The Ahmed Glaucoma Valve consists of a very small plate with a unique valve system that regulates your eye pressure. Attached to the plate is a tube that drains the fluid out of the eye, thus reducing the eye pressure. The implant is outside the eye but the skin of the eye covers it so it cannot be seen or felt.
Implant surgery immediately reduces the pressure in the eye by giving the fluid a means to drain out more efficiently. Because the implant is a valve, it adjusts itself according to the fluid pressure in the eye. A precise control on the amount of fluid that can flow through it. This ensures that there is no excessive drainage from the eye.
Model FP8 Features:
Made of medical-grade silicone
Used for pediatrics or small globes
Immediate reduction of intraocular pressure
Unique, non-obstructive valve system to prevent excessive drainage and chamber collapse
Implanted in a single-stage procedure
Eliminates drainage tube ligature sutures, "rip-chord" sutures, and occluding sutures
Thinner plate
MRI safe
Valve/Plate Specifications:
Thickness: 2.1mm
Width: 11.0mm
Length: 11.0mm
Surface area: 102mm2
Tube Specifications:
Length: 25.4mm
Inner diameter: 0.305mm
Outer diameter: 0.635mm
Materials:
Valved plate body: medical-grade silicone
Drainage tube: medical-grade silicone
Valve: medical-grade silicone, elastomer membrane
Valve Casing: medical-grade polypropylene
Ordering Info:
Model FP8 - Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (Flexible Plate - Pediatric)