Table 1. Year of development of different Implants and their postoperative complications.
Name of glaucoma drainage devices. | Year of development | Types of opening | Postoperative complications. |
Molteno | 1979 | Non-valvular | More chances of hypotony. |
Baerveldt | 1990 | Non-valvular | More chances of hypotony. Greatest amount of chances of diplopia are found with this implant. |
Krupin | 1990 | Valvular | Comparatively fewer chances of hypotony |
Ahmed | 1993 | Valvular | Comparatively fewer chances of hypotony. Choroidal effusion. |