In this study, the investigators want to investigate the success of aqueous humor shunting in the retrobulbar space, using the eyeTube in combination with the eyeWatch implant. The investigators postulate that posterior aqueous humor shunting would be more effective, as this space offers a larger drainage area and a less aggressive local inflammatory environment than the subconjunctival space close to the limbus, resulting in lower and better-sustained IOP than in the more limited, fibroblast-promoting subconjunctival environment surrounding standard implants.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Implantation of a drainage device in the eye, in combination with the eyeWatch implant
Senghor Centre
Mbour, Senegal
Intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction
The proportion of subjects achieving a mean reduction in IOP of ≥ 20% compared with pre-operative pressure at 12 months with the same or fewer hypotensive drugs.
Time frame: 12 months
Adverse events
The incidence and severity of adverse events in the study eye (overall and related to the eyeWatch system) throughout the follow-up period.
Time frame: 12 months
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