Purpose:To evaluate the long-term outcomes of a non-valved,.Chinese-made Hunan aqueous drainage device(HAD) in patients with refractory glaucoma,.compared to trabeculectomy.Methods:This was a retrospective observation...Purpose:To evaluate the long-term outcomes of a non-valved,.Chinese-made Hunan aqueous drainage device(HAD) in patients with refractory glaucoma,.compared to trabeculectomy.Methods:This was a retrospective observational case series,including 27 patients with refractory glaucoma who either underwent HAD implantation (n=11) or trabeculectomy (n=16).The mean follow-up was 27.9±13.5 (mean±SD) months.Intraocular pressure(IOP),visual acuity and postoperative complications were measured.Results:IOP was significantly lower at the last follow-up in both two groups compared with the baseline IOP (HAD:58.4 to 19.0 mmHg,P<0.001;trabeculectomy:58.4 to 23.7 mmHg,P<0.001).One week,1 month and 1 year after the operation,the average IOP of the HAD group was significantly lower than that of trabeculectomy group(P<0.05 at all time points).However,the IOP did not differ significantly between the two groups at the time of last follow-up.Conclusion:HAD implantation serves as a good option to control IOP in refractory glaucoma.展开更多
Background Ahmed glaucoma valves (AGV) has been used for decades, but there is no detailed report about the efficacy of AGV in Chinese glaucoma patients. This study aimed to compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) ...Background Ahmed glaucoma valves (AGV) has been used for decades, but there is no detailed report about the efficacy of AGV in Chinese glaucoma patients. This study aimed to compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering efficacy and side effects of S-2 polypropylene and PF-7 silicone AGV implantation in Chinese refractory glaucoma patients.Methods Patients were divided into S-2 model AGV group and FP-7 model AGV group. The complete and qualified surgical success rate, change of IOP, number of anti-glaucoma medications used and postoperative complications were recorded and analyzed.Results Average follow-up time was comparable between two groups. IOP was reduced from (37.9±12.7) mmHg preoperatively to (17.3±5.3) mmHg at the last follow-up in S-2 group and reduced from (39.9±14.4) mmHg to (17.7±4.9)mmHg in FP-7 group. Anti-glaucoma medications were reduced from 3.8±0.2 to 1.5±0.2 in S-2 group, and 3.5±0.2 to 0.7±0.2 in FP-7 groups. The cumulative success rates were comparable in two groups, which were 61.2% and 72.1% in S-2 group and FP-7 group respectively. When IOP reduction criteria was used, complete success rates were 30.6% and 51.2% for S-2 and FP-7 groups, and qualified success rates were 86.1% and 92.7% separately. In both groups, the major complication was hypotony, and the previous trabeculectomy of patients was the major risk factor for surgery failure.Conclusions In this short-term retrospective study, S-2 AGV is showed at least as effective as FP-7 AGV in IOP reduction, but associated with higher rate of complications. Previous trabeculectomy is a principle risk factor for AGV implantation failure. These clinical outcomes are important for converting use of the FP-7 silicon AGV in Chinese refractory glaucoma patients.展开更多
AIMTo evaluate outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy and Baerveldt glaucoma implant (PPV-BGI) placement for refractory glaucoma.METHODSThe medical records of 92 eyes (89 patients) that underwent PPV-BGI were retr...AIMTo evaluate outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy and Baerveldt glaucoma implant (PPV-BGI) placement for refractory glaucoma.METHODSThe medical records of 92 eyes (89 patients) that underwent PPV-BGI were retrospectively reviewed, including 43 eyes with neovascular glaucoma (NVG) and 49 eyes with other types of glaucoma (non-NVG).RESULTSOutcome measures were visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medical therapy, complications, and success [VA>hand motions (HM), IOP≥6 mm Hg and ≤21 mm Hg, no subsequent glaucoma surgery]. Cumulative success rates for the non-NVG group and NVG group were 79% and 40% at 1y, respectively (P=0.038). No difference in the rates of surgical success were found between pars plana and anterior chamber tube placement. Preoperative IOP (mean±SD) was 30.3±11.7 mm Hg in the Non-NVG group and 40.0±10.6 mm Hg in the NVG group, and IOP was reduced to 15±9.5 mm Hg in the non-NVG group and 15±10.5 mm Hg in the NVG at 1y. Number of glaucoma medications (mean±SD) decreased from 2.7±1.3 in the non-NVG group and 2.8±1.3 in the NVG group preoperatively to 0.76±1.18 in the non-NVG group and 0.51±1.00 in the NVG group at 1y. Improvement in VA of ≥2 Snellen lines was observed in 25 (27%) eyes, although only 33% of non-NVG eyes and 2.3% of NVG eyes maintained VA better than 20/200 at 1y. Nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage was the most common postoperative complication occurring in 16 (17%) eyes, and postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhages developed in 5 (5.4%) eyes.CONCLUSIONPPV-BGI is a viable surgical option for eyes with refractory glaucoma, but visual outcomes are frequently poor because of ocular comorbidities, especially in eyes with NVG. The location of tube placement does not influence surgical outcome and should be left to the discretion of the surgeon.展开更多
文摘Purpose:To evaluate the long-term outcomes of a non-valved,.Chinese-made Hunan aqueous drainage device(HAD) in patients with refractory glaucoma,.compared to trabeculectomy.Methods:This was a retrospective observational case series,including 27 patients with refractory glaucoma who either underwent HAD implantation (n=11) or trabeculectomy (n=16).The mean follow-up was 27.9±13.5 (mean±SD) months.Intraocular pressure(IOP),visual acuity and postoperative complications were measured.Results:IOP was significantly lower at the last follow-up in both two groups compared with the baseline IOP (HAD:58.4 to 19.0 mmHg,P<0.001;trabeculectomy:58.4 to 23.7 mmHg,P<0.001).One week,1 month and 1 year after the operation,the average IOP of the HAD group was significantly lower than that of trabeculectomy group(P<0.05 at all time points).However,the IOP did not differ significantly between the two groups at the time of last follow-up.Conclusion:HAD implantation serves as a good option to control IOP in refractory glaucoma.
