@article {1647872,
	title = {Survey of the American Glaucoma Society Membership on Current Glaucoma Drainage Device Placement and Postoperative Corticosteroid Use},
	journal = {Clin Ophthalmol},
	volume = {16},
	year = {2022},
	month = {2022},
	pages = {2305-2310},
	abstract = {Purpose: To assess practice patterns and opinions of glaucoma specialists regarding glaucoma drainage device tube shunt placement and post-operative anti-inflammatory medication use. We also assess the perceived need for a randomized control trial to compare them. Patients and Methods: An online survey was distributed to a group of glaucoma specialists from the American Glaucoma Society via the American Glaucoma Society forum from April to August 2021. Results: One hundred and twenty-eight responses were included. Ninety percent placed tubes in the anterior chamber. Sixty-one percent reported that evidence suggested the superiority of sulcus tube placement over the anterior chamber, whereas 34\% reported there was not enough evidence to suggest superiority of either in preventing endothelial cell loss. Comparing these techniques for intraocular pressure control, 49\% reported evidence suggested sulcus tube placement superiority whereas 46\% reported there was not enough evidence. Over 40\% of respondents reported that they were either unfamiliar with literature or that there was not enough evidence to support the superiority of difluprednate 0.05\% over prednisolone 1\% for post-operative use in preventing endothelial cell loss and for intraocular pressure control. Ninety percent and 81\% of respondents respectively would benefit from randomized control trials comparing outcomes of anterior chamber vs sulcus tube placement and post-operative corticosteroid usage. Conclusion: Most glaucoma specialists surveyed place glaucoma drainage device tube in the anterior chamber over the sulcus. A randomized control trial to determine optimal tube placement and post-operative anti-inflammatory medication use for preventing endothelial cell loss would change current glaucoma drainage device practice patterns.},
	issn = {1177-5467},
	doi = {10.2147/OPTH.S369673},
	author = {Yonamine, Sean and Ton, Lauren and Rose-Nussbaumer, Jennifer and Ying, Gui-Shuang and Ahmed, Iqbal Ike K and Chen, Teresa C and Weiner, Asher and Gedde, Steven J and Han, Ying}
}
