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Abstract #28179 Published in IGR 13-1

Posterior migration of Ahmed glaucoma valve tube in a patient with Reiger anomaly: a case report

Gupta VS; Sethi HS; Gupta M; Mehta A; Singh S; Yadav P; Malik KP
BMC Ophthalmology 2010; 10: 23


To describe, a yet non-documented complication of GDI surgery (glaucoma drainage incision surgery)--anterior to posterior segment migration of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) tube. We report a young 9 year old boy, diagnosed with refractory glaucoma with Reiger anomaly. History included of poor vision in both eyes, left more than right with glare since childhood. He underwent GDI surgery with AGV implantation following which he developed posterior migration of AGV tube. The detailed ocular history, ophthalmic findings, clinical course, surgical management and development of the posterior tube migration is discussed. Posterior Migration of AGV tube has yet not been described. Also there is a role of expectant management of the complication in this case as evidenced by the benign course of events.

V.S. Gupta. Eye OPD, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India. me_vsgupta@gmail.com


Classification:

9.1.3 Syndromes of Axenfeld, Rieger, Peters, aniridia (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)



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