Lal Hussain1*,2, Imran Shafi3, Sharjil Saeed2, Ali Abbas2, Imtiaz Ahmed Awan2, Sajjad Ahmed Nadeem2, Syed Zaki Hassan Kazmi2, Saeed Arif Shah2, Saqib Iqbal2, Bushra Rahman4 1*Quality Enhancement Cell, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, City Campus, 13100, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan 2Department of Computer Science & IT, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, City Campus, 13100, Muzaffaraba...

Crystal structure of a monoclonal antibody directed against an antigenic determinant common to Ogawa and Inaba serotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1 Firoz Ahmed, Gwénaëlle André-Leroux, Ahmed Haouz, Alain Boutonnier, Muriel Delepierre, Firdausi Qadri, Farida Nato, Jean-Michel Fournier, and Pedro M. Alzari* 1 Institut Pasteur and CNRS URA 2185, 25/28 rue du Dr. Roux, Paris, France 2 International Cent...

AIMS To compare outcomes of resident-performed Ahmed valve surgery vs trabeculectomy in a Veteran Affairs medical facility. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective cohort of 103 eyes in 91 patients receiving Ahmed valve (valve) or trabeculectomy (trab) performed at a Veterans Administration Medical Center by residents in their third year of training. The primary outcomes included intraocular pr...

This study was designed to investigate whether 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu)-polycaprolactone sustained-release film in Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation inhibits postoperative bleb scarring in rabbit eyes. Eighteen New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups (A, B and C; n = 6 per group). Group A received combined 5-Fu-polycaprolactone sustained-release film application and Ahmed...

Objective: Safety and efficacy of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation for the management of uveitis induced glaucoma evaluated on the five dogs with uncontrollable glaucoma. Materials and Methods: Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV®; New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA) is a flow restrictive, nonobstructive self-regulating valve system. Preoperative ocular evaluation included direct ophthalmoscop...

PURPOSE To evaluate the Ahmed valve for decrease elevated pressure associated with black diaphragm lenses for aniridia. METHODS Drainage devices are useful to obtain good control of intraocular pressure in patients with aniridia and the authors often use them because of the poor results of medical therapy or filtering surgery. However, when the elevated intraocular pressure is associated with...

PURPOSE To describe clinical results of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in Mexican patients with neovascular glaucoma (NVG). MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed records of 60 eyes of 60 patients with NVG who underwent Ahmed valve implantation, with a follow-up period of 1 year. We identified successful and failed cases and compared baseline and follow-up characteristics to identify possible d...

Aim To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the M4 (porous polyethylene plate) Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) drainage implant in a multicenter retrospective study. Materials and methods A retrospective chart review of medical records of patients who had undergone the M4 Ahmed valve was performed from January 2013 to April 2015. The primary outcome measure was surgical failure defined as: Less tha...