Long-term success in the correction of exposed glaucoma drainage tubes with a tube extender.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
To report long-term success of surgical correction of exposed glaucoma drainage device (GDD) tubes with a commercially available tube extender. Observational case series. Chart review of surgical correction for GDD tube exposure by rerouting the tube using the New World Medical Tube Extender (NWMTE; New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA). Surgical revision of GDD tube exposure with the NWMTE controlled intraocular pressure without repeat exposure up to three years after surgery. A tube extender can provide long-term correction of an exposed GDD tube by bypassing weakened tissue, thus avoiding or delaying a second implant surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Drainage Implants