Comparison of efficacy and safety between gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy for primary open-angle glaucoma treatment: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Trabeculectomy (TRAB) traditionally has been the gold-standard surgical treatment for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), while gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) is an emerging minimally invasive surgery used for the treatment of various open-angle glaucoma (OAG) types. In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety between GATT and TRAB for the treatment of POAG.

Methods: This cohort study included eyes with POAG that underwent a single GATT (30 eyes) or TRAB (34 eyes).

Intermittent Bleeding from the Iridocorneal Angle and Subsequent Ghost Cell Glaucoma Following Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy: A Case Report.

Purpose: This study aims to present a case involving intermittent bleeding from the iridocorneal angle following gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) surgery, followed by the development of ghost cell glaucoma (GCG).

Methods: A 25-year-old man with a history of post-traumatic angle recession glaucoma underwent uneventful 360° GATT surgery.

Results: Two weeks after the surgery, while the reason for the incomplete resolution of hyphema remained unclear, intermittent bleeding from the iridocorneal angle and hemorrhage in the inferior vitreous were observed during the patient's follow-up examination.

Combined Phacoemulsification and 360-Degree Suture Trabeculotomy Ab Externo in Primary Chronic Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Modified Technique.

Purpose: To assess the outcome of combined phacoemulsification and 360-degree suture trabeculotomy ab externo in chronic angle closure glaucoma using a modified technique.

Methods: This is a retrospective clinical study that included 60 eyes of 60 patients who had undergone combined phacoemulsification and 360-degree suture trabeculotomy ab externo for the treatment of primary chronic angle closure glaucoma. The patients were divided into two groups.

Efficacy and Safety of Ab-Interno Canaloplasty in Post-Keratoplasty Patients: 3-Year Results.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ab-interno canaloplasty (ABiC) for managing intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients following keratoplasty over a three-year period.

Methods: This retrospective analysis focused on post-keratoplasty patients treated with ABiC with the iTrack microcatheter (Nova Eye Medical, Fremont, CA, USA) at a single institution. The study assessed the procedure's impact on IOP control, graft survival, and reliance on topical hypotensive medications, with additional observation for any postoperative complications.

Canaloplasty and Trabeculotomy Using the OMNI Surgical System in Three Patients with Angle Closure: A Case Series.

Aim And Background: The OMNI surgical system allows for 360° canaloplasty and trabeculotomy for patients with glaucoma, either as a standalone procedure or in combination with cataract surgery. There is currently limited evidence on its use in forms of angle-closure glaucoma, though other microinvasive glaucoma surgeries have been used. We present three patients with angle closure who underwent the procedure.

Delayed onset Spontaneous Hyphema after OMNI® Surgical System.

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) offers options for glaucoma treatment that have generally improved safety profiles compared with filtering