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Strzalkowska A, Strzalkowski P, Stingl JV, Pfeiffer N, Schuster AK, Hoffmann EM. Influence of different primary surgical techniques on long-term intraocular pressure and medication in glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286318. [PMID: 37406023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE To assess long-time results of primary surgical treatment in children with glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery. METHODS A retrospective study of 37 eyes from 35 children with glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery, who underwent surgery between 2011 and 2021 at the Childhood Glaucoma Center, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany. Only children, who received a primary glaucoma surgery in our clinic within the given time (n = 25) and had at least one-year follow-up (n = 21), were included in the further analysis. The mean follow-up time was 40.4±35.1 months. The primary outcome was the mean reduction in IOP (in mmHg) from baseline to follow-up visits after the surgery, measured with Perkins tonometry. RESULTS 8 patients (38%) were treated with probe trabeculotomy (probe TO), 6 (29%) with 360° catheter-assisted trabeculotomy (360° TO) and 7 (33%) with cyclodestructive procedures. IOP was significantly reduced after probe TO and 360° TO after 2 years, from 26.9 mmHg to 17.4 mmHg (p<0.01) and 25.2 mmHg to 14.1 mmHg (p<0.02), respectively. There was no significant IOP reduction after cyclodestructive procedures after 2 years. Both, probe TO and 360° TO led descriptively to eye drops reduction after 2 years, from 2.0 to 0.7 and 3.2 to 1.1. The reduction was not significant. CONCLUSIONS In glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery, both trabeculotomy techniques, lead to good reduction of IOP after 2 years. There is a need for a prospective study with comparison to the use of glaucoma drainage implants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alicja Strzalkowska
- Childhood Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Childhood Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Childhood Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Childhood Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Childhood Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Zhang Y, Song Y, Zhou Y, Bai B, Zhang X, Chen W. A Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery and Progress in Treatment. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2023; 12:94-102. [PMID: 36706336 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Glaucoma following cataract surgery (GFCS) remains a serious postoperative complication of pediatric cataract surgery. Various risk factors, including age at lensectomy, intraocular lens implantation, posterior capsule status, associated ocular/systemic anomaly, additional intraocular surgery, and a family history of congenital cataract and GFCS, have been reported. However, the optimal surgical approach remains unclear. This review evaluates the diagnostic criteria, classification, risk factors, mechanism, and surgical management, especially the efficacy of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, in GFCS, and aims to propose an optimal clinical management strategy for GFCS. The results of our review indicate that ab interno trabeculotomy (goniotomy) may be the most appropriate first-line treatment for GFCS.
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- Yu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Simons AS, Casteels I, Grigg J, Stalmans I, Vandewalle E, Lemmens S. Management of Childhood Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11041041. [PMID: 35207320 PMCID: PMC8879979 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11041041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Glaucoma remains a frequent serious complication following cataract surgery in children. The optimal approach to management for 'glaucoma following cataract surgery' (GFCS), one of the paediatric glaucoma subtypes, is an ongoing debate. This review evaluates the various management options available and aims to propose a clinical management strategy for GFCS cases. A literature search was conducted in four large databases (Cochrane, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science), from 1995 up to December 2021. Thirty-nine studies-presenting (1) eyes with GFCS; a disease entity as defined by the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network Classification, (2) data on treatment outcomes, and (3) follow-up data of at least 6 months-were included. Included papers report on GFCS treated with angle surgery, trabeculectomy, glaucoma drainage device implantation (GDD), and cyclodestructive procedures. Medical therapy is the first-line treatment in GFCS, possibly to bridge time to surgery. Multiple surgical procedures are often required to adequately control GFCS. Angle surgery (360 degree) may be considered before proceeding to GDD implantation, since this technique offers good results and is less invasive. Literature suggests that GDD implantation gives the best chance for long-term IOP control in childhood GFCS and some studies put this technique forward as a good choice for primary surgery. Cyclodestruction seems to be effective in some cases with uncontrolled IOP. Trabeculectomy should be avoided, especially in children under the age of one year and children that are left aphakic. The authors provide a flowchart to guide the management of individual GFCS cases.
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- Anne-Sophie Simons
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (I.C.); (I.S.); (E.V.); (S.L.)
- Biomedical Sciences Group, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Ophthalmology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-16-34-62-28
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (I.C.); (I.S.); (E.V.); (S.L.)
- Biomedical Sciences Group, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Ophthalmology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Save Sight Institute, The University of Sydney, 8 Macquarie St., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (I.C.); (I.S.); (E.V.); (S.L.)
- Biomedical Sciences Group, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Ophthalmology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (I.C.); (I.S.); (E.V.); (S.L.)
- Biomedical Sciences Group, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Ophthalmology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (I.C.); (I.S.); (E.V.); (S.L.)
- Biomedical Sciences Group, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Ophthalmology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Jamerson EC, Solyman O, Yacoub MS, Abushanab MMI, Elhusseiny AM. Angle Surgery in Pediatric Glaucoma Following Cataract Surgery. Vision (Basel) 2021; 5:vision5010009. [PMID: 33562514 PMCID: PMC7930951 DOI: 10.3390/vision5010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Glaucoma is a common and sight-threatening complication of pediatric cataract surgery Reported incidence varies due to variability in study designs and length of follow-up. Consistent and replicable risk factors for developing glaucoma following cataract surgery (GFCS) are early age at the time of surgery, microcornea, and additional surgical interventions. The exact mechanism for GFCS has yet to be completely elucidated. While medical therapy is the first line for treatment of GFCS, many eyes require surgical intervention, with various surgical modalities each posing a unique host of risks and benefits. Angle surgical techniques include goniotomy and trabeculotomy, with trabeculotomy demonstrating increased success over goniotomy as an initial procedure in pediatric eyes with GFCS given the success demonstrated throughout the literature in reducing IOP and number of IOP-lowering medications required post-operatively. The advent of microcatheter facilitated circumferential trabeculotomies lead to increased success compared to traditional <180° rigid probe trabeculotomy in GFCS. The advent of two-site rigid-probe trabeculotomy indicated that similar results could be attained without the use of the more expensive microcatheter system. Further studies of larger scale, with increased follow-up, and utilizing randomization would be beneficial in determining optimum surgical management of pediatric GFCS.
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- Emery C. Jamerson
- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Cairo 11261, Egypt; (O.S.); (M.M.I.A.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo 11261, Egypt;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo 11261, Egypt;
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Correspondence:
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