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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 435-436 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Glaucoma |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2014 |
Keywords
- Ex-PRESS implant
- glaucoma surgery
- implant extrusion
- implant positioning
- technique
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