PURPOSE: To present long-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation for
uveitic glaucoma. DESIGN: Interventional case series. METHODS: Retrospective chart
review of 60 patients (60 eyes) with uveitic glaucoma who underwent Ahmed valve
implantation over a four-year period at a tertiary uveitis referral center. Success definition 1
included patients with an intraocular pressure (IOP) between 5 and 21 mm Hg, reduced by
25% from that before implantation. Success definition 2 (qualified success) excluded those …

Purpose: To evaluate short-term to long-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV)
implantation in the management of uveitic glaucoma (UG) secondary to Behçet disease
(BD). Patients and Methods: A retrospective chart review of 47 eyes of 35 patients with UG
secondary to BD who underwent AGV implantation was conducted. Success was defined as
having an intraocular pressure (IOP) between 6 and 21 mm Hg with (qualified success) or
without (complete success) antiglaucomatous medications and without need for further …