Aqueous shunts. Molteno versus Schocket

Ophthalmology. 1992 May;99(5):672-6; discussion 676-8. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(92)31911-6.

Abstract

The authors conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to test whether the Schocket shunt with a larger shunt reservoir surface area would provide a lower final intraocular pressure than the double-plate Molteno implant. However, the Molteno implant produced a statistically lower intraocular pressure at 6 months compared with the Schocket shunt. Postoperative visual acuity, glaucoma medications, and complications were not statistically different.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aqueous Humor / physiology*
  • Drainage / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glaucoma / physiopathology
  • Glaucoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Visual Acuity