COMPARISON OF LONG-TERM SURGICAL SUCCESS OF AHMED VALVE IMPLANT VERSUS TRABECULECTOMY IN OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA

摘要

Research Objective To compare the long-term surgical success of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) implantation with trabeculectomy in open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Study Design Retrospective case-controlled study. Location New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, CA and the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Funding Source Research to Prevent Blindness; and D May II, E Kelton, and L Kelton.