%0 Journal Article
%T Graft-free Ahmed tube insertion: a modified method at 5 mm from limbus
%A Juan Carlos Mesa-Guti¨¦rrez
%A Juan Lillo-Sopena
%A Anna Mon¨¦s-Llivina
%A et al
%J Clinical Ophthalmology
%D 2010
%I 
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S9461
%X aft-free Ahmed tube insertion: a modified method at 5 mm from limbus Original Research (4453) Total Article Views Authors: Juan Carlos Mesa-Guti¨¦rrez, Juan Lillo-Sopena, Anna Mon¨¦s-Llivina, et al Published Date April 2010 Volume 2010:4 Pages 359 - 363 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S9461 Juan Carlos Mesa-Guti¨¦rrez, Juan Lillo-Sopena, Anna Mon¨¦s-Llivina, Silvia Sanz-Moreno, Jorge Arruga-Ginebreda Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L¡¯Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Objective: To determine the medium-term outcome of Ahmed implants inserted through a needle tract at 5 mm from limbus that eliminates the need for a donor scleral graft. Methods: A retrospective case series of 19 patients undergoing Ahmed implant surgery for refractory glaucoma with a mean follow-up of 12 months. Primary outcome measures included control of intraocular pressure after surgery. Secondary outcome measure included the frequency of intraoperative and postoperative complications. Results: Intraocular pressure was maintained between 6 and 21 mmHg throughout the study. There was no postoperative hypotony. There were no complications related to this modified technique. Conclusion: Needle tract at 5 mm from limbus maintains implant¡¯s ability to control intraocular pressure and eliminates the need for a donor scleral graft or heterologous material.
%K surgical technique
%K Ahmed implant
%K refractory glaucoma
%K donor scleral graft
%K tube shunt device
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