Clinical Study
Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation for Refractory Glaucoma in a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil
Table 4
Intraoperatory, early and late complications related to Ahmed Glaucoma Valve surgery.
| | Intraoperatory complications | | Complication | Number of cases | Time |
| | Hyphema | 1 | N/A | | Lens touch | 1 | N/A | | Malignant glaucoma | 1 | N/A |
| | Early complications | | Complication | Number of cases | Time in days (mean) |
| | Choroidal detachment | 6 | 4.2 | | Shallow anterior chamber grades 1 and 2 | 5 | 3.3 | | Shallow anterior chamber grade 3 | 4 | 5.75 | | Hypotony maculopathy | 3 | 6.6 | | Hyphema | 2 | 1 | | Corneal edema | 2 | 1 | | Endophthalmitis | 1 | 3 | | Tube-corneal touch | 1 | 3 | | Tube exposure | 1 | 7 |
| | Late complications | | Complication | Number of cases | Time in months (mean) |
| | Tube exposure | 5 | 10.2 | | Corneal edema | 4 | 2 | | Phthisis bulbi | 2 | 3 | | Tube extrusion | 2 | 16.5 | | Vitreous hemorrhage | 2 | 18.5 | | Retinal detachment | 2 | 4.5 | | Cystoid macular edema | 1 | 3 | | Macular hole | 1 | 6 | | Strabismus | 1 | 6 | | Plate exposure | 1 | 12 | | Hyphema | 1 | 12 | | Uveitis | 1 | 24 |
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