Klinik, Bildgebung und Therapie eines symptomatischen vasoproliferativen Tumors der Netzhaut (VPTR)

XEN-augmented Baerveldt Implantation for Refractory Childhood Glaucoma: A Retrospective Case Series

Background Tube implants can lead to long-term decompensation of the cornea after decades, in particular in complicated childhood glaucoma, because of a variety of causes including contact between the tube tip and the corneal endothelium. The augmentation of a XEN implant with a Baerveldt (250) tube implant, introduced 2016 by Mermoud et al for refractory glaucoma in adult patients, may reduce this risk in children. In our retrospective study, we report on the XEN-augmented Baerveldt (250) tube implant in children. Patients and methods Ten consecutive patients with refractory childhood glaucoma who underwent XEN-augmented Baerveldt implantation by a single surgeon (F.G.) between January 201…

Periphere exsudative hämorrhagische Chorioretinopathie (PEHCR) als Pseudomelanom der Aderhaut