Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma

Amir Pirouzian1, Joseph L Demer21Department of Ophthalmology, San Diego Children’s Hospital, San Diego, UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAPurpose: To describe clinical findings after Ahmed valve drainage implant...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Amir Pirouzian, Joseph L Demer
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/75c0268e29234a81aee49ca12dd8ae4b
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:75c0268e29234a81aee49ca12dd8ae4b
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:75c0268e29234a81aee49ca12dd8ae4b2021-12-02T01:31:21ZClinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/75c0268e29234a81aee49ca12dd8ae4b2008-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/clinical-findings-following-ahmed-glaucoma-valvetrade-implantation-in--a348https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Amir Pirouzian1, Joseph L Demer21Department of Ophthalmology, San Diego Children’s Hospital, San Diego, UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAPurpose: To describe clinical findings after Ahmed valve drainage implantation in children.Design: All records in one practice were reviewed to identify and describe clinical findings in all children who had undergone Ahmed Glaucoma ValveTM S2 model insertion for uncontrolled primary or secondary glaucoma.Results: A total of 6 patients were identified, ranging in age from 2–15 years. Mean follow-up time averaged from 2–5 years from the time of tube insertion. Three patients exhibited pupillary peaking towards the tube of the valve. All patients required additional surgery or additional medications to control intraocular pressure. Lenticular opacification near the tube site developed in one patient. Gradual tube extrusion was also noted in another two patients.Conclusion: Multiple clinical events follow the Ahmed valve insertion in children. Pupillary irregularity is the most commonly noted event in this series. To avoid or reduce the risk of this complication, additional or modification of surgical procedures could be considered. The mechanism of such occurrence will further be discussed.Keywords: Ahmed Glaucoma Valve, children, pediatric glaucoma Amir PirouzianJoseph L DemerDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2008, Iss Issue 1, Pp 123-127 (2008)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Ophthalmology
RE1-994
spellingShingle Ophthalmology
RE1-994
Amir Pirouzian
Joseph L Demer
Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
description Amir Pirouzian1, Joseph L Demer21Department of Ophthalmology, San Diego Children’s Hospital, San Diego, UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAPurpose: To describe clinical findings after Ahmed valve drainage implantation in children.Design: All records in one practice were reviewed to identify and describe clinical findings in all children who had undergone Ahmed Glaucoma ValveTM S2 model insertion for uncontrolled primary or secondary glaucoma.Results: A total of 6 patients were identified, ranging in age from 2–15 years. Mean follow-up time averaged from 2–5 years from the time of tube insertion. Three patients exhibited pupillary peaking towards the tube of the valve. All patients required additional surgery or additional medications to control intraocular pressure. Lenticular opacification near the tube site developed in one patient. Gradual tube extrusion was also noted in another two patients.Conclusion: Multiple clinical events follow the Ahmed valve insertion in children. Pupillary irregularity is the most commonly noted event in this series. To avoid or reduce the risk of this complication, additional or modification of surgical procedures could be considered. The mechanism of such occurrence will further be discussed.Keywords: Ahmed Glaucoma Valve, children, pediatric glaucoma
format article
author Amir Pirouzian
Joseph L Demer
author_facet Amir Pirouzian
Joseph L Demer
author_sort Amir Pirouzian
title Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
title_short Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
title_full Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
title_fullStr Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
title_full_unstemmed Clinical findings following Ahmed Glaucoma Valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
title_sort clinical findings following ahmed glaucoma valve™ implantation in pediatric glaucoma
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2008
url https://doaj.org/article/75c0268e29234a81aee49ca12dd8ae4b
work_keys_str_mv AT amirpirouzian clinicalfindingsfollowingahmedglaucomavalveamptradeimplantationinpediatricglaucoma
AT josephldemer clinicalfindingsfollowingahmedglaucomavalveamptradeimplantationinpediatricglaucoma
_version_ 1718403023634432000