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Trabeculectomy ab interno with the Trabectome® as a therapeutic option for uveitic secondary glaucoma

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Abstract

Purpose

Treatment of secondary glaucoma in uveitis patients is challenging. Owing to the young age of these patients, sufficient lowering of the intraocular pressure (IOP) is essential to prevent progression of visual field loss. However, because of the chronic inflammatory stimulus, filtration surgery has an increased risk of failure, especially in patients who have previously undergone surgery. Therefore, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery is a valuable alternative.

Methods

The clinical records of 24 consecutive patients with uveitic secondary glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy ab interno with the Trabectome® at the Eye Center of the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg between June 2009 and June 2014 (registered in the Freiburg trabectome database) were retrospectively analyzed. The general baseline information for each patient included age, gender, glaucoma type, ocular medication and current IOP. The postoperative IOP and number of antiglaucomatous medications were recorded at each visit. Statistical analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator and Dunnett’s t-test.

Results

The mean IOP before surgery was 31 ± 6.7 mmHg (median 32 mmHg). Both the IOP and the number of medications significantly decreased over the various follow-up intervals after trabeculectomy ab interno with the Trabectome®. Patients with follow-ups continuing past one year showed an IOP-reduction of approximately 40 % and a medication number reduction from 2 to 0.67. The failure rate (necessitating further glaucoma surgery) was N = 3 (12.5 %) patients.

Conclusions

Trabeculectomy ab interno with the Trabectome® is a minimally invasive and effective method for controlling IOP in uveitic secondary glaucoma.

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The results of this study were presented at the DOG (German Ophthalmological Society) in September 2014 in Leipzig

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    Alexandra Anton, Sonja Heinzelmann, Thomas Neß, Jan Lübke, Matthias Neuburger, Jens F. Jordan & Thomas Wecker

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Anton, A., Heinzelmann, S., Neß, T. et al. Trabeculectomy ab interno with the Trabectome® as a therapeutic option for uveitic secondary glaucoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 253, 1973–1978 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-015-3102-3

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