Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Chian Chiang Nicholas Chow
Australia
Research Article
Clinical Audit of Glaucoma Drainage Device Insertions for the Treatment of Refractory Glaucoma in the Setting of Corneal Transplant
Author(s): Chian Chiang Nicholas ChowChian Chiang Nicholas Chow
Purpose: To evaluate clinical outcomes of Glaucoma Drainage Device (GDD) insertions at three anatomical sites; Anterior Chamber (AC), Ciliary Sulcus (CS) and Pars Plana (PP), with respect to various corneal transplantation techniques; Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK), Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK), Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) and Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK). Design: Single-centre, nonrandomized retrospective case series. Participants: Patients aged 18 years or older who had GDD insertion at Sydney Eye Hospital (SEH) between 2006 to 2015, and who also had a corneal transplant at any time period in the same eye. Methods: Patients in this study either had a Baerveldt 101-350 GDD or a Molteno-R2 GDD placed into one of the anterior chamber (AC), ciliary sulcus (CS) or pars plana (PP) from 2006 to 2015. GDD data was combine.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000724