Clinical Study

Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation for Refractory Glaucoma in a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil

Table 3

Reasons for treatment failure after Ahmed Glaucoma Valve surgery.

Reason for failure (%)

18 mmHg < IOP < 5 mmHg and reintervention for IOP control27 (69.2%)
 18 mmHg < IOP < 5 mmHg or2 (5.12%)
 Reintervention for IOP control2 (5.12%)
Severe complications2 (5.12%)
Loss of light perception6 (15.3%)

IOP: intraocular pressure.