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Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices?

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Scott, GR; Weizer, JS; Moroi, SE; Bruno, CA; Musch, DC; Niziol, LM; Lee, PP; Stein, JD
Published in: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
2011

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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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging

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EISSN

1938-2375

Publication Date

2011

Volume

42

Issue

3

Start / End Page

190 / 195

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Tonometry, Ocular
  • Postoperative Care
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Ketorolac Tromethamine
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma Drainage Implants
 

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Scott, G. R., Weizer, J. S., Moroi, S. E., Bruno, C. A., Musch, D. C., Niziol, L. M., … Stein, J. D. (2011). Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices? Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, 42(3), 190–195. https://doi.org/10.3928/15428877-20110324-03
Scott, Garrett R., Jennifer S. Weizer, Sayoko E. Moroi, Christina A. Bruno, David C. Musch, Leslie M. Niziol, Paul P. Lee, and Joshua D. Stein. “Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices?Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 42, no. 3 (2011): 190–95. https://doi.org/10.3928/15428877-20110324-03.
Scott GR, Weizer JS, Moroi SE, Bruno CA, Musch DC, Niziol LM, et al. Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices? Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011;42(3):190–5.
Scott, Garrett R., et al. “Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices?Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, vol. 42, no. 3, 2011, pp. 190–95. Pubmed, doi:10.3928/15428877-20110324-03.
Scott GR, Weizer JS, Moroi SE, Bruno CA, Musch DC, Niziol LM, Lee PP, Stein JD. Can topical ketorolac 0.5% improve the function of Ahmed® glaucoma drainage devices? Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011;42(3):190–195.

Published In

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1938-2375

Publication Date

2011

Volume

42

Issue

3

Start / End Page

190 / 195

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Tonometry, Ocular
  • Postoperative Care
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Ketorolac Tromethamine
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma Drainage Implants