Prospective cohort study of corneal endothelial cell loss after Baerveldt glaucoma implantation.

Kentaro IwasakiShogo ArimuraYuji TakiharaYoshihiro TakamuraMasaru Inatani

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Anterior chamber Baerveldt glaucoma implantation causes corneal endothelial cell loss. Corneal endothelial cell loss starts at the tube insertion quadrant. Exfoliation glaucoma and narrower tube-corneal angle are associated with severe loss of corneal endothelial cells.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
cataract surgery
optical coherence tomography
wound healing
high glucose
optic nerve
vascular endothelial growth factor
high resolution
early onset
mass spectrometry
drug induced