Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection

Vanessa Vera,1 Sebastien Gagne,2 Jonathan S Myers,3 Iqbal Ike K Ahmed4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Unidad Oftalmologica de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela; 2Départment d’ophthalmologie de, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; 3Glaucoma Service...

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Autores principales:	Vera V, Gagne S, Myers JS, Ahmed IIK
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2020
Materias:	xen gel stent glaucoma filtration surgery ab interno ab externo transconjunctival implantation. Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c51054e2c9e0478c980263b5dccc3ea12021-12-02T10:09:42ZSurgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/c51054e2c9e0478c980263b5dccc3ea12020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/surgical-approaches-for-implanting-xen-gel-stent-without-conjunctival--peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Vanessa Vera,1 Sebastien Gagne,2 Jonathan S Myers,3 Iqbal Ike K Ahmed4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Unidad Oftalmologica de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela; 2Départment d’ophthalmologie de, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; 3Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence: Vanessa Vera Email vanessaveramd@gmail.comAbstract: The XEN Gel Stent (Allergan Inc., an Abbvie company) is an implant that lowers intraocular pressure by creating a filtration pathway from the anterior chamber to the subconjunctival space, using the same pathway as trabeculectomy. While the primary method for implantation is via ab interno approach, it is also possible to implant the device ab externo. This technique paper details the surgical steps for closed conjunctival implantation of the Gel Stent and provides surgical pearls for enhancing outcomes.Keywords: XEN Gel Stent, glaucoma, filtration surgery, ab interno, ab externo, transconjunctival implantationVera VGagne SMyers JSAhmed IIKDove Medical Pressarticlexen gel stentglaucomafiltration surgeryab internoab externotransconjunctival implantation.OphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 14, Pp 2361-2371 (2020)
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description	Vanessa Vera,1 Sebastien Gagne,2 Jonathan S Myers,3 Iqbal Ike K Ahmed4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Unidad Oftalmologica de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela; 2Départment d’ophthalmologie de, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; 3Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence: Vanessa Vera Email vanessaveramd@gmail.comAbstract: The XEN Gel Stent (Allergan Inc., an Abbvie company) is an implant that lowers intraocular pressure by creating a filtration pathway from the anterior chamber to the subconjunctival space, using the same pathway as trabeculectomy. While the primary method for implantation is via ab interno approach, it is also possible to implant the device ab externo. This technique paper details the surgical steps for closed conjunctival implantation of the Gel Stent and provides surgical pearls for enhancing outcomes.Keywords: XEN Gel Stent, glaucoma, filtration surgery, ab interno, ab externo, transconjunctival implantation
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title	Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection
title_short	Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection
title_full	Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection
title_fullStr	Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection
title_full_unstemmed	Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection
title_sort	surgical approaches for implanting xen gel stent without conjunctival dissection
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2020
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Surgical Approaches for Implanting Xen Gel Stent without Conjunctival Dissection

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