title: Surgical Outcomes of Ahmed or Baerveldt Tube Shunt Implantation for medically Uncontrolled Traumatic Glaucoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe postoperative surgical success of either Ahmed or Baerveldt tube shunt implantation for eyes with medically uncontrolled traumatic glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review was carried out to identify patients with traumatic glaucoma that required tube shunt implantation between 2009 and 2015 at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Seventeen eyes from 17 patients met inclusion criteria, including at least 3-month postoperative follow-up. The main outcome measure was surgical success at 1-year follow-up after tube implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was 34.1 ± 8.2 mm Hg on 3.1 ± 1.6 ocular hypotensive medications. Nine eyes (53%) sustained closed globe injury. Ten eyes (59%) received an Ahmed valve shunt and seven eyes (41%) received a Baerveldt tube shunt. Surgical success rate at 1 year postoperatively was 83%. Compared to preoperative, the mean postoperative IOP was significantly lower (16.1 ± 3.5 mm Hg, p < 0.001) on significantly fewer ocular hypertensive medications (1.3 ± 1.6, p = 0.001) at a mean follow-up of 10 months. Mean IOP reduction at last follow-up was 49%. There were three cases of surgical failures: One case of hypotony, one case of tube extrusion with subsequent explan-tation, and one case requiring second tube insertion for IOP control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implantation of an Ahmed or Baerveldt tube shunt provided successful control of IOP in patients with medically uncontrollable traumatic glaucoma.
  Yadgarov A, Liu D, Crane ES, Khouri AS. Surgical Outcomes of Ahmed or Baerveldt Tube Shunt Implantation for medically Uncontrolled Traumatic Glaucoma. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2017;11(1):16-21.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey USA.
authors.forename: Arkadiy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadgarov
authors.affiliation: Student, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Student, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey USA.
authors.forename: Elliot S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey USA.
authors.forename: Albert S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Khouri
keywords: Cohort study; Glaucoma; Glaucoma drainage device; Intraocular pressure; Trauma; Tube.