressure, with a mean of 18.3 mmHg, allowing only a small number of patients to require additional medications.
Article Abstract
Purpose: To present and evaluate modified scleral tunnel in prevention of tube exposure following Ahmed valve implantation in refractory glaucoma.
Methods: In the Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a retrospective study was conducted in 36 eyes of 34 patients who were diagnosed with refractory glaucoma and underwent Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. In the surgery, the modified scleral tunnel was done to prevent tube exposure.
Results: At the end of follow-up (mean 21.68±9.25 mo), there was no conjunctival tube exposure in all 36 eyes. The mean intraocular pressure was 18.3±6.79 mmHg, and 8 eyes needed 1 to 3 types of drugs to decrease intraocular pressure.
Conclusions: The modified scleral tunnel technique in Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation is able to prevent conjunctival tube exposure in the patients with refractory glaucoma.
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