Favorable effect of ripasudil use on surgical outcomes of microhook ab interno trabeculotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We have previously demonstrated that prolonged use of glaucoma medications was associated with a poor surgical outcome of ab interno trabeculotomy (µTLO). Given that almost all types of glaucoma eye drop either enhance the drainage through the uveoscleral pathway or reduce aqueous humor production, we hypothesized that prolonged use of these medications might cause disuse atrophy of the conventional pathway. In contrast, ripasudil increases the conventional outflow and eventually shows a favorable outcome of µTLO. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of ripasudil use on µTLO outcomes.

Method

The medical charts of 218 patients who underwent µTLO were analyzed retrospectively. We compared the 1-year outcome between ripasudil users versus nonusers by using propensity

SUBMITTER: Okuda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432324 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature