Long-term success in the correction of exposed glaucoma drainage tubes with a tube extender.
OBJECTIVE
To report long-term success of surgical correction of exposed glaucoma drainage device (GDD) tubes with a commercially available tube extender.


METHODS
Observational case series.


METHODS
Chart review of surgical correction for GDD tube exposure by rerouting the tube using the New World Medical Tube Extender (NWMTE; New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA).


RESULTS
Surgical revision of GDD tube exposure with the NWMTE controlled intraocular pressure without repeat exposure up to three years after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
A tube extender can provide long-term correction of an exposed GDD tube by bypassing weakened tissue, thus avoiding or delaying a second implant surgery.
Merrill
Kevin D
KD
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
Suhr
Abraham W
AW
Lim
Michele C
MC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome