Implantation of Ahmed glaucoma valve is an effective surgical technique to reduce
intraocular pressure in patients affected with glaucoma. While in the past, the use of this …

Aim: To investigate the rate, risk factors, clinical course, and treatment outcomes of
endophthalmitis following glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) surgery. Methods: A …

Purpose To compare the late complications in the Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study
during 5 years of follow-up. Design Multicenter, prospective randomized clinical trial …

PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes of children 24 months of age or younger treated with
aqueous shunt devices or with mitomycin-C (MMC) trabeculectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective …

There is increasing evidence that bacterial biofilms play a role in a variety of ocular
infections. Bacterial growth is characterized as a biofilm when bacteria attach to a surface …

Postoperative endophthalmitis is one of the most feared complications of intraocular surgery.
The most common types of intraocular surgeries performed worldwide are cataract …

The nontuberculous (also called “atypical”) mycobacteria have become increasingly
important causes of systemic as well as ocular morbidity in recent decades. All ocular …

PURPOSE: To evaluate acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis occurring at an
academic medical center and to compare rates over the last 25 years at a single institution …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for tube exposure after
glaucoma drainage implant surgery. Patients and methods This was a retrospective case …

Nontuberculous or atypical mycobacterial ocular infections have been increasing in
prevalence over the past few decades. They are known to cause periocular, adnexal, ocular …