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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Implantation of a miniature glaucoma device under a scleral flap
Journal of Glaucoma, Volume 14, No. 2, Year 2005
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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 suggested. Patients and Methods: Between November 2000 and February 2003, the Ex-PRESS™ implant was inserted in 24 eyes of 23 patients with severe open angle glaucoma. Sixteen eyes of the 24 (66%) had had previous failed filtering surgery. The remaining 8 eyes (33%) were high risk for failures cases. A 5 × 5 mm limbal-based, 50% depth, scleral flap was raised into clear cornea. The Ex-PRESS™ implant was inserted into the anterior chamber under the scleral flap at the limbus. The scleral flap was securely sutured back, as is done in trabeculectomy operations. Results: The intraocular pressure was significantly reduced from 27.2 ± 7.1 mm Hg pre-operatively to 14.5 ± 5.0 mm Hg at 12 months (n = 21) and 14.2 ± 4.2 mm Hg at 24 months (n = 8). Postoperatively, only two patients needed anti-glaucoma medications to keep the IOP below 21 mm Hg. Conclusions: The Ex-PRESS™ device was found to be safe and effective with few complications when it is implanted under a scleral flap even in the high-risk patients studied. Copyright © 2005 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dahan, Elie
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Carmichael, Trevor Robin
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Statistics
Citations: 189
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01.ijg.0000151688.34904.b7
ISSN:
10570829
Research Areas
Health System And Policy