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Tube occlusion by vitreous after tube implant surgery in a vitrectomized eye Kei Nomiyama 1 , Riki Kijima 2 , Zhenyu Dong 2 , Takafumi Igarashi 1 , Kasumi Kikuchi 2 , Akiko Wakayama 1 , Shigeki Hirose 1 , Susumu Ishida 2 1Department of Opthalmology, Japan Community Health care Organization Sapporo Hokushin Hospital 2Department of Opthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University pp.859-864
Published Date 2026/7/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.037055790800070859
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Abstract Purpose:We report a case of neovascular glaucoma in vitrectomized eyes treated with Ahmed glaucoma valve(AGV) implantation. The left eye developed elevated intraocular pressure(IOP) due to vitreous entrapment at the tube tip, necessitating reoperation. Therefore, the tube tip position was modified during AGV implantation in the right eye to prevent recurrence.

Case:The patient was a 60-year-old woman with untreated bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy. She underwent vitrectomy and subsequently developed neovascular glaucoma in both eyes. The condition was initially managed conservatively. However, AGV implantation with tube insertion into the vitreous cavity was performed for both eyes due to inadequate IOP control. The IOP of the left eye remained elevated after surgery, and vitreous entrapment at the tube tip was suspected. Therefore, she underwent a second vitrectomy on postoperative day 21. Vitreous incarceration around the tube tip was confirmed and removed intraoperatively, and her IOP was subsequently controlled. The tube tip was directed toward the central vitreous cavity during AGV implantation for the right eye to prevent tube occlusion by the residual vitreous. The right eye has had a favorable postoperative course.

Conclusion:The presence of residual vitreous should be carefully considered when performing AGV implantation in eyes that have undergone vitrectomy.


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