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Abstract #79086 Published in IGR 20-1

Prospective pilot study comparing deep sclerectomy outcomes with a long-term and intense corticosteroid treatment versus a standard one

Lanzagorta-Aresti A; Perez-Lopez M; Davo-Cabrera JM; Palacios-Pozo E
BMJ open ophthalmology 2018; 3: e000165


OBJECTIVE: To compare prospectively intraocular pressure (IOP) results after deep sclerectomy (DS) using a topical short-term corticosteroid treatment (STCT, 1  month) versus a topical long-term and intense corticosteroid treatment (LTCT, 6 months) in a two2  year-follow-up. METHODS: Patients with medically uncontrolled open angle glaucoma were prospectively recruited and underwent a DS. RESULTS: We operated 45 eyes of 45 patients, 22 in STCT group and 23 in LTCT group. Median preoperative IOP was 27 (22-36.75)  mm Hg for STCT and for 25 (22-28) mm Hg for LTCT group without significant difference (p=0.195). Median postoperative IOP was 4 (3-6.25) mm Hg in STCT group versus 2 (0-5)  mm Hg in LTCT at day 1 (p=0.003); 8.5 (5.75-11.25)  mm Hg (STCT) vs 6 (4-9) mm Hg (LTCT) at week 1 (p=0.079); 17.5 (14.75-22.25)  mm Hg (STCT) vs 13 (10-14) mm Hg (LTCT) at month 1 (p=0.001); 16 (12-20) mm Hg (STCT) vs 12 (10-15) mm Hg (LTCT) at month 3 (p=0.008); 17 (14-20) mm Hg (STCT) vs 12 (10-14) mm Hg (LTCT) at month 6 (p=0.000); 16 (14-20) mm Hg (STCT) vs 14 (10-16) mm Hg (LTCT) at year 1 (p=0.002) and 17.5 (15-19)  mm Hg (STCT) vs 14 (12-16) mm Hg (LTCT) at year 2 (p=0.001). The complete success rate was 54.5 % in STCT and 87 % in LTCT (p=0.018). CONCLUSIONS: A long-term and intensive postoperative treatment enhances success rate in DS compared with a standard protocol.

Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology Department, FISABIO Oftalmologia, Valencia, Spain.

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Classification:

12.8.3 Non-perforating (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
11.15 Other drugs in relation to glaucoma (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)



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