Safety and Efficacy of Second Ahmed Valve Implant in Refractory Glaucoma.

Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implantation intraocular pressure refractory glaucoma

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Jun 2020
Historique:
received: 09 06 2020
revised: 25 06 2020
accepted: 28 06 2020
entrez: 3 7 2020
pubmed: 3 7 2020
medline: 3 7 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Refractory glaucoma still represents a challenge for ophthalmologists to manage intraocular pressure. The present study aimed to evaluate long term efficacy and safety of a second Ahmed valve implantation after the failure of a first implant in patients with refractory glaucoma and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Retrospective, multicenter non-comparative case series. Twenty-eight patients were retrospectively recruited between January 2011 and December 2017. Demographic data, glaucoma type, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, medical therapy, and complications were registered. Three criteria of success were established: Type 1 surgical success: IOP ≤ 15 mmHg and a reduction of IOP ≥ 40% from baseline; Type 2 surgical success: IOP ≤ 18 mmHg and a reduction of IOP ≥ 30% from baseline; and Type 3 surgical success: IOP ≤ 21 mmHg and a reduction of IOP ≥ 20% from baseline. Surgical failure has been established as IOP less than 5 mmHg or over 21 mmHg and less than a 20% reduction of IOP from baseline despite medications in two consecutive visits, light perception loss referable to glaucoma, and the necessity for further glaucoma surgery. Failure was observed in six (21%) patients. (3) Results: Mean IOP and mean glaucoma medication number significantly reduced from baseline after the second implantation, and the surgical success rate at 72 months ranged from 10% to 78% based on the different criteria of success. Failure was observed in six (21%) patients. This study confirmed the safety and efficacy of a second Ahmed valve implantation in patients with refractory glaucoma and elevated IOP at baseline.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Refractory glaucoma still represents a challenge for ophthalmologists to manage intraocular pressure. The present study aimed to evaluate long term efficacy and safety of a second Ahmed valve implantation after the failure of a first implant in patients with refractory glaucoma and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP).
METHODS METHODS
Retrospective, multicenter non-comparative case series. Twenty-eight patients were retrospectively recruited between January 2011 and December 2017. Demographic data, glaucoma type, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, medical therapy, and complications were registered. Three criteria of success were established: Type 1 surgical success: IOP ≤ 15 mmHg and a reduction of IOP ≥ 40% from baseline; Type 2 surgical success: IOP ≤ 18 mmHg and a reduction of IOP ≥ 30% from baseline; and Type 3 surgical success: IOP ≤ 21 mmHg and a reduction of IOP ≥ 20% from baseline. Surgical failure has been established as IOP less than 5 mmHg or over 21 mmHg and less than a 20% reduction of IOP from baseline despite medications in two consecutive visits, light perception loss referable to glaucoma, and the necessity for further glaucoma surgery. Failure was observed in six (21%) patients. (3) Results: Mean IOP and mean glaucoma medication number significantly reduced from baseline after the second implantation, and the surgical success rate at 72 months ranged from 10% to 78% based on the different criteria of success. Failure was observed in six (21%) patients.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
This study confirmed the safety and efficacy of a second Ahmed valve implantation in patients with refractory glaucoma and elevated IOP at baseline.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32610602
pii: jcm9072039
doi: 10.3390/jcm9072039
pmc: PMC7408983
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Chiara Posarelli (C)

Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and of the Critical Area, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

Mario Damiano Toro (MD)

Department of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland.
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01815 Warsaw, Poland.

Robert Rejdak (R)

Department of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland.

Tomasz Żarnowski (T)

Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, 20079 Lublin, Poland.

Dorota Pożarowska (D)

Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, 20079 Lublin, Poland.

Antonio Longo (A)

Eye Clinic, University of Catania, 20079 Catania, Italy.

Mario Miccoli (M)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 95123 Pisa, Italy.

Marco Nardi (M)

Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and of the Critical Area, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

Michele Figus (M)

Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and of the Critical Area, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

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