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The effect of the hypertensive phase on the long-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation

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Background

To investigate the long-term effect of hypertensive phase (HP) on the clinical outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation.

Method

The records of patients with different etiologies of glaucoma who underwent AGV implantation with at least 3 years of follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. HP was defined as the IOP > 21 mm Hg during the first three months after surgery. The main outcome measure was cumulative success defined as 5 < IOP ≤ 21 mmHg and 20% reduction from the baseline with or without IOP lowering medications. Results that do not achieve cumulative success or undergo glaucoma reoperation during the follow-up period are considered failures. The secondary outcome measures were intraocular pressure (IOP) and the number of glaucoma medications.

Results

A total of 120 patients (28 patients of HP, 92 patients without HP) with an average age (± SD) of 48.9 ± 19.6 years and a mean follow-up of 4.5 ± 1.4 years were enrolled. The mean duration of survival was 5.3 ± 0.5 years in HP which was significantly shorter than 6.4 ± 0.2 years in non-HP (log rank = 4.2, P = 0.04). Mean IOP and number of IOP lowering agents were higher in postoperative visits at 1,2, 3, and 4 years in HP patients compared with non-HP (all Ps < 0.01). Higher baseline IOP was significantly associated with higher rates of surgical failure.

Conclusion

In the long-term follow-up, the duration of survival was significantly longer in the non-HP group. In the non-HP group, the failure rate was significantly lower than the HP group.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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  1. Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

    Naveed Nilforushan

  2. Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Kiana Hassanpour & Maryam Yadgari

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Madani St., Tehran, 1617763141, Iran

    Kiana Hassanpour & Maryam Yadgari

  4. Basir Eye Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Fatemeh Vafaei & Maryam Yadgari

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Nilforushan, N., Hassanpour, K., Vafaei, F. et al. The effect of the hypertensive phase on the long-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation. Int Ophthalmol 42, 3739–3747 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-022-02371-w

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