Comparison of Short-term Surgical Outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implant between 96 mm2 and 184 mm2 of the Surface Area
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 1872-1879, 2004.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To compare the short-term surgical outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implant with a surface area between 96 mm2 and 184 mm2.METHODS:
The outcomes of thirteen eyes of 13 patients with refractory glaucoma who had undergone 96 mm2-sized Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation were compared with those of 13 eyes of 13 patients with 184 mm2-sized Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation.RESULTS:
Average age and preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) were statistically indistinguishable between the two groups (p=0.54 and 0.40, respectively). Average follow-up period and final IOP were also statistically similar (p=0.15 and 1.00, respectively). Comparing the overall IOPs and the numbers of antiglaucoma medications, the IOP of postoperative day 1 with the 184 mm2-group was only relatively lower (p=0.07). The 2-year success rates were 18.0% for the 96 mm2-group and 69.2% for the 184 mm2-group (Ed-there is no respective comparison here) with Kaplan-Meier survival analysis (p=0.0018). The rates of complications and re-operation were similar between the two groups.CONCLUSIONS:
The average postoperative IOPs were not statistically different between the two groups. However, the success rate was better in the 184 mm2-group than in the 96 mm2-group.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Glaucoma
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Follow-Up Studies
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Intraocular Pressure
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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