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SOLX Suprachoroidal Shunt

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The nonphysiological nature of subconjunctival filtration, risk of hypotony and other complications, unpredictable wound healing, and flow control modulation led to the advent of newer glaucoma surgical approaches which enhance the physiologic mechanisms of aqueous outflow. Ozdamar and colleagues introduced the first successful suprachoroidal drainage technique in which aqueous humor was diverted from the anterior chamber to suprachoroidal space by a modified Krupin eye valve.

This chapter addresses all aspects pertaining to glaucoma shunt draining in the suprachoroidal space.

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  1. Glaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Level III, Block D, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 A, Chandigarh, 160031, India

    Parul Ichhpujani MS, MD

  2. Anne and William Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Institute, Jefferson Medical College, 840 Walnut Street, Suite 1140, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Marlene R. Moster MD

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Correspondence to Parul Ichhpujani MS, MD .

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  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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Ichhpujani, P., Moster, M.R. (2014). SOLX Suprachoroidal Shunt. 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_23

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