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Abstract #92428 Published in IGR 22-1
Treatment Outcomes of Slow Coagulation Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation In Pseudophakic Patients with Medically Uncontrolled Glaucoma
Khodeiry MM; Sheheitli H; Sayed MS; Persad PJ; Feuer WJ; Lee RKAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 2021; 229: 90-99
See also comment(s) by Ziad Khoueir & Youssef Abdelmassih •
PURPOSE: Reporting treatment outcomes of slow coagulation transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) as an initial surgical intervention in pseudophakic patients with glaucoma. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: This single academic center study reviewed 74 pseudophakic patients who had a diagnosis of glaucoma and no previous glaucoma surgeries (mean age 82.6 ± 12.5 years; mean follow-up 18.7 ± 9.1 months). The intervention used was slow coagulation continuous wave TSCPC (1250-mW power and 4-second duration). The primary outcome measure was surgical success defined as an intraocular pressure (IOP) of 6-21 mm Hg with a ≥20% reduction from baseline, no reoperation for glaucoma, and no loss of light-perception vision. Secondary outcome measures included glaucoma medication use, visual acuity (VA), and complications. RESULTS: IOP decreased from 27.5 ± 9.8 mm Hg preoperatively to 16.1 ± 6.3 mm Hg postoperatively (P < .001). The preoperative number of glaucoma medications was 4.1 ± 0.9 and 3.1 ± 1.3 post-TSCPC (P < .001). The cumulative probabilities of success at 1 and 2 years were 60.6 % and 58.5%, respectively. When patients were divided into 2 groups based on their baseline IOP being >21 mm Hg (high group) or ≤21 mm Hg (low group), success rates at 2 years were 64.9% and 45.5%, respectively (P = .144). The mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution VA changed from 0.70 ± 0.64 to 1.04 ± 0.87 at the last follow-up visit (P = .01). No serious complications were observed and most of the complications were mild and transient. CONCLUSIONS: Slow coagulation TSCPC has good efficiency, especially in patients with baseline IOP >21 mm Hg, and safety profile as an initial surgical intervention in pseudophakic patients with glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 2021;221:•••-•••. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Full articleClassification:
12.10 Cyclodestruction (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
9.4.11.2 Glaucomas in aphakia and pseudophakia (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.11 Glaucomas following intraocular surgery)
