Retrieval of a Mispositioned Ex-PRESS™ Glaucoma Device
2008; Volume: 39; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3928/15428877-20080901-14
ISSN2325-8179
AutoresM. Sinan Sarıcaoğlu, Ahmet Karakurt, Ömer Faruk Recep, Hikmet Hasıripi,
Tópico(s)Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
Resumo<p>The purpose of this article was to report the misposition and subsequent retrieval of an Ex-PRESS (Optonol Ltd., Neve Ilan, Israel) glaucoma drainage device implanted in an eye with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma. The formation of excessive fibrosis at the site of the implant, which was partly dislocated into the anterior chamber, was observed. The Ex-PRESS drainage device was removed from the anterior chamber and the intra-ocular pressure was relieved through trabeculectomy at the superotemporal part of the globe. The results suggest that trabeculectomy is a practical approach to alleviate intraocular pressure in the case of failed glaucoma drainage devices.</p>
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