Shan C Lin1, Marisse Masis1, Travis C Porco1, Louis R Pasquale1. 1. Koret Vision Center, Department of Ophthalmology (Dr Lin, Dr Masis, Dr Porco), and the Proctor Foundation (Dr Porco), University of California, San Francisco Medical School, San Francisco, California; and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Dr Pasquale) and the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Dr Pasquale), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess if narrower-angle status and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) parameters can predict intraocular pressure (IOP) drop in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients after cataract surgery. METHODS: This was a prospective case series of consecutive cataract surgery patients with POAG and no peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) using a standardized postoperative management protocol. Preoperatively, patients underwent gonioscopy and AS-OCT. The same glaucoma medication regimen was resumed by 1 month. Potential predictors of IOP reduction included narrower-angle status by gonioscopy and angle-opening distance (AOD500) as well as other AS-OCT parameters. Mixed-effects regression adjusted for use of both eyes and other potential confounders. RESULTS: We enrolled 66 eyes of 40 glaucoma patients. The IOP reduction at 1 year was 4.2±3 mm Hg (26%, P<.001) in the narrower-angle group vs 2.2±3 mm Hg (14%, P<.001) in the wide-angle group (P=.027 for difference), as classified by gonioscopy. By AOD500 classification, the narrower-angle group had 3.4±3 mm Hg (21%, P<.001) reduction vs 2.5±3 mm Hg (16%, P<.001) in the wide-angle group (P=.031 for difference). When the entire cohort was assessed, iris thickness, iris area, and lens vault were correlated with increasing IOP reduction at 1 year (P<.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS: In POAG eyes, cataract surgery lowered IOP to a greater degree in the narrower-angle group than in the wide-angle group, and parameters relating to iris thickness and area, as well as lens vault, were correlated with IOP reduction. These findings can guide ophthalmologists in their selection of cataract surgery as a potential management option.
PURPOSE: To assess if narrower-angle status and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) parameters can predict intraocular pressure (IOP) drop in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients after cataract surgery. METHODS: This was a prospective case series of consecutive cataract surgery patients with POAG and no peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) using a standardized postoperative management protocol. Preoperatively, patients underwent gonioscopy and AS-OCT. The same glaucoma medication regimen was resumed by 1 month. Potential predictors of IOP reduction included narrower-angle status by gonioscopy and angle-opening distance (AOD500) as well as other AS-OCT parameters. Mixed-effects regression adjusted for use of both eyes and other potential confounders. RESULTS: We enrolled 66 eyes of 40 glaucoma patients. The IOP reduction at 1 year was 4.2±3 mm Hg (26%, P<.001) in the narrower-angle group vs 2.2±3 mm Hg (14%, P<.001) in the wide-angle group (P=.027 for difference), as classified by gonioscopy. By AOD500 classification, the narrower-angle group had 3.4±3 mm Hg (21%, P<.001) reduction vs 2.5±3 mm Hg (16%, P<.001) in the wide-angle group (P=.031 for difference). When the entire cohort was assessed, iris thickness, iris area, and lens vault were correlated with increasing IOP reduction at 1 year (P<.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS: In POAG eyes, cataract surgery lowered IOP to a greater degree in the narrower-angle group than in the wide-angle group, and parameters relating to iris thickness and area, as well as lens vault, were correlated with IOP reduction. These findings can guide ophthalmologists in their selection of cataract surgery as a potential management option.
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