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Comparison Between the eyeWatch Device and the Ahmed Valve in Refractory Glaucoma

Roy, Sylvain  
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Villamarin, Adan  
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Stergiopulos, Constantinos
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May 1, 2020
Journal Of Glaucoma

Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of a glaucoma procedure to control intraocular pressure (IOP) using the adjustable eyeWatch glaucoma drainage device compared with Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) in refractory glaucoma. Patients and Methods: Monocentric, retrospective, comparative clinical trial. Patients suffering from refractory glaucoma after failed surgeries and requiring a further glaucoma procedure including an aqueous shunt were enrolled in this study. The first group AGV included patients with an AGV. The second group eW-B included patients receiving an eyeWatch used in connection with a Baerveldt glaucoma implant. The primary outcome was the success rate, defined as an IOP <= 16 mm Hg and reduction of >20% from baseline, and IOP >= 5 mm Hg. Secondary outcomes were mean IOP, number of antiglaucoma medications, visual acuity, number and type of complications. Results: Twenty-one patients were included. The mean follow-up time was 13.2 +/- 3.4 months. Mean IOP decreased from 24.8 +/- 9.0 mm Hg before surgery to 13.8 +/- 3.6 mm Hg at 12 months for group AGV, and 27.3 +/- 7.0 to 12.8 +/- 2.4 mm Hg for group eW-B, respectively (P<0.05). Mean number of glaucoma medications decreased from 3.0 +/- 0.7 before surgery to 0.3 +/- 0.7 at last control for group AGV, and 2.9 +/- 0.8 before surgery to 0.2 +/- 0.4 for group eW-B, respectively (P<0.05). The complete and overall success rates were 50% and 58% for group AGV, and 67% and 89% for group eW-B, respectively. Conclusions: The postoperative adjustability of the eyeWatch is believed to help with getting fewer complications and better IOP management whereas AGV cannot be adjusted postoperatively.

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DOI
10.1097/IJG.0000000000001471
Web of Science ID

WOS:000531327400016

Author(s)
Roy, Sylvain  
Villamarin, Adan  
Stergiopulos, Constantinos
Bigler, Stephane  
Stergiopulos, Nikolaos  
Wachtl, Josephine
Mermoud, Andre
Kniestedt, Christoph
Date Issued

2020-05-01

Publisher

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

Published in
Journal Of Glaucoma
Volume

29

Issue

5

Start page

401

End page

405

Subjects

Ophthalmology

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glaucoma drainage device

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ahmed implant

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baerveldt implant

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refractory glaucoma

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glaucoma surgery

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clinical-experience

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baerveldt

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