Corneal Higher-Order Aberrations after Microhook ab Interno Trabeculotomy and Goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade: Preliminary Early 3-Month Results.

We examined postoperative corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs) present after combined phacoemulsification with either microhook ab interno trabeculotomy (μLOT-Phaco) or goniotomy, using the Kahook Dual Blade (KDB-Phaco). Retrospective study: A total of 45 eyes underwent μLOT-Phaco and KDB-Phaco (LOT-Phaco) procedures, with 21 eyes that underwent cataract surgery alone used as controls. Visual acuity and corneal HOAs, coma-like aberrations, and spherical-like aberrations were analyzed before and at 1, 2, and 3 months after the surgeries.

Comparison of Efficacy between 120° and 180° Schlemm's Canal Incision Microhook Ab Interno Trabeculotomy.

We compared surgical outcomes in patients with either primary open-angle glaucoma or exfoliation glaucoma after undergoing combined phacoemulsification with either a 120° or 180° incision during a Schlemm's canal microhook ab interno trabeculotomy (μLOT-Phaco). This retrospective comparative case series examined 52 μLOT-Phaco eyes that underwent surgery between September 2017 and December 2020. Surgical qualified success was defined as an intraocular pressure (IOP) of ≤20 mmHg, ≥20% IOP reduction with IOP-lowering medications, and no additional glaucoma surgery.

Treatment outcomes in the neovascular glaucoma tube versus trabeculectomy study.

Purpose: To compare surgical outcomes between patients who underwent Baerveldt glaucoma implantation versus trabeculectomy (TLE) for the treatment of neovascular glaucoma.

Methods: We performed a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial at Hiroshima University and Tsukazaki Hospital, Japan. Patients were randomized to Baerveldt glaucoma implantation (23 patients) or TLE (27 patients).

Determinants of corneal endothelial cell loss after sulcus placement of Ahmed and Baerveldt drainage device surgery.

Aim: In patients who underwent multiple intraocular surgeries, we evaluated determinants of decreased corneal endothelial cell density (CECD) after sulcus placement following Ahmed and Baerveldt drainage device surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients with glaucoma who underwent sulcus placement with an Ahmed glaucoma valve or a Baerveldt glaucoma implant. We compared presurgical and postsurgical CECD and risk factors for decreased CECD.