AIM: To observe the clinical effect of Ex-press glaucoma filtration device implantation under scleral flap for traumatic glaucoma.

METHODS: Totally 19 eyes of 19 patients with traumatic glaucoma were implanted with Ex-press glaucoma filtration device under the scleral flap from December 2012 to May 2013. The postoperative visual acuity, anterior chamber depth and hyphema,intraocular pressure(IOP), filtering bleb and other complications were observed and summarized.

RESULTS: Ex-press glaucoma filtration device were implanted successfully in 19 patients. At 1d postoperatively shallow anterior chamber was occurred in 2 eyes and hyphema was occurred in 3 eyes. At 3mo postoperatively increased vision was occurred in 9 eyes(47%),functional filtering bleb was occurred in 18 eyes(95%),and IOP was 12.1±6.1mmHg. At 6mo postoperatively increased vision was occurred in 11 eyes(58%),functional filtering bleb was occurred in 18 eyes(95%),and IOP was 13.3±6.9mmHg.Compared with the preoperative IOP(29.8±6.7mmHg),the difference was significant(P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: Ex-press glaucoma filtration device implantationfor traumatic glaucoma can improve the postoperative vision and control the postoperative IOP stably with fewer complications and high safety.