EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device: Management of Complications

The EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device appears to be an effective addition to our options to treat refractory glaucoma. The possibility to create a sclerostomy without tissue excision provides a safe and reliable outflow pathway for aqueous that is standard in size, reducing much of the variability...

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Autores principales: Nicolai, Michele, Franceschi, Alessandro, Pelliccioni, Paolo, Pirani, Vittorio, Mariotti, Cesare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7560153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32824320
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vision4030039
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author Nicolai, Michele
Franceschi, Alessandro
Pelliccioni, Paolo
Pirani, Vittorio
Mariotti, Cesare
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Franceschi, Alessandro
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description The EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device appears to be an effective addition to our options to treat refractory glaucoma. The possibility to create a sclerostomy without tissue excision provides a safe and reliable outflow pathway for aqueous that is standard in size, reducing much of the variability associated with a surgical procedure. Prospective randomized studies comparing EX-PRESS implantation with trabeculectomy show encouraging results. However, complications usually encountered in filtration surgery have been reported, and EX-PRESS implantation can also lead to specific device-related complications. This article reviews the most common complications associated with this procedure.
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spelling pubmed-75601532020-10-22 EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device: Management of Complications Nicolai, Michele Franceschi, Alessandro Pelliccioni, Paolo Pirani, Vittorio Mariotti, Cesare Vision (Basel) Review The EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device appears to be an effective addition to our options to treat refractory glaucoma. The possibility to create a sclerostomy without tissue excision provides a safe and reliable outflow pathway for aqueous that is standard in size, reducing much of the variability associated with a surgical procedure. Prospective randomized studies comparing EX-PRESS implantation with trabeculectomy show encouraging results. However, complications usually encountered in filtration surgery have been reported, and EX-PRESS implantation can also lead to specific device-related complications. This article reviews the most common complications associated with this procedure. MDPI 2020-08-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7560153/ /pubmed/32824320 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vision4030039 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Nicolai, Michele
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Pelliccioni, Paolo
Pirani, Vittorio
Mariotti, Cesare
EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device: Management of Complications
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7560153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32824320
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vision4030039
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