XEN gel implant with or without phacoemulsification for glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

XEN gel implant is an alternative method of treating glaucoma by connecting the anterior chamber and the subconjunctival space. The efficacy of the XEN gel implant and whether to combine with phacoemulsification is what most concerned. This review aims to test the efficacy and safety of the XEN gel implant compared with trabeculectomy and to test the efficacy between XEN combined with phacoemulsification and XEN alone.

Methods

The PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched through July 8, 2020. Studies comparing XEN and trabeculectomy or comparing XEN + phacoemulsification and XEN alone were included. The standard mean differences (SMD) were calculated to analyze the lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) and the number of anti-glaucoma

SUBMITTER: Wang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661862 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature