Results of seton implantation in refractory glaucoma

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Aim. To evaluate our glaucoma tube implantation results for glaucoma cases that cannot be controlled with medication therapy. Method. The records of 31 cases whose medical records could be reached and and who could come to regular follow up visits among 123 patients that applied to our clinic between January 2004-January 2011 with refractory glaucoma for medical therapy were evaluated retrospectively. Results. Glaucoma tube implantation was performed with diagnosis of neovascular glaucoma in 24 cases, uveitic glaucoma in 4 cases, aphakic glaucoma in 2 cases, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma in 1 case. Ahmed valve for 25 cases, Molteno for 3 cases, Baerveldt for 2 cases, keiki mehta for one case were implanted. Preoperative intraocular pressure median value was 40 mmHg (23-66).The median value of follow up duration was found to be 10 months (3-78). The median value of intraocular pressures for last follow up visit was 15.5 mmHg (6-67). As postoperative complications, chronic hyphema in 3 cases, hypotony and hyphema in 1 case, hypotony and following phthisis bulbi in 1 case, painful eye and following evisceration in 1 case, epiretinal membrane in 1 case, endothelial failure in 1 case were observed. Conclusion. Glaucoma tube implantation is efficient alternative treatment method for refractory.

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Glaucoma , seton implants

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