Purpose: The purpose of the study is to report the outcomes of simultaneous cataract
extraction (CE) and a new nonvalved glaucoma drainage device (GDD), Aurolab Aqueous
Drainage Implant (AADI), in eyes with cataract and refractory glaucoma. Methods: This was
a non-comparative, interventional, retrospective study. Consecutive patients who underwent
AADI together with phacoemulsification from June-2015 to January-2017 by a single
fellowship trained glaucoma surgeon with documented 3-months of follow-up were included …

Dr. Rao and Dr. Pathak‑Ray have provided a comprehensive review and insight into the first
indigenously designed Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) valve and its use in
patients with recalcitrant glaucoma with concurrent cataract.[1] The AADI is based on the
Baerveld prototype except that it is not impregnated with Barium (which was done to keep
the object radiographically identifiable). It is good to have a low‑cost, made‑in‑India valve
that is easily accessible to glaucoma surgeons. The tube versus trabeculectomy study …