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Abstract #66322 Published in IGR 17-3
Impact of treatment strategies for open angle glaucoma on intraocular pressure: the RiGOR study
Coleman AL; Lum FC; Velentgas P; Su Z; Gliklich RE;Journal of comparative effectiveness research 2016; 5: 87-98
AIMS: The RiGOR study's primary outcome measure was a 15% reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) for patients with open-angle glaucoma at 1 year. METHODS: Patients received treatment according to the ophthalmologist's usual practice. RESULTS: A higher proportion of patients in the incisional and other surgery group achieved a 15% reduction in IOP than in the laser surgery or additional medication groups (82, 57, and 57% respectively). In multivariate regression analyses, incisional surgery patients were 2.7-times as likely as patients treated with additional medication to achieve a 15% reduction in IOP (odds ratio: 2.67; 95% CI: 2.01-3.57). CONCLUSION: Incisional and other surgical procedures are effective treatments. There were no differences in treatment response by race or ethnicity.
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Classification:
11.1 General management, indication (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
12.1 General management, indication (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
13.2.1 IOP (Part of: 13 Therapeutic prognosis and outcome > 13.2 Outcome)
