Comparison of the Changes in Corneal Endothelial Cells after Pars Plana and Anterior Chamber Ahmed Valve Implant
Table 1
Patient demographics.
Characteristics
ppAGV
acAGV
value
Number of eyes (number of patients)
18 (18)
18 (18)
Mean follow-up periods (months) (range)
18.0 (15~20)
18.0 (16~20)
0.78
Age (y, mean ± SD)
52.9 ± 15.7
53.4 ± 17.8
0.69
Sex, male : female
9 : 9
8 : 10
0.80
Lens status, phakic : pseudophakic
1 : 17
6 : 12
0.09
Previous IVBe
6
5
0.49
Glaucoma type
1.00
Neovascular
16
16
Chronic angle-closure
1
1
Uveitic
1
1
ppAGV: pars plana implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV), acAGV: anterior chamber implantation of an AGV, and IVBe: intravitreal bevacizumab injection.
