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Glaucoma drainage devices are an option in refractory glaucomas for control of intraocular pressure (IOP). We evaluated the outcome of pars plana Ahmed glaucoma valve along with triamcinolone-assisted vitrectomy in 11 eyes with uncontrolled IOP on maximum tolerable antiglaucoma therapy. The mean preoperative IOP of 33.64(plus or minus)5.99 (range 26 to 44 mmHg) decreased to 17.09(plus or minus)2.26 (range 14 to 20 mmHg) and 17.45(plus or minus)1.81mm of Hg (range 14 to 24 mmHg) at 6 and 12 months following surgery. The mean number of antiglaucoma medications decreased from 3.27(plus or minus)0.05 to 0.64(plus or minus)0.67 and 0.55(plus or minus)0.6 at 6 and 12 months following surgery.
T. Dada. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110 029, India. tanujdada@hotmail.com
12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
11.15 Other drugs in relation to glaucoma (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
9.4.11.5 Glaucomas associated with vitreoretinal surgery (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.11 Glaucomas following intraocular surgery)