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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Albert, Daniel M., M.D., M.S., et.al. Ophthalmic Surgery Principles and Techniques Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 1999.
Albert, Daniel M., M.D., M.S., et.al. Principles and Practice...
ofOphthalmology, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company, 2000.
Azuara-Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., Augusto, et.al. Handbook ofGlaucoma. London, UK: Martin Dunitz Ltd., 2002.
Ritch, M.D., Robert, et.al. The Glaucomas. St Louis, MO: Mosby, 1996.
Shields, M.D. & M. Bruce. Textbook of Glaucoma. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
Weinreb, Robert, et.al. Glaucoma in the 21st Century. London, UK: Mosby International, 2000.
PERIODICALS
Arroyave, M.D., Claudia P., et.al. "Use of Glaucoma Drainage Devices in the Management of Glaucoma Associated with Aniridia."American Journal of Ophthalmology 135 (February 2003): 155-9.
Benz, M.D., Matthew S., et.al. "Retinal Detachment in Patients with a Preexisting Glaucoma Drainage Device."Retina 22 (June 2002): 283-7.
Garcia-Feijoo, M.D., Ph.D., J., et.al., "Peritubular Filtration as Cause of Severe Hypotony after Ahmed Valve Implantation for Glaucoma."American Journal of Ophthalmology 132 (October 2001): 571-2.
Nazemi, Paul P., et.al. "Migration of Intraocular Silicone Oil Into the Subconjunctival Space and Orbit Through an Ahmed Glaucoma Valve."American Journal of Ophthalmology 132 (December 2001): 929-31.
Netland, M.D. Peter A. and Lee, David A., M.D. "What's New in Glaucoma Research."Review of Ophthalmology (May 1999): 102-10.
OTHER
Glaucoma Associates of Texas, Drainage Implants.
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Tube-shunt surgery, or Seton tube shunt glaucoma surgery, is a surgical method to treat glaucoma. Glaucoma is a potentially blinding disease affecting 2–3% of the United States population. The major known cause of glaucoma is a relative increase in intraocular pressure, or IOP. The purpose of glaucoma treatment, whether medical or surgical, is to lower the IOP.
Aqueous fluid is made continuously, and circulates throughout the eye before draining though channels in the eye's anterior chamber. When too much fluid is made, or it is not drained sufficiently, the IOP rises. This fluid build-up can lead to glaucoma. Normal intraocular pressure is under 21 mm/Hg. Glaucoma develops at IOPs higher than 21mm/Hg. However, approximately 20% of glaucoma patients never have pressures higher than 21 mm/Hg.
From http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/St-Wr/Tube-Shunt-Surgery.html
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Surgeons aim for results of 20/20 or better so that you can perform most daily activities without your glasses. However, there is a possibility that after surgery, you may need to wear reading glasses or corrective lenses for at least some activities.
-Eye Surgery Education Council
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