Severe prelenticular membrane formation on the surface of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens after cataract surgery in an eye with an Ahmed valve implant

Severe prelenticular membrane formation on the surface of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens after cataract surgery in an eye with an Ahmed valve implant

<正>Dear Sir,Iam Yong-Sun Ahn,from the Department of Ophthalmology of St.Vincent Hospital of Suwon,Kyungki-do,South Korea.Cataracts are a common problem in eyes with a glaucoma drainage device(GDD),because tube shunt surgery increases the incidence and progression of cataracts[1].An Ahm...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of ophthalmology 2015-04, Vol.8 (2), p.430-432
Hauptverfasser: Ahn, Yong-Sun, Choi, Jin A
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
acrylic
cataract
glaucoma
hydrophilic
implant
inserted
intraocular
Letter to the Editor
silicone
valve
Vincent
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Zusammenfassung:<正>Dear Sir,Iam Yong-Sun Ahn,from the Department of Ophthalmology of St.Vincent Hospital of Suwon,Kyungki-do,South Korea.Cataracts are a common problem in eyes with a glaucoma drainage device(GDD),because tube shunt surgery increases the incidence and progression of cataracts[1].An Ahmed valve,the most commonly inserted GDD,is composed of a silicone tube connected to a flat plate sewn to the sclera,and aqueous humor flows from the
ISSN:2222-3959
2227-4898
DOI:10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2015.02.38