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Technique for removal of malpositioned Ex-PRESS glaucoma device

  • Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
  • Vold Vision

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Abstract

PURPOSE:: To report a simple technique for removal of malpositioned Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma filtration device. PATIENT AND METHODS:: A patient who underwent removal of a malpositioned Ex-PRESS shunt from the right eye with wound revision. RESULTS:: Description of step-by-step technique for removal of the Ex-PRESS shunt. The site healed well and a tube shunt was inserted 6 weeks later for intraocular pressure control. CONCLUSIONS:: This technique may assist surgeons in the safe and controlled removal of an Ex-PRESS shunt in cases of malpositioning, impending exposure, or extrusion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-436
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Glaucoma
Volume23
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014

Keywords

  • Ex-PRESS implant
  • glaucoma surgery
  • implant extrusion
  • implant positioning
  • technique

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