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Abstract #94993 Published in IGR 22-2
Correlation between intraocular pressure reduction and anterior chamber aqueous flare after micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
Kimura A; Nakashima KI; Inoue TBMC Ophthalmology 2021; 21: 266
BACKGROUND: Micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MP-CPC) is a technique that has been approved in recent years to treat glaucoma. MP-CPC causes anterior chamber inflammation; a relationship with reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) has not been reported. Therefore, we analyzed the correlation between IOP and anterior chamber aqueous flare after MP-CPC. METHODS: This retrospective study included 37 eyes of 37 patients who underwent MP-CPC between November 2018 and October 2020. IOP and flare values were measured at 1, 4, and 12 weeks after MP-CPC. Correlations were assessed between the percentage IOP reduction and flare elevation by calculating Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The percentage IOP reduction at 1 week after surgery was correlated with the flare elevation at 1 week after surgery (ρ = 0.47, P = 0.006). The percentage IOP reduction at 12 weeks after surgery was correlated with the flare elevation at 4 weeks after surgery (ρ = 0.53, P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: A short-term correlation was implied between reduced IOP and flare elevation after MP-CPC.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. kimu.four@gmail.com.
Full articleClassification:
12.10 Cyclodestruction (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
3.10 Immunobiology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)
9.4.6 Glaucomas associated with inflammation, uveitis (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
