Korean J Ophthalmol.  2017 Feb;31(1):90-91. 10.3341/kjo.2017.31.1.90.

Implantation of a Modified Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant with a Smaller Tube and Intraluminal Stent

• Kim MK
• Hwang YH
• Ahn BH

• KMID: 2368685
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2017.31.1.90

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Glaucoma*
Stents*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Photograph of a modified Baerveldt glaucoma implant with a Finetube, and (B) schematic of a tube with an intraluminal stent. The conventional tube of the Baerveldt glaucoma implant (white arrow) has been replaced using a smaller tube with an intraluminal stent (blue arrow, A). Aqueous flow through the tube can be increased by retracting this stent if necessary (B).

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