Comparison of Ex-PRESS implantation versus trabeculectomy combined with phacoemulsification in primary open-angle glaucoma: a retrospective in vivo confocal microscopy study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To compare the efficacy of Ex-PRESS implantation versus trabeculectomy combined with phacoemulsification.

Methods

A retrospective 12-month study on patients with coincident primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and cataract. The patients underwent combined phacoemulsification and Ex-PRESS implant (Phaco-ExPRESS, n = 35) or phacotrabeculectomy (Phaco-Trab, n = 35). The morphological structures of the filtering bleb were examined by slit-lamp, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM). Complete success was defined as postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) < 18 mmHg without the use of anti-glaucoma medication. Qualified success was defined as postoperative IOP < 18 mmHg with or without anti-glaucoma medications. The

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature