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Abstract #100557 Published in IGR 23-1
Ex-PRESS® surgery versus trabeculectomy for primary open-angle glaucoma with low preoperative intraocular pressure
Otsuka M; Hayashi A; Tojo NInternational Ophthalmology 2022; 42: 3367-3375
PURPOSE: To compare surgical outcomes between Ex-PRESS® surgery (EXP) and trabeculectomy (Trab) for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with low preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective non-randomized study. We included POAG patients with preoperative IOP ≤ 16 mmHg who were taking tolerance glaucoma medications. We compared the surgical outcomes, postoperative IOP, number of glaucoma medications, reduction rate of corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), visual acuity, and postoperative complications between POAG patients who underwent EXP (34 eyes) or Trab (38 eyes) and could be followed up for > 2 years. RESULTS: Both surgeries significantly decreased the IOP (p < 0.001): At 2 years, EXP provided decreases from 13.4 ± 2.3 to 10.2 ± 3.1 mmHg, and Trab provided decreases from 13.5 ± 2.0 to 8.9 ± 3.2 mmHg. No significant differences were observed in the postoperative IOP (p = 0.076), number of postoperative medications (p = 0.263), success rate (p = 0.900), reduction rate of ECD (p = 0.410), or difference in visual acuity (p = 0.174). The reduction rate of IOP was significantly high in the Trab group (p = 0.047). CONCLUSIONS: Both surgeries significantly decreased IOP and were useful surgical methods for low-IOP glaucoma. Our results suggest that trabeculectomy can decrease IOP more than Ex-PRESS surgery but might have more complications.
Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
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