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Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Model M4

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Glaucoma drainage devices are helpful in the management of intractable glaucoma, which does not respond well to conventional medical and surgical therapies. Surgeons also may choose to use glaucoma drainage devices for primary surgery for glaucoma. The Ahmed Glaucoma Valve is a glaucoma drainage device that has a flow-resistive valve mechanism. This valve is helpful in minimizing postoperative hypotony and complications associated with hypotony, including flat anterior chamber, choroidal effusions, and suprachoroidal hemorrhage.

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The University of Virginia has received research support from New World Medical for a multicenter randomized clinical trial.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue, 800715, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0715, USA

    Peter A. Netland MD, PhD

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO, USA

    John R. Samples MD

  2. Western Glaucoma Foundation, Portland, OR, USA

    John R. Samples MD

  3. Cornea Consultants of Colorado, Littleton, CO, USA

    John R. Samples MD

  4. The Eye Clinic, Portland, OR, USA

    John R. Samples MD

  5. Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed MD, FRCSC

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Implantation of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Model M4. This video demonstrates the steps for implantation of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve M4 (WMV 110218 kb)

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Netland, P.A. (2014). Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Model M4. In: Samples, J.R., Ahmed, I.I.K. (eds) Surgical Innovations in Glaucoma. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8348-9_20

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