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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Case report

Posterior migration of Ahmed glaucoma valve tube in a patient with Reiger anomaly: a case report

Authors: Vishnu S Gupta, Harinder S Sethi, Malvika Gupta, Anuj Mehta, Shivram Singh, Pankaj Yadav, KPS Malik

Published in: BMC Ophthalmology | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

To describe, a yet non-documented complication of GDI surgery (glaucoma drainage incision surgery) - anterior to posterior segment migration of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) tube.

Case Presentation

We report a young 9 year old boy, diagnosed with refractory glaucoma with Reiger anomaly. History included of poor vision in both eyes, left more than right with glare since childhood. He underwent GDI surgery with AGV implantation following which he developed posterior migration of AGV tube. The detailed ocular history, ophthalmic findings, clinical course, surgical management and development of the posterior tube migration is discussed.

Conclusion

Posterior Migration of AGV tube has yet not been described. Also there is a role of expectant management of the complication in this case as evidenced by the benign course of events.
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Metadata
Title
Posterior migration of Ahmed glaucoma valve tube in a patient with Reiger anomaly: a case report
Authors
Vishnu S Gupta
Harinder S Sethi
Malvika Gupta
Anuj Mehta
Shivram Singh
Pankaj Yadav
KPS Malik
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Ophthalmology / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-10-23

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