title: Relationship between Glaucoma Drainage Device Size and Intraocular Pressure Control: Does Size Matter?
abstract: There is ambiguity in the literature regarding whether a larger glaucoma drainage device (GDD) achieves a lower long-term intraocular pressure (IOP). There is some evidence on both sides, but overall there seems to be an optimal surface area of approximately 200-250 mm2beyond which there may be little advantage to increasing the plate size for most patients.
  Rodgers CD, Meyer AM, Sherwood MB. Relationship between Glaucoma Drainage Device Size and Intraocular Pressure Control: Does Size Matter? J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2017;11(1):1-2.
authors.affiliation: Research Assistant, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Cooper D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.affiliation: Research Assistant, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Alissa M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sherwood
keywords: Baerveldt; Glaucoma; Glaucoma drainage device; Intraocular pressure; Molteno, Retrospective study; Visual acuity.