Glaucoma Drainage Implants
"Glaucoma Drainage Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the sclera to maintain normal intraocular pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D020327
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Glaucoma Drainage Implants- Glaucoma Drainage Implants
- Drainage Implant, Glaucoma
- Drainage Implants, Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Drainage Implant
- Implant, Glaucoma Drainage
- Implants, Glaucoma Drainage
- Aqueous Shunts
- Aqueous Shunt
- Shunt, Aqueous
- Shunts, Aqueous
- Glaucoma Filtration Implants
- Filtration Implant, Glaucoma
- Filtration Implants, Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Filtration Implant
- Implant, Glaucoma Filtration
- Implants, Glaucoma Filtration
- Aqueous Humor Shunts
- Aqueous Humor Shunt
- Shunt, Aqueous Humor
- Shunts, Aqueous Humor
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glaucoma Drainage Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Socioeconomic Status Mediates and Modifies Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Incisional Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun; 274:249-257.
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Impact of Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Common Ophthalmic Procedures Volumes: A US Claims-Based Analysis. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2022 12; 29(6):604-612.
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Strabismus After Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 02; 222:1-5.
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Efficacy of Combined Suprachoroidal Stent and Cataract Surgery in Patients With Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2020 08; 29(8):627-638.
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Cyclodestructive procedures for refractory glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 03 10; 3:CD012223.
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Aqueous shunts for glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 07 28; 7:CD004918.
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Device-modified trabeculectomy for glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Dec 01; (12):CD010472.
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Valved Glaucoma Drainage Devices in Pediatric Glaucoma: Retrospective Long-term Outcomes. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Sep; 133(9):1030-5.
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Advances in glaucoma treatment and management: surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 May 04; 53(5):2491-4.
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Graft failure after penetrating keratoplasty in eyes with Ahmed valves. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Aug; 150(2):169-78.