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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection2018

Comparison of surgical outcomes of trabeculectomy, Ahmed shunt, and Baerveldt shunt in uveitic glaucoma.

Audrey Chow, Bruce Burkemper, Rohit Varma, Damien C Rodger, Narsing Rao, Grace M Richter

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Article in Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitic Glaucoma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
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  10. Effect of shunt type on rates of tube-cornea touch and corneal decompensation after tube shunt surgery in uveitic glaucoma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Audrey ChowDepartment of Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 4700, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Bruce BurkemperDepartment of Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 4700, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Rohit VarmaDepartment of Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 4700, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Damien C RodgerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 1515 N. Vermont Ave, 7th floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
Narsing RaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 4700, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Grace M RichterDepartment of Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 4700, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. Grace.Richter@med.usc.edu.
University of Southern California · USSouthern California Eye Institute · USLos Angeles Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUveitis is defined as a collection of syndromes involving intraocular inflammation which can lead to pain, tissue damage, and vision loss. Ophthalmic surgery in uveitis patients can be challenging due to inflammation-induced fibrosis and scarring. Trabeculectomy and implantation of glaucoma drainage devices (aqueous shunts) have been used in surgical management of uveitic glaucoma, however there is a paucity of literature examining the comparative results of these entities in this unique setting. The purpose of this retrospective comparative study is to compare clinical outcomes of trabeculectomy with MMC, Ahmed shunt, and Baerveldt shunt surgery specifically in uveitic glaucoma.

resultsMedian IOP, IOP reduction, glaucoma medication use, and visual acuity at 6- and 12-month follow-up were similar across groups. Postoperative hypotony rate was significantly different across trabeculectomy (53%), Baerveldt (24%), and Ahmed (18%) groups (p = 0.027); other complication rates were similar. Baerveldt eyes had a lower failure rate compared to trabeculectomy (p = 0.0054) and Ahmed (p = 0.0008) eyes.

conclusionsWhile there was no difference in IOP reduction between trabeculectomy, Ahmed, and Baerveldt, Baerveldt eyes had the lowest failure rate.

Indexed as

AhmedAqueous shuntBaerveldtGlaucomaTrabeculectomyUveitis

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