The ex-press mini glaucoma shunt: technique and experience.
The Ex-Press Mini Glaucoma Shunt has been available internationally for almost a decade with almost 35,000 implantations world wide. The device shunts aqueous from the anterior chamber to a subconjunctival reservoir in a similar fashion as trabeculectomy, without removal of any sclera or iris tissue. Developments in ophthalmic surgery have been focused on smaller incisions to improve patient outcomes and visual recovery. The Ex-Press is an example of these developments. This article will review the surgical technique for implanting the Ex-Press Mini Glaucoma Shunt and will highlight the clinical experience with the device.
Sarkisian
Steven R
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University of Oklahoma, Dean McGee Eye Institute, Glaucoma Service, 608 Stanton L. Young Blvd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104.