Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To determine whether postoperative use of topical ketorolac tromethamine 0.5% affects intraocular pressure (IOP) following Ahmed glaucoma drainage device (New World Medical, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA) implantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients undergoing Ahmed implantation at the University of Michigan from January 2002 to June 2008 were reviewed. Fourteen eyes received ketorolac after surgery; 50 eyes did not. Preoperative and postoperative IOP and glaucoma medications were recorded for both groups; the two-sided Student's t test was used to compare these parameters. RESULTS: Mean preoperative IOP was similar in the two groups (35.1 ± 11.9 vs 37.0 ± 12.2 mm Hg; P = .60). At postoperative month 6, the ketorolac group had significantly lower IOP compared with the no ketorolac group (13.1 ± 3.7 vs 19.5 ± 9.3 mm Hg, respectively; P = .0003). There was no difference in the number of glaucoma medications postoperatively between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Ketorolac may lead to lower postoperative IOP following Ahmed implantation.
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- Visual Acuity
- Tonometry, Ocular
- Postoperative Care
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Ketorolac Tromethamine
- Intraocular Pressure
- Humans
- Glaucoma Drainage Implants
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Visual Acuity
- Tonometry, Ocular
- Postoperative Care
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Ketorolac Tromethamine
- Intraocular Pressure
- Humans
- Glaucoma Drainage Implants