Ahmed glaucoma valve in various etiologies of refractory glaucoma: Surgical outcomes and success factors.

CONCLUSION: The AGV is a safe and effective procedure for lowering IOP in refractory glaucoma patients, with hyphema being the most frequent complication. Both the presence of hyperstension and initial BCVA≤2 LogMAR seem to increase the success rate of the procedure. NVG remains the most common etiology for implantation, probably due to uncontrolled diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa. PMID: 29055728 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal Francais d Ophtalmologie - Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Fr Ophtalmol Source Type: research