Predictors of Intraocular Pressure Lowering after Phacoemulsification and iStent Implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the demographic and clinical variables associated with intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering after cataract extraction (CE) alone or CE in combination with the iStent (Glaukos Corporation) placement (CE+IS).

Design

Retrospective data extraction and survival analysis of consecutive patients identified over a 2-year period.

Participants

Patients with mild to moderate glaucoma who underwent CE (48 eyes of 32 patients) or CE+IS (61 eyes of 37 patients) were analyzed.

Methods

Inability to reduce the number of medications or the IOP by at least 20% compared with baseline on 2 consecutive visits was considered surgical failure. Using Cox proportional hazards models, survival analysis was performed, and demographic and clinical variables were evaluated

SUBMITTER: Al-Holou SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548994 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature