Glaucoma shunt valves are frequently chosen for the treatment of refractory glaucoma that has been unresponsive to medical and surgical filtration measures. The shunt valves mainly fall into two ...

The FDA has approved the following aqueous shunt devices: Ahmed glaucoma valve implant (New world Medical Inc.), Molteno implant (Molteno Ophthalmic Ltd.), Baerveldt glaucoma implant (Abbott Medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For years trabeculectomy has remained the gold standard for surgical management of glaucoma. Although a few ...

The use of aqueous shunts for the management of refractory glaucoma is increasing compared with trabeculectomy. The number of shunts being placed increased 184% from 1995 to 2004. Commonly used ...

Glaucoma is an eye disease which causes irreversible blindness. Ramchandra was also lucky that NKPSIMS management, Dr Amol Deshmukh and dean Dr Kajal Mitra waived all expenses of the Ahmed Glaucoma ...

Surgery is considered when medications aren’t enough to treat glaucoma. Surgical options include trabeculectomy, tube shunt implantation, MIGS, and cyclophotocoagulation, each of which aims to lower ...

A retrospective review was conducted on the charts of 122 eyes of 122 patients with refractory glaucoma treated with Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implant placement at Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi between ...