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Abstract #70066 Published in IGR 18-2
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Reduces Intraocular Pressure Peak in Response to the Water Drinking Test
Kerr NM; Lew HR; Skalicky SEJournal of Glaucoma 2016; 25: 727-731
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) on intraocular pressure (IOP) peak and fluctuation induced by the water drinking test (WDT) in patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. METHODS: Patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension underwent the WDT before and after SLT within a 12-month period. No other changes to therapeutic regimen were permitted. IOP was measured with a Goldmann applanation tonometer at baseline and every 15 minutes for 45 minutes following a fluid challenge of 800 mL over 15 minutes. Baseline, peak, and percentage fluctuation in IOP from baseline were compared using a repeated measures analysis of variance with Bonferroni adjustment. RESULTS: Twenty eyes from 20 patients were included in this study. The median patient age was 73±15 years (interquartile range) and 70% of patients were female. Ten eyes (50%) had a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma and 10 eyes had ocular hypertension. Following SLT there was a statistically significant reduction in mean baseline IOP from 16.9±2.4 to 14.2±2.3 mm Hg (P<0.001), peak IOP from 21.9±3.7 to 16.9±3.1 mm Hg (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension treated with SLT have significantly reduced peak IOPs and fluctuation in IOP in response to the WDT.
*Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital †Glaucoma Care, Melbourne §University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkvilee, Vic. ‡Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Full articleClassification:
12.4 Laser trabeculoplasty and other laser treatment of the angle (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
6.13 Provocative tests (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
