Glaucoma Drainage Implants

"Glaucoma Drainage Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the sclera to maintain normal intraocular pressure.

Descriptor ID	D020327
MeSH Number(s)	E07.695.250
Concept/Terms	Glaucoma Drainage Implants Glaucoma Drainage Implants Drainage Implant, Glaucoma Drainage Implants, Glaucoma Glaucoma Drainage Implant Implant, Glaucoma Drainage Implants, Glaucoma Drainage Aqueous Shunts Aqueous Shunt Shunt, Aqueous Shunts, Aqueous Glaucoma Filtration Implants Filtration Implant, Glaucoma Filtration Implants, Glaucoma Glaucoma Filtration Implant Implant, Glaucoma Filtration Implants, Glaucoma Filtration Aqueous Humor Shunts Aqueous Humor Shunt Shunt, Aqueous Humor Shunts, Aqueous Humor Baerveldt Implants Baerveldt Implants Implants, Baerveldt Krupin Valves Krupin Valves Valves, Krupin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Glaucoma Drainage Implants".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]
Glaucoma Drainage Implants [E07.695.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Glaucoma Drainage Implants".

Glaucoma Drainage Implants
Molteno Implants

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