Journal article
Refractive Outcomes After Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents (iStent Inject ) with Cataract Extraction in Open-Angle Glaucoma
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), Vol.14, pp.517-524
02/01/2020
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S239103
PMCID: PMC7044743
PMID: 32158184
Abstract
Simultaneous cataract and glaucoma surgery has traditionally been challenging for the anterior segment surgeon. The introduction of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) in conjunction with cataract surgery appears safe and effective in lowering intraocular pressure. Although a significant visual impact leading from the combined procedure is unexpected, we aim to describe the refractive outcomes in a cohort of patients undergoing simultaneous cataract removal and iStent
and discuss the potential implications of combined surgery in patients with co-existent glaucoma.
This is a retrospective consecutive case series inclusive of patients undergoing combined femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and the insertion of two trabecular micro-bypass stents (iStent
). Visual acuity, refraction and astigmatic vector analysis were collated and analysed from the preoperative and 4 weeks postoperative visits.
One hundred and six eyes of 89 patients from 2 surgeons were included in the original cohort. The mean absolute difference from target refraction was 0.36 ± 0.25D. 73.9% of eyes were within ± 0.5D of the refractive target and 98.9% of eyes were within ± 1.00D. 73.8% of eyes had 0.5D or less residual refractive astigmatism following the procedure.
We present a novel cohort of glaucoma patients undergoing combined trabecular micro-bypass stents (iStent
) and cataract surgery achieving excellent refractive outcomes. The results of this study indicate that this second-generation device is refractively neutral.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Refractive Outcomes After Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents (iStent Inject ) with Cataract Extraction in Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Creators
- Alexandros S Ioannidis - Vision Eye InstituteMarc Töteberg-Harms - University Hospital of ZurichTimothy Hamann - University Hospital of ZurichChristopher Hodge - University of Technology Sydney
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), Vol.14, pp.517-524
- DOI
- 10.2147/OPTH.S239103
- PMID
- 32158184
- PMCID
- PMC7044743
- ISSN
- 1177-5467
- eISSN
- 1177-5483
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984696583302771
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