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ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society

Spontaneous glaucoma drainage device extrusion after early postoperative orbital cellulitis - Case report and literature review.

Abdulrahman AlDarrab, Abdullah AlBahlal, Mohammed Dibaji, Abdulrahman AlZaid, Ibrahim AlJadaan, Sahar Elkhamary, Silvana Schellini

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Article in Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abdulrahman AlDarrabGlaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AlBahlalKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed DibajiGlaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman AlZaidRetina Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim AlJadaanGlaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sahar ElkhamaryDiagnostic Imaging Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Silvana SchelliniOculoplastic Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital · SAPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 70-year-old glaucoma patient who underwent Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) implantation developed orbital cellulitis (OC) 5 days postoperatively. On presentation, the valve was not exposed and no intraocular involvement was noted. After successful treatment of OC with intravenous and oral antibiotics, the patient presented to the clinic with the AGV completely extruded from the eye. There are only 10 previous cases of OC reported in the literature following glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation and no previous reports of spontaneous AVG extrusion. Close observation and thorough evaluation of the tube and plate positions are warranted to achieve better outcomes.

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GlaucomaGlaucoma drainage deviceOrbital cellulitis

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PMID31384168
PMCPMC6664313
OpenAlexW2910044649

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