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The BAERVELDT® Pars Plana glaucoma implant is the first glaucoma implant designed for effective placement during or following a pars plana vitrectomy. The Hoffman Elbow was specifically designed for insertion through a 20 gauge pars plana sclerostemy incision.
BAERVELDT® glaucoma implants are a significant design accomplishment, combining the largest surface area in a streamlined device that can be implanted in a single quadrant. The potential clinical benefits of a large, single-quadrant implant device are substantial:
- Long-term intraocular pressure (IOP) control3,4
- Easier implantation3
- Reduced surgical time4
- Less trauma2,4
- Faster healing4
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BG-102-350 Pars Plana
Surface Area: 350 mm2
The BAERVELDT® Pars Plana Glaucoma Implant is indicated for use in patients with prior vitrectomy and medically uncontrollable glaucoma and poor surgical prognosis, such as, but not limited to: neovascular glaucoma; aphakic/pseudophakic glaucomas; failed conventional surgery, congenital glaucoma; and secondary glaucoma due to uveitis, epithelial downgrowth, etc.
Contraindications include bacterial conjunctivitis, bacterial corneal ulcers, endophthalmitis, orbital cellulitis, bacteremia or septicemia, active scleritis and/or no light perception.
Reported complications during and after surgery include, but are not limited to: choroidal hemorrhage, hyphema, serous choroidal effusion, hypotony, flat anterior chamber, phthisis bulbi, retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, tube erosion, tube touch to cornea, tube block by iris or vitreous, bullous keratopathy, uveitis, and diplopia.
Caution: Federal Law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
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