J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1993 Dec;34(12):1293-1299.

Treatment of Neovaseular Glaucoma Using Modified Schocket Implant

• Kim JW
• Lee KH

Abstract

Seven eyes of 7 patients had undergone modified Schocketimplant surgery for neovascular glaucoma. The mean preoperative intraocular pressure(IOP) was 49.1 +/- 10.1 mmHg(range 38 to 70 mmHg). With a follow up of 6 to 18 monnths, the mean postoperative IOP was 20.3+/-5.1 mmHg(range 16 to 30 mmHg). The author's personal method to make two oblique valve incisions on the obliterated distal end of the draining silicone tube, prevented early postoperative complications(flat anterior chamber and hypo-tony). The one oblique incision on silicone tube turned into a open valve at a pressure between 17.3 and 21.6 mmHg(average 19.3 mmHg) and two oblique incisions opened at a oblique incisions seemed to be more available for pressure sensitive valve. The complications included minimal hyphema(4 eyes) and progression of cataract(1 eye). Modified Schocket implant are an effective and simple technique in the management of neovascular glaucoma.

Keyword

Flat anterior chamber; Intraocular pressure; Modified Schoket implant; Neovascular glaucoma; Pressure sensitive valve

MeSH Terms

Anterior Chamber
Follow-Up Studies
Glaucoma*
Glaucoma, Neovascular
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Silicones
Silicones