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Glaucoma Drainage Devices(GDD) an increasingly popular option for glaucoma treatment and are relatively new in Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the clinical outcomes, number of anti-glaucoma medications and complications in patients who had glaucoma drainage devices implants from a certified skills transfer training program.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a one year retrospective case series review of patients with GDD implants during a skills transfer certification training program in Nigeria in 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty three participants made up of 14 males and 9 females with a mean age of 57.6 SD 14.7 underwent a GDD surgical procedure. The mean pre-operative intraocular pressure of the participants was 23.6\u00b18.7, which dropped to 14 mmHg \u00b1 4.9 mmHg at one year (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.007). The average number of medications of the participants before the GDD implants was 3.3\u00b10.9, and this reduced to 1.4 \u00b1 1.3 medication at one year (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003). One patient had scleral melting and another had accelerated cataract with tube-cornea touch.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The satisfactory clinical outcome from this procedure justifies the benefits of GDD surgical skill transfer program. 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