title: Aqueous shunts. Molteno versus Schocket.
abstract: The authors conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to test whether the Schocket shunt with a larger shunt reservoir surface area would provide a lower final intraocular pressure than the double-plate Molteno implant. However, the Molteno implant produced a statistically lower intraocular pressure at 6 months compared with the Schocket shunt. Postoperative visual acuity, glaucoma medications, and complications were not statistically different.
authors.affiliation: Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Steinmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allee
mesh_terms: D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000502:physiology*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity