title: Mini-drainage devices: the Ex-PRESS Mini-Glaucoma Device.
abstract: The Ex-PRESS Mini-Glaucoma Device is a glaucoma drainage device used to shunt aqueous from the anterior chamber into a subconjunctival reservoir that is created surgically. It has been used successfully over the last decade with approximately 60,000 implantations worldwide. In an ever-evolving microsurgical environment, the Ex-PRESS glaucoma device is on the forefront of intraocular pressure lowering technology. This chapter aims to review the surgical uses, techniques and considerations of the Ex-PRESS device as well as analyze the current literature detailing the advantages and disadvantages of the Ex-PRESS implant. Special attention will also be placed on the authors' own experience using the device.
authors.affiliation: Dean .McGee Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Okla., USA.
authors.forename: J Matthew
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rouse
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sarkisian
mesh_terms: D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008904:Miniaturization; D011474:Prosthesis Design