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Microcatheter-assisted trabeculotomy versus rigid probe trabeculotomy in childhood glaucoma
  1. Yan Shi1,
  2. Huaizhou Wang1,
  3. Jia Yin2,
  4. Meng Li1,
  5. Xifang Zhang1,
  6. Chen Xin3,
  7. Xiaoya Chen4,
  8. Ningli Wang1
  1. 1Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  3. 3Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
  4. 4Department of Ophthalmology, First People's Hospital of Xuzhou, Xuzhou, China
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ningli Wang, Beijing Tongren Hospital, 1 Dongjiaominxiang Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; wningli{at}vip.163.com

Abstract

Purpose To compare microcatheter-assisted trabeculotomy with standard rigid probe trabeculotomy for the treatment of childhood glaucoma.

Methods The early postoperative (12 months) results of microcatheter-assisted trabeculotomy (group 1) performed by single surgeon were retrospectively compared with those of rigid probe trabeculotomy (group 2) performed by the same surgeon in patients treated for childhood glaucoma. Success was defined as an intraocular pressure (IOP) <21 mm Hg with at least a 30% reduction from preoperative IOP with (qualified success) or without (complete success) the use of anti-glaucoma medication.

Results A total of 43 eyes of 36 patients were included. Mean IOP in group 1 was significantly lower than that in group 2 at 6 months (17.0±5.1 vs 22.5±9.8; p=0.042), 9 months (16.3±5.0 vs 21.6±9.6; p=0.009) and 12 months (14.8±2.5 vs 19.0±7.1; p=0.049) postoperatively. The mean percentage reduction in IOP from preoperative to the last postoperative follow-up was greater in group 1 (47.3±17.7%) than in group 2 (34.2±21.9%) (p=0.036). group 1 demonstrated an 81.0% complete and 86.4% qualified success rate, exceeding the 51.6% complete (p=0.060) and 61.9% qualified (p=0.037) success rate of group 2. There were no long-term complications in either group, but choroidal detachment occurred in one eye in group 2.

Conclusion Microcatheter-assisted circumferential trabeculotomy is a more effective treatment and is as safe as traditional trabeculotomy with a rigid probe for primary congenital glaucoma in the early postoperative course.

Trial registration number ChiCTR-OCC-15005789, Results.

  • Glaucoma
  • Child health (paediatrics)

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