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Surgeon describes sutureless technique for Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation
Traditionally, the Ahmed glaucoma valve is used in more complicated cases after other surgical measures have been tried. Increasingly, however, the Ahmed glaucoma valve is being considered as a primary treatment in patients with glaucoma, and surgeons should be familiar with the procedure and its complications, according to one surgeon.Implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve (New World Medical) is indicated in glaucoma secondary to silicone oil, perforating keratoplasty, uveitis, trauma or other pro-inflammatory conditions, as well as in cases of previous surgery failure, Luciano Quaranta, MD, PhD, told Ocular Surgery (Read more...)