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Consecutive eyes that underwent mitomycin C (MMC) augmented XEN gel stent surgery, with uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) or signs of disease progression, were included to undergo MMC-augmented DS. Primary efficacy outcome was surgical success, defined as complete when the unmedicated IOP was 12 mmHg or less, or 15 mmHg or less and 20% lower than at the timing of XEN failure and defined as qualified when the IOP fulfilled the same conditions with fewer medications than before deep sclerectomy. Secondary measures were mean reduction in IOP and in the number of medications, and the rates of complications. Results: Seventeen eyes were enrolled with a mean age of 72.1 \u00b1 8.2 years (66.7% women). The mean follow-up was 20.1 \u00b1 4.9 months, with more than 12-month data available from 15 eyes. Following DS, IOP decreased significantly from 22.6 \u00b1 5.3 mmHg to 12.3 \u00b1 5.5 (45.6%; p &lt; 0.001). Antiglaucoma medications dropped from 1.1 \u00b1 0.9 to 0.3 \u00b1 0.7. Complete success was obtained in 40% of eyes using the threshold of 12 mmHg or less and a 20% decrease of IOP, and in 60% using the 15 mmHg or less threshold. Adverse events were observed in 20% of eyes (bleb leakage (13.3%); hypotony (6.7%)). No cases of choroidal detachment or hypotony maculopathy were reported. Conclusions: Failed XEN gel stent implantation does not seem to negatively affect the safety and efficacy of subsequent deep sclerectomy surgery.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm11164784","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,16]],"date-time":"2022-08-16T23:44:25Z","timestamp":1660693465000},"page":"4784","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy following Failed XEN Gel Stent Implantation in Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Prospective Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4756-8715","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giorgio Enrico","family":"Bravetti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Glaucoma Research Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Swiss Visio, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kevin","family":"Gillmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Glaucoma Research Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Swiss Visio, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5866-9856","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Harsha L.","family":"Rao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Narayana Nethralaya, 63, Bannerghatta Road, Hulimavu, Bangalore 560099, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andr\u00e9","family":"Mermoud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Glaucoma Research Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Swiss Visio, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kaweh","family":"Mansouri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Glaucoma Research Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Swiss Visio, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1901","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2014.3192","article-title":"The pathophysiology and treatment of glaucoma: A review","volume":"311","author":"Weinreb","year":"2014","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lavia, C., Dallorto, L., Maule, M., Ceccarelli, M., and Fea, A.M. 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