The investigators hypothesize that KeraSys is a safe as Tutoplast to cover the tube of the Molteno 3 glaucoma drainage device during surgery
This study compares patients who will undergo Molteno 3 shunt implant surgery with 1 group receiving KeraSys patch graft and the 2nd group receiving Tutoplast patch graft. The investigators will examine the efficacy and safety of KeraSys in comparison with Tutoplast and monitor the long term effectiveness for preventing tube erosion in Molteno 3 tube shunt surgery for 1 year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Patients needing glaucoma drainage surgery
Wills Eye Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Kerasys safety
The patch graft will be graded on appearance at each visit by slit lamp for tube erosion and conjunctival retraction.
Time frame: one day, week one, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 1 year
Long term efficacy of Kerasys and Tutoplast in Molteno 3 glaucoma shunt surgery
The thickness of the patch graft will be measured by anterior segment OCT and anterior segment photos.
Time frame: 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 1 year
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