Affiliation:
1. OOO Glaznaya Khirurgiya Rascheskov
2. M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI); Ministry of Healthcare of the Moscow Region
3. Branch of Hadassah Medical Ltd.
Abstract
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Despite the large variety of treatment methods used in glaucoma, most researchers believe that surgery is the most effective way to normalize the level of intraocular pressure and preserve visual functions. Trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage implantation are the most commonly performed glaucoma surgeries. Although trabeculectomy is the gold standard, at present time there is an uptrend in the use of glaucoma drainage devices. Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) is one of the most widely used glaucoma drainage devices in the world. This review of literature presents contemporary results of AGV implantation, possible complications and ways of optimizing that technique.
Publisher
Research Institute of Eye Diseases
Reference117 articles.
1. Pervichnaya otkrytougol’naya glaucoma. Natsional’noe rukovodstvo [Primary open-angle glaucoma. National guidelines]. Eds. E.A. Egorov, A.V. Kuroyedov. Moscow, GEOTAR-Media Publ., 2023. 1032 p. https://www.rosmedlib.ru/book/ISBN9785970476611.html.
2. Tham Y.C., Li X., Wong T. Y., Quigley H.A., et al. Global prevalence of glaucoma and projections of glaucoma burden through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ophthalmol 2014; 121(11):2081-2090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.05.013.
3. European Glaucoma Society Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma (5th Edition). Savona, PubliComm, 2020. 169 p. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-egsguidelines.
4. Arikan G, Gunenc U. Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation to Reduce Intraocular Pressure: Updated Perspectives. Clin Ophthalmol 2023; 17:1833-1845. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S342721.
5. Jeffrey R., SooHoo M.D., Leonard K., Seibold M., et al. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery: current implants and future innovations. Can J Ophthalmol 2014; 49(6):528–533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2014.09.002.