Research Article
Outcome of a Low-Cost Glaucoma Implant versus the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant for Paediatric Glaucoma in a Tertiary Hospital in Egypt
Table 3
Complications seen in eyes which received AADI implant.
| Complication | Number of eyes | Fate |
| Intense anterior chamber inflammation | 14 | (i) 4 eyes: resolved with treatment | (ii) 1 eye: resolved after AC wash | (iii) 9 eyes: developed subsequent complications | Tube occlusion | 3 | Implantation of BVI in 2 eyes | Significant cataract | 2 | ā | Erosive conjunctivitis with tube exposure | 2 | ā | Endophthalmitis | 2 | (i) 1 eye: resolved with vitrectomy, sterile | (ii) 1 eye: subsequently developed infectious keratitis necessitating keratoplasty |
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