| Author |
Aphakic glaucoma eyes (numbers) |
Procedure |
Success criteria |
Success rate |
Complication/failure rate |
| Al-Mobarak et al (2009) |
5 |
5 eyes; Ahmed valve ± MMC |
IOP ≤ 22 mmHg with or without medication |
63.3% survival at 2 years(for all 42 eyes in study) |
Severe complications: 7.1%
Additional surgical procedures: 26.2 % |
| Pakravan et al (2007) |
15 |
15 eyes: Ahmed valve + MMC |
IOP 5- 21 mmHg with or without medication |
20 % (no medication)
66.7 % (with ≤ 2 medications) |
13.3 % failure rate |
| Chen et al (2004) |
34 |
32 eyes: Ahmed valve
2 eyes: Molteno valve |
IOP ≤ 21 mmHg with or without medication |
44.1% |
Not specified |
| Kirwan et al (2005) |
19 |
19 eyes: Ahmed valve
(10 eyes with MMC) |
IOP ≤ 15 mm Hg with or without medication |
6 eyes (without medication)
12 eyes (with medication) |
One eye defined as failure |
| Beck et al (2004) |
10 (congenital cataract or PHPV) |
32 eyes: Ahmed valve
8 eyes: Baerveldt valve |
IOP < 23 mmHg with medication |
71.7 % (for all 46 eyes in study) |
Severe complications: 1%
Additional surgical procedures: 45.7% |
| Morad et al (2003) |
3 |
60 eyes: Ahmed valve |
IOP 5-21 mmHg with or without medication |
77 % (for all 60 eyes in study) |
50 % complication rate |
PHPV, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous; MMC, mitomycin C