What is it about?
The study is about a novel devoid of a tube, laminar drainage implant (LDI), is four times thinner than established glaucoma drainage implants with silicone tubes.
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Why is it important?
Glaucoma drainage implants (GDIs) are helpful in managing glaucoma refractory to conventional medical and surgical therapy. Medicare data on glaucoma surgeries performed between 1994 and 2012 showed a trend toward earlier indications for GDI surgery with a marked decrease in the percentage of trabeculectomies (77%) and a remarkable increase in the percentage of surgeries with a GDI (410%). However, current GDIs may lead to severe complications, including hypotony, strabismus, and overlying tissue erosion.
Perspectives
An LDI is believed to have a more anatomical design and aims to reduce the most severe and frequent postoperative complications occurring with traditional implants.
Dr. Sergio Jacobovitz
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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This page is a summary of: Laminar drainage implant, European Journal of Ophthalmology, November 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1120672118815066.
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