Medical versus surgical interventions for open angle glaucoma - Burr, J - 2012 | Cochrane
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Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that is the second leading cause of preventable
blindness worldwide, after cataract formation. A rise in the intraocular pressure (IOP) is …

OBJECTIVE: To provide an evidence-based summary of commercially available aqueous
shunts currently used in substantial numbers (Ahmed [New World Medical, Inc., Rancho …

Purpose: To test the safety and efficacy of the Ex-PRESS™ miniature glaucoma device
when it is implanted under a scleral flap instead of under the conjunctiva as it was originally …

AIMS To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant in Chinese
eyes with complicated glaucomas. METHODS This retrospective study reviewed the final …

Purpose Based on lessons learned from earlier attempts, a novel miniature glaucoma
implant, Ex-PRESS, was developed in 1998. The current study summarizes the …

Purpose In glaucoma surgery, scarring of the artificial fistula is the limiting factor for long-
term control of intraocular pressure (IOP). Several devices and surgical techniques have …

Background Glaucoma is a multi‐factorial optic neuropathy characterized by an acquired
loss of retinal ganglion cells at levels beyond normal age‐related loss and corresponding …

Purpose.: An intracanalicular scaffold (Hydrus microstent) designed to reduce intraocular
pressure as a glaucoma treatment was tested in human anterior segments to determine …

Purpose: To determine the effect of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation on corneal
endothelial cells. Methods: Ahmed glaucoma valves were implanted in 30 eyes of 30 …