Aqueous shunts. Molteno versus Schocket.
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.
Wilson
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Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Cantor
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L
Katz
L J
LJ
Schmidt
C M
CM
Steinmann
W C
WC
Allee
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S
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