基金This'work was'supported by the grants from the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Program, No. 2007CB512200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30872832, No. 30700928), Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges 2010 Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2008B030301116).
文摘Background Ahmed glaucoma valves (AGV) has been used for decades, but there is no detailed report about the efficacy of AGV in Chinese glaucoma patients. This study aimed to compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering efficacy and side effects of S-2 polypropylene and PF-7 silicone AGV implantation in Chinese refractory glaucoma patients.Methods Patients were divided into S-2 model AGV group and FP-7 model AGV group. The complete and qualified surgical success rate, change of IOP, number of anti-glaucoma medications used and postoperative complications were recorded and analyzed.Results Average follow-up time was comparable between two groups. IOP was reduced from (37.9±12.7) mmHg preoperatively to (17.3±5.3) mmHg at the last follow-up in S-2 group and reduced from (39.9±14.4) mmHg to (17.7±4.9)mmHg in FP-7 group. Anti-glaucoma medications were reduced from 3.8±0.2 to 1.5±0.2 in S-2 group, and 3.5±0.2 to 0.7±0.2 in FP-7 groups. The cumulative success rates were comparable in two groups, which were 61.2% and 72.1% in S-2 group and FP-7 group respectively. When IOP reduction criteria was used, complete success rates were 30.6% and 51.2% for S-2 and FP-7 groups, and qualified success rates were 86.1% and 92.7% separately. In both groups, the major complication was hypotony, and the previous trabeculectomy of patients was the major risk factor for surgery failure.Conclusions In this short-term retrospective study, S-2 AGV is showed at least as effective as FP-7 AGV in IOP reduction, but associated with higher rate of complications. Previous trabeculectomy is a principle risk factor for AGV implantation failure. These clinical outcomes are important for converting use of the FP-7 silicon AGV in Chinese refractory glaucoma patients.
文摘AIMTo evaluate outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy and Baerveldt glaucoma implant (PPV-BGI) placement for refractory glaucoma.METHODSThe medical records of 92 eyes (89 patients) that underwent PPV-BGI were retrospectively reviewed, including 43 eyes with neovascular glaucoma (NVG) and 49 eyes with other types of glaucoma (non-NVG).RESULTSOutcome measures were visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medical therapy, complications, and success [VA>hand motions (HM), IOP≥6 mm Hg and ≤21 mm Hg, no subsequent glaucoma surgery]. Cumulative success rates for the non-NVG group and NVG group were 79% and 40% at 1y, respectively (P=0.038). No difference in the rates of surgical success were found between pars plana and anterior chamber tube placement. Preoperative IOP (mean±SD) was 30.3±11.7 mm Hg in the Non-NVG group and 40.0±10.6 mm Hg in the NVG group, and IOP was reduced to 15±9.5 mm Hg in the non-NVG group and 15±10.5 mm Hg in the NVG at 1y. Number of glaucoma medications (mean±SD) decreased from 2.7±1.3 in the non-NVG group and 2.8±1.3 in the NVG group preoperatively to 0.76±1.18 in the non-NVG group and 0.51±1.00 in the NVG group at 1y. Improvement in VA of ≥2 Snellen lines was observed in 25 (27%) eyes, although only 33% of non-NVG eyes and 2.3% of NVG eyes maintained VA better than 20/200 at 1y. Nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage was the most common postoperative complication occurring in 16 (17%) eyes, and postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhages developed in 5 (5.4%) eyes.CONCLUSIONPPV-BGI is a viable surgical option for eyes with refractory glaucoma, but visual outcomes are frequently poor because of ocular comorbidities, especially in eyes with NVG. The location of tube placement does not influence surgical outcome and should be left to the discretion of the surgeon.