We describe the case of a patient with secondary glaucoma who developed tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation. Despite the initial expectant management and subsequent surgical interventions, only with the micropulse transecleral cyclophotocoagulation did the intraocular pressure reach acceptable values.
Atypical evolution of tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation
Fontes JúniorVC, CerqueiraVNN, GramachoSS, Oliveira NetoH. Atypical evolution of tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2020;79(6):413-5.
Fontes Júnior,Vicente Conrado; Cerqueira,Verena Naiara Nogueira de; Gramacho,Sandro da Silva; Oliveira Neto,Hermelino de. Atypical evolution of tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 79, n. 6, p. 413-415, Dec. 2020.
Fontes Júnior,V.C., Cerqueira,V.N.N. , Gramacho,S.S., & Oliveira Neto,H. (2020). Atypical evolution of tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,79(6), 413-415.
Fontes Júnior,Vicente Conrado and Cerqueira,Verena Naiara Nogueira de and Gramacho,Sandro da Silva and Oliveira Neto,Hermelino de. Atypical evolution of tenon cyst after Ahmed valve implantation. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2020, vol. 79, n. 6, [cited 2026-03-07], pp.413-415. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/atypical-evolution-of-tenon-cyst-after-ahmed-valve-implantation/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
