AUTHOR=Xiang Xiaoli , Xiao Pan , Yu Jingjing , Cao Yihong , Jiang Tingwang , Huang Zhengru TITLE=Pars Plana Ahmed Valve Implantation for Vitrectomized Eyes With Refractory Glaucoma JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.883435 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.883435 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=
This study aimed to analyze the surgical outcomes of pars plana Ahmed valve implantation in vitrectomized eyes with refractory glaucoma. We performed a retrospective case review of consecutive patients with refractory glaucoma after undergoing pars plana vitrectomy who underwent pars plana Ahmed valve implantation between July 2019 and December 2020 at the glaucoma unit of the Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (Changshu, China). All the patients were followed up for ≥12 months postoperatively. We recorded pre- to postoperative changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), number of anti-glaucoma medication, corneal endothelial count, and surgical complications, if any. There was a significant improvement in the median BCVA from 2.30 (0.87, 2.30) logMAR preoperatively to 1.70 (0.70, 2.30) logMAR at discharge and 1.0 (0.52, 1.85) at final examination (