Fixating the Plate of Ahmed Valve to the Sclera Using a Flanged Prolene Suture

Novel Technique for Fixating the Plate of Ahmed Valve to the Sclera Using a Single Flanged Prolene Suture

this study evaluated new technique for suturing the Ahmed valve device used to treat resistant types of glaucoma

This technique of fixating Ahmed glaucoma valve using flanged prolene suture is an safe, fast, and reproducible technique combines the benefits of fixing the plate with excellent stability with no complications of free plate techniques at the same time, decreasing both the risks of old valve plate fixation techniques and the concerns of the relative technical difficulty

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with IOP more than 21 mmHg , evidence of progressive optic nerve damage, retinal nerve fiber layer defects or typical glaucomatous visual field defects despite maximal tolerable medical or laser treatment are scheduled for surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria were as follows: patients below 18 years old, those with active uveitis and angle closure glaucoma patients.