From: Posterior segment complications of Ahmed valve implantation
Posterior segment complication | No. of eyes | Percentage of eyes | Procedure performed (No. of eyes) | Median time to onset of complication (Month) | Range (Months) |
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Choroidal detachment | 44 | 17.7% | – | 0.1 | 0–0.3 |
Ocular decompression retinopathy | 8 | 3.2% | – | 0.1 | 0–0.3 |
Hypotonic maculopathy | 7 | 2.8% | – | 0.8 | 0.1–2.5 |
Suprachoroidal hemorrhage | 3 | 1.2% | Vitrectomy (1) | 0.2 | 0–0.5 |
Endophthalmitis | 3 | 1.2% | Vitrectomy (3) | 11.3 | 0.1–23.7 |
Retinal detachment | 3 | 1.2% | Vitrectomy (2) | 3.2 | 1.6–8.8 |
Vitreous hemorrhage | 5 | 2.0% | Vitrectomy (1) | 1.2 | 0.1–3.2 |
Epiretinal membrane | 2 | 0.8% | – | 22.4 | 12.2–32.6 |
Cystoid macular edema | 2 | 0.8% | Intravitreal bevacizumab or triamcinolone injection (2) | 2.6 | 1.3–3.9 |
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy | 1 | 0.4% | Vitrectomy (1) | 10.3 | 10.3–10.3 |