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J Glaucoma
; 23(7): 435-6, 2014 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23221910
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To report a simple technique for removal of malpositioned Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma filtration device. PATIENT AND METHODS: A patient who underwent removal of a malpositioned Ex-PRESS shunt from the right eye with wound revision. RESULTS: Description of step-by-step technique for removal of the Ex-PRESS shunt. The site healed well and a tube shunt was inserted 6 weeks later for intraocular pressure control. CONCLUSIONS: This technique may assist surgeons in the safe and controlled removal of an Ex-PRESS shunt in cases of malpositioning, impending exposure, or extrusion.