Abstract:Abstract:Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of graft-free short tunnel small flap (STSF) technique with that of scleral patch graft (SPG) in Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation.
Design: Randomized clinical trial.Participants: Eighty-eyes of eighty patients with medically uncontrolled glaucoma including 41 in STSF and 39 eyes in SPG.
Methods:Patients were enrolled and assigned randomly to STSF or SPG.Main Outcome Measures: tube exposure, Intraocular pressure (IOP), number of glaucoma medications, b… Show more
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