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Abstract #92828 Published in IGR 22-1

Comparison of 12-month surgical outcomes of ab interno trabeculotomy with phacoemulsification between spatula-shaped and dual-blade microhooks

Omoto T; Fujishiro T; Asano-Shimizu K; Asano-Shimizu K; Sugimoto K; Sakata R; Murata H; Asaoka R; Honjo M; Aihara M
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 2021; 65: 402-408


PURPOSE: To compare 12-month clinical results of spatula-shaped and dual-blade microhooks ab interno trabeculotomy with phacoemulsification. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective comparative study. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of Japanese open-angle glaucoma patients who underwent ab interno trabeculotomy with phacoemulsification with a 12-month follow-up. Two types of trabecular hook were used: the spatula-shaped Tanito Trabeculotomy ab interno Micro-hook and the Kahook Dual Blade. Changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and medication scores comprised the main outcome metrics. We also analyzed and compared patient demographics and the occurrence of complications. RESULTS: Trabeculotomy was performed using a spatula-shaped hook in 17 eyes and a dual-blade hook in 15 eyes. Significant reductions in IOP (p < 0.001) and medication scores (p < 0.001) were noted in both groups after the 1-month time point. The percentage changes of IOP from baseline at each time point were not significantly different between groups, though there was a significant difference in medication scores at 12 months (p = 0.0192). Postoperative complications occurred similarly in both groups; one case in the dual-blade group required additional filtration surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Ab interno trabeculotomy with phacoemulsification was effective in lowering IOP both with spatula-shaped and with double-blade microhooks. At 12 months more medications were used postoperatively in the spatula-shaped microhook group; however, the reductions in the medication scores from baseline were statistically significant in both groups.

Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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Classification:

12.9 Trabeculotomy, goniotomy (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
12.14.3 Phacoemulsification (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.14 Combined cataract extraction and glaucoma surgery)



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