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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of Molteno aqueous shunt as a primary surgical treatment in uveitic glaucoma.Methods: Nonrandomized, interventional, retrospective clinical study. The intraocular pressure (IOP), survival rate and complications were analyzed in 30 patients with uveitic glaucoma treated with Molteno implant.Results: The mean follow-up time was 59.3 ± 18.4 months. Preoperatively, the mean ± SD IOP was 32.8 ± 7.5 mmHg (range 20[ndash]48), and the mean number of medications was 3.1 ± 0.6. The mean IOP decreased significantly (p < 0.001) to 17.7 and 15 mmHg at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. The mean number of medications decreased statistically significantly (p < 0.001) from the preoperative number 3.1 to 1.9 three months postoperatively. The number of medications continued to

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