Glaucoma Drainage Implants
"Glaucoma Drainage Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the sclera to maintain normal intraocular pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D020327
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Glaucoma Drainage Implants- Glaucoma Drainage Implants
- Drainage Implant, Glaucoma
- Drainage Implants, Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Drainage Implant
- Implant, Glaucoma Drainage
- Implants, Glaucoma Drainage
- Aqueous Shunts
- Aqueous Shunt
- Shunt, Aqueous
- Shunts, Aqueous
- Glaucoma Filtration Implants
- Filtration Implant, Glaucoma
- Filtration Implants, Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Filtration Implant
- Implant, Glaucoma Filtration
- Implants, Glaucoma Filtration
- Aqueous Humor Shunts
- Aqueous Humor Shunt
- Shunt, Aqueous Humor
- Shunts, Aqueous Humor
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glaucoma Drainage Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Case series of scleral patch grafts during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep; 69(9):2530-2532.
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A graft-free scleral sleeve technique of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implantation in refractory glaucoma- Rising to the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun; 69(6):1623-1625.
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"You saved my life."-A Trainee's Reflection on COVID-19 and Social Justice. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 12; 220:A17-A18.
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Tube Shunt Revision With Excision of Fibrotic Capsule Using Mitomycin C With and Without Ologen-a Collagen Matrix Implant: A 3-Year Follow-up Study. J Glaucoma. 2019 11; 28(11):989-996.
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Outcomes of Combined Ahmed Glaucoma Valve and Trabeculectomy Revision With Adjunctive Antimetabolite. J Glaucoma. 2019 05; 28(5):404-410.
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Trabeculectomy Outcomes After Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery. J Glaucoma. 2018 02; 27(2):133-139.
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Long-term Outcome of Second Ahmed Valves in Adult Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 02; 186:96-103.
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Efficacy of Combined Retisert and Ahmed Glaucoma Valve for Medically Uncontrolled Uveitis and Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2017 07; 26(7):683.