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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) in patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for vitreoretinal disease with medically uncontrolled glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective review of 12 patients who underwent 270° ECP following vitrectomy. RESULTS: Ten of the 12 patients had excellent intraocular pressure (IOP) control postoperatively, without medication in four patients and with reduced medication in six patients. IOP decreased from 26.3 ± 12.9 to 17.9 ± 6.0 at 1 month (P = .03) and 16.9 ± 4.4 at 3 months postoperatively (P = .02). Best corrected visual acuity was improved by 1 month postoperatively. The number of glaucoma agents decreased from 2.7 ± 1.1 to 1.3 ± 1.3 (P = .03). One patient with neovascular glaucoma developed hypotony. Postoperative inflammation or discomfort did not exceed what was expected for a standard vitrectomy in any patient. CONCLUSION: ECP can be effectively combined with vitrectomy; however, ECP produced unpredictable results in the two patients with neovascular glaucoma.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
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