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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2023

Standard anterior peritomy versus a small posterior incision for the implantation of the PRESERFLO microshunt.

Ahmed Bamousa, Mohamad Dakroub, Raoul Verma-Fuehring, Kosmas Papadopoulos, Jost Hillenkamp, N A Loewen

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  1. Management practices and surgical techniques for ab externo less invasive glaucoma surgery: a literature review and expert recommendations.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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Ahmed Bamousa *Department of Ophthalmology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Mohamad Dakroub *Department of Ophthalmology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Raoul Verma-FuehringDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Kosmas PapadopoulosDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Jost HillenkampDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
N A LoewenDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. loewen.nils@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare two approaches for the implantation of the PRESERFLO microshunt: an anterior approach (A) with a 6-8-mm peritomy and a posterior approach (P) with a 3-mm incision.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 126 patients who received a PRESERFLO microshunt. We compared intraocular pressure (IOP), surgical time, medication count, and postoperative complications over nine months.

resultsThe baseline IOP was similar in A (21.8 ± 8.5 mm Hg) and P (23.9 ± 8.1 mm Hg) (p = 0.08). Surgical duration was significantly shorter in P (10 ± 0.4 min) than in A (26 ± 0.8 min) (p < 0.001). Postoperative IOP levels were comparable in A (10.8 ± 5.9 mm Hg) and P (10.6 ± 4.5 mm Hg) at 30 days (p = 0.62) and throughout the study (all intra-group p-values > 0.08). The preoperative medication count was 3.2 ± 1.3 drops in A and 3.3 ± 1.0 drops in P (p = 0.4). Postoperative values were 0.2 ± 0.6 in A and 0.3 ± 0.7 in P at nine months. There were no significant differences in complications and surgical revisions between groups (p-values > 0.05).

conclusionBoth techniques achieved satisfactory IOP and medication count reductions and had similar safety profiles, but the posterior incision technique was 2.6 times faster than the anterior incision technique.

Indexed as

Glaucoma, Open-AngleHumansIntraocular PressureProsthesis ImplantationRetrospective StudiesTonometry, OcularGlaucoma surgeryPRESERFLO microshuntSurgical technique

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PMID37874441
PMCPMC10724329

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