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ArticleCureus2023

Dislocation of the PreserFlo MicroShunt During a Postsurgical Needling Procedure.

Kana Murakami, Mizuki Iida, Ayaka Shimada, Sho Ichioka, Akiko Harano, Aika Tsutsui, Masaki Tanito

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Out of Sight, Out of Chamber: PreserFloTurkish journal of ophthalmology · 2026
    Article
  2. Efficacy and safety of preserflo™ microshunt in refractory ocular hypertension with or without secondary glaucoma following pars plana vitrectomy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
    Observational
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  4. 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
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kana MurakamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Mizuki IidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Ayaka ShimadaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Sho IchiokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Akiko HaranoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Aika TsutsuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Masaki TanitoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Shimane University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of PreserFlo MicroShunt (PFM) dislocation following a postsurgical needling procedure. A 58-year-old woman underwent PFM implantation for exfoliation glaucoma in her left eye (OS). There were no intraoperative complications. Preoperatively, her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.6, and her intraocular pressure (IOP) was 25 mmHg with three antiglaucoma medications in the OS. On postoperative day 21, the IOP was 21 mmHg OS, and the filtration bleb had shrunk. A needling procedure was performed using a sharp 26-gauge needle to lower the IOP. On postoperative day 29, the BCVA was 0.02, and the IOP was 60 mmHg OS. Gonioscopy revealed no device tip in the anterior chamber, and peripheral anterior synechia was observed at the site of PFM insertion. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography showed a dislocated device in the subconjunctival space. On postoperative day 35, the dislocated PFM was removed, and a new device was inserted. Following the reoperation, no further complications were observed, and bleb formation was obtained. In conclusion, like other glaucoma filtering surgeries, PFM may require postsurgical needling procedures. Needling procedures may cause PFM dislocation and IOP rise, resulting in the requirement for further IOP-reducing procedures.

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bleb needlingdevice dislocationglaucoma surgerypreserflo microshuntsurgical complication

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PMID38022219
PMCPMC10659566
OpenAlexW4387820768

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