Ocular motility changes and diplopia in sutured versus unsutured implantation of the Baerveldt glaucoma device.

"Gratitude goes to the patients that participated in this study and also to the clinical research unit of the Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute for collecting the data. The study was financially supported by ZonMw Topzorg (projectnr 842005004), Rotterdamse Stichting Blindenbelangen and Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Oogziekenhuis (SWOO) prof. Dr. H.J. Flieringa."

"We performed a prospective, cohort study of patients who underwent primary BGI surgery with the free plate technique and compared them with patients from a previous cohort study who underwent BGI surgery with the conventional sutured technique. This study was approved by the medical research ethics committee of the Erasmus Medical Center (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and was registered at www.trialregister.nl (identifier NTR4826). The research followed the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Patients were selected at the outpatient glaucoma department of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital. Written informed consent was collected from all patients after a detailed explanation of the study procedures involved was provided."