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Abstract #76303 Published in IGR 19-3
Case Report: Xen Ab Interno Gel Stent Use in a Refractory Glaucoma Patient With Previous Filtration Surgeries
Sandhu S; Dorey MWJournal of Glaucoma 2018; 27: e59-e60
This case study reports the successful implantation of the Xen ab interno gel stent in a 44-year-old man with refractory chronic open-angle glaucoma. The patient had multiple unsuccessful filtration surgeries including a trabeculectomy and 2 Ahmed glaucoma valves placed superotemporally and inferonasally oculus dexter. The patients intraocular pressure was reduced from 29 mm Hg preoperatively to 17 mm Hg 1 year after surgery, without any ocular complications. The Xen gel stent may be considered as a possible intervention to lower intraocular pressure in patients with refractory glaucoma, despite previous filtration surgeries if the superonasal conjunctiva is spared and healthy.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Full articleClassification:
12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
