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Lead
Ain Shams University
Refractory glaucoma is a difficult subject; many glaucoma devices are tried to reduce IOP. Glaucoma devices is now an integral part of glaucoma surgery. AGV is commonly used. The investigators need to compare the efficiency and failure rate of two models of AGV. The point that is the biological reaction around capsule can affect the efficiency.
Age
45–60
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. primary glaucoma patients with repeated failed trabeculectomy or other intraocular surgery.
2. patients had secondary glaucoma known to have a high failure rate with trabeculectomy such as neovascular, uveitis, post keratoplasty glaucoma or iridocorneal endothelial syndrome-associated glaucoma.
You may not be if
1. patients lacked light perception, unwilling or unable to give informed consent, lived out of the area and were expected to be unavailable for follow-up visits,
2. patients had previous aqueous shunt implanted in the same eye, other external impediment to supero-temporal drainage device implantation.
3. patients had silicone oil, vitreous in the anterior chamber sufficient to require a vitrectomy.
4. patients had uveitis associated with a systemic condition like juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
5. patients had nanophthalmos, Sturge-Weber syndrome or other conditions associated with elevated episcleral venous pressure.
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