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Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2010 Oct 8;118(3):435–442. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.07.015

Table 6.

Surgeon experience with the study devices

		Prior surgical procedures with BGI
		0–4^*	20+	Total
Prior surgical cases with AGV	0–4^*	0	2 (8%)	2 (8%)
	5–9	0	2 (8%)	2 (8%)
	10–19	0	1 (4%)	1 (4%
	20+	5 (20%)	15 (60%)	20 (80%)
	Total	5 (20%)	20 (80%)	25 (100%)

Surgeons with less experience than five prior cases with a device were required to submit a video of a non-study case undergoing implantation with that device to be certified by one principle investigator (DLB).

BGI = Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant; AGV = Ahmed Glaucoma Valve