This paper evaluates the effectiveness and safety of XEN63 stent, either standalone or in combination with phacoemulsification, in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Eighty eyes from 80 patients with medically uncontrolled POAG were assigned to undergo XEN63 implant. The primary outcome was the surgical success, defined as an intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering from preoperative values ≥ 20% and an IOP absolute value between 6 and 18 mmHg, with or without antiglaucoma medications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the effectiveness of XEN45, either alone or in combination with phacoemulsification, in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients in clinical practice.
Methods: Retrospective and single-center study conducted on OAG patients who underwent XEN45 implant, either alone or in combination with cataract surgery. We compared the clinical outcomes of the eyes of thosewho underwent XEN-solo versus those who underwent XEN+Phacoemulsification.
Prcis: Trabeculectomy (TRAB) surgery reduces the intraocular pressure (IOP) more than the XEN45 implant over 3 years. There is no difference in the number of antiglaucoma medications between the 2 procedures. The decision to perform either TRAB or XEN45 implantation must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the high rate of needling of the XEN45.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to report a case of corneal endothelial dysfunction and subsequent corneal edema in a patient with digoxin toxicity.
Method: This was a case report.
Results: A 77-year-old woman diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma and treated with a topical prostaglandin analog for 5 years developed blurred vision and photopsia in both eyes.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
August 2019
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of the XEN45 implant with that of trabeculectomy (TRAB), either alone or in combination with phacoemulsification (PHACO), in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG).
Methods: Retrospective, single-center and comparative study conducted on OAG patients. Patients were divided into four groups: group 1 (XEN alone); group 2 (XEN+PHACO); group 3 (TRAB alone); group 4 (TRAB+PHACO).