J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2022;2:27-31.
http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202222731
Received: 15 February 2021; Published on-line: 30 April 2022
Comparing the efficacy of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy combined with endotrabeculectomy with that of trabeculectomy
I. Ia. Novytskyy, O. V. Levytska
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University; Lviv (Ukraine)
E-mail: Inovytskyy@gmail.com
TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Novytskyy IIa, Levytska OV. Comparing the efficacy of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy combined with endotrabeculectomy with that of trabeculectomy. J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2022;2:27-31. http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202222731
Purpose: To compare the clinical efficacy of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) combined with ab interno endotrabeculectomy (ETE) with that of penetrating trabeculectomy for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
Material and Methods: Twenty-five patients (25 eyes) that received surgery for POAG were included in the study and divided into two groups based on the type of surgery received: trabeculectomy (13 patients) and NPDS combined with ETE (12 patients).
Results: There was a significant difference (a) between preoperative and any postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) levels, and (b) between preoperative and postoperative mean numbers of ocular hypotensive medications used for either group at any time point of the 12-month follow-up (р < 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference in IOP between groups (р > 0.05) at any time point. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the number of ocular hypotensive medications used between the groups at any time point.
Conclusion: Not only EDE combined with NPDS has at least the same ocular hypotensive effect as that of trabeculectomy for POAG, but it is also advantageous in a low incidence of severe postoperative complications, which may make it a procedure of choice for POAG.
Keywords: endotrabeculectomy, non-penetrating deep sclerectomy, intraocular pressure, topical ocular hypotensive medications, trabeculectomy
Conflict of Interest Statement. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Funding Support. There are no external sources of funding.
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