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Molteno Implants
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Definition
: Devices implanted to control intraocular pressure by allowing aqueous fluid to drain from the anterior chamber. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
Other names
Shunts, Molteno; Molteno Shunts; Implants, Molteno