Case Report: Xen Ab Interno Gel Stent Use in a Refractory Glaucoma Patient With Previous Filtration Surgeries

J Glaucoma. 2018 Mar;27(3):e59-e60. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000864.

Abstract

This case study reports the successful implantation of the Xen ab interno gel stent in a 44-year-old man with refractory chronic open-angle glaucoma. The patient had multiple unsuccessful filtration surgeries including a trabeculectomy and 2 Ahmed glaucoma valves placed superotemporally and inferonasally oculus dexter. The patients intraocular pressure was reduced from 29 mm Hg preoperatively to 17 mm Hg 1 year after surgery, without any ocular complications. The Xen gel stent may be considered as a possible intervention to lower intraocular pressure in patients with refractory glaucoma, despite previous filtration surgeries if the superonasal conjunctiva is spared and healthy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Filtering Surgery* / adverse effects
  • Glaucoma Drainage Implants*
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / physiopathology
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure / physiology
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
  • Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
  • Reoperation / methods*
  • Stents*
  • Tonometry, Ocular
  • Treatment Failure
  • Treatment Outcome