
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of phaco-deep nonpenetrating sclerectomy (PDNS) with reticulated hyaluronic acid implant for glaucoma combined surgery.Noncomparative retrospective study of 39 eyes of 36 patients who underwent PDNS. Preoperative and 1, 7 days, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery data retrieved were best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), number of glaucoma medications and intra and postoperative complications.Mean preoperative IOP was 23.1 mm Hg (SD: 8.8). Statistically significant reduction in IOP was observed in all postoperative visits (P = 0.000); a mean IOP reduction of 8.63 mm Hg (SD: 8.55) and 6.88 mm Hg (SD: 5.46) was found 6 and 12 months after surgery respectively. Mean percentage of IOP reduction was 32.78% (SD: 21.30) and 27.74% (SD: 18.15) six and twelve months after surgery respectively. Mean preoperative number of glaucoma medications was 1.76 (SD: 0.85). In all postoperative visits a statistically significant reduction in the number of glaucoma medications was observed (P = 0.000). One year after PDNS, mean number of antiglaucoma drugs was 0.34 (SD: 0.60), and 71.9% of the eyes did not need any glaucoma medication. Predetermined target IOP was achieved in 84.2% of the eyes. A gain of almost 3 lines of mean VA was observed one year after surgery. Severe inflammatory reaction (7.7%) and hyphema (5.1%) were the most frequent observed complications.These preliminary results suggest that PDNS could be a safe and effective surgical technique for combining glaucoma and cataract surgery.
Aged, 80 and over, Male, Phacoemulsification, Humans, Female, Glaucoma, Middle Aged, Sclera, Aged, Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over, Male, Phacoemulsification, Humans, Female, Glaucoma, Middle Aged, Sclera, Aged, Retrospective Studies
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