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C. Nucci et al. (Eds.)

Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 173

ISSN 0079-6123

Copyright r 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

CHAPTER 19

Modern aqueous shunt implantation: future challenges

Keith Barton1,2, and Dale K. Heuer3,4

1Moorfields Eye Hospital, 162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK

2Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK 3Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA 4Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Eye Institute Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA

Abstract: The aqueous shunts that are currently available are based on the principles of the Molteno implant, i.e., a permanent sclerostomy, routing of aqueous to the equatorial subconjunctival space, and an end plate to prevent obstruction, and also to determine the surface area for absorption. While the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve appears to have improved the predictability of early intraocular pressure (IOP) control, the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant has a tendency towards a lower rate of long-term excessive encapsulation. As a result of improvements in predictability, shunts are used more widely. Because of these positive factors, and ongoing concerns regarding the bleb-related problems associated with mitomycin C trabeculectomy, there is an increasing interest in the use of shunts as primary surgical management for primary glaucoma. At present, the main barrier to wider use of shunts in less-complicated glaucomas will probably be the unknown longterm effect on corneal endothelium, an issue that has not yet been properly addressed.

Keywords: glaucoma; aqueous shunts; surgery; secondary glaucoma; filtering surgery

Background

Although the first attempts at shunting aqueous date as far back as the early part of the 20th century (Rollett and Moreau, 1907; Zorab, 1912), the modern age of shunts essentially began with the Molteno implant in the late 1960s (Molteno, 1969a). The construction of the Molteno implant from a segment of silicone tube approximately 600 mm in external diameter, with a luminal diameter of 300 mm, was intended not only to provide a permanent sclerostomy, but also to

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E-mail: keith.barton@moorfields.nhs.uk

divert aqueous away from the traditional trabeculectomy drainage area at the superior limbus to the equatorial subconjunctival space. An end plate was attached to the distal end of the tube through the end plate ridge, preventing fibrous ingrowth from obstructing the tube orifice. This basic design has formed the defining model for subsequent shunt construction. Shunts, such as the Schocket or anterior chamber tube shunt to encircling band (ACTSEB) in which a tube without a fixed end plate was inserted under an encircling band, were found to be less effective in achieving intraocular pressure (IOP) control than fixed one-piece implants (Fig. 1; Lavin et al., 1992; Smith et al., 1992; Wilson et al., 1992).

The shunts currently available, including the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant (Advanced Medical

DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)01119-9

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