Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

OPHTHALMIC IMAGE
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 67  |  Issue : 9  |  Page : 1477-

Ophthalmological signet ring sign by a glaucoma implant


Sunny Chi Lik Au, Simon Tak Chuen Ko 
 Department of Ophthalmology, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, HKSAR, Hong Kong

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sunny Chi Lik Au
Department of Ophthalmology, 9/F, MO Office, Lo Ka Chow Memorial Ophthalmic Centre, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, 19 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay
Hong Kong




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Au SC, Ko ST. Ophthalmological signet ring sign by a glaucoma implant.Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:1477-1477


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Au SC, Ko ST. Ophthalmological signet ring sign by a glaucoma implant. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];67:1477-1477
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A 58-year-old man with right eye uveitic glaucoma was successfully implanted an Ahmed valve (New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA) to control his intraocular pressure. Glaucoma drainage device, with increasing popularity,[1] would show up on radiological imaging,[2] and be mistaken as foreign body,[3] especially with its size, superior location to the eye,[4] and heterogeneous radiodensity throughout. The Ahmed valve appears as a signet ring on computed tomography [Figure 1]. The difference in radiodensity of the polypropylene body from the remaining silicone part outlines its ring-shaped appearance. This is more obvious especially with 3D reconstruction [Figure 2], making it a signature of glaucoma implant.{Figure 1}{Figure 2}

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