title: Artificial drainage devices for glaucoma surgery: an overview.
abstract: Artificial drainage devices (ADD) create an alternative pathway for aqueous drainage from the anterior chamber of an eye through a tube to the subconjunctival bleb connected to an equatorial plate under the conjunctiva. The ADDs, both valved and non-valved, are available for end stage or refractory glaucoma. Currently, some of these devices, particularly the Express shunt, are recommended for the primary treatment of glaucoma. In this article, we highlight various ADDs, their indications and contraindications, surgical techniques and associated complications.
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan. mriduch77@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baisakhiya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D011474:Prosthesis Design