Klifto Meredith R

The Relationship of Travel Distance to Postoperative Follow-up Care on Glaucoma Surgery Outcomes.

Increased distance from clinic and interstate access are associated with increased missed appointments and loss to follow-up. Glaucoma specialists should consider these factors when choosing surgical interventions requiring frequent postoperative evaluations.

Ahmed and Baerveldt Drainage Implants in the Treatment of Juvenile Open-angle Glaucoma.

Ahmed and Baerveldt implantation succeeded in lower IOP in 90.7% of patients at 1 year. Continuation of antiglaucoma drops to maintain the IOP after surgery is likely required.

Chronic Kidney Disease as a Predictor of Postoperative Choroidal Effusions After Glaucoma Surgery.

In both the univariate and multivariate analyses, CKD was found to be significantly associated with choroidal effusion after glaucoma surgery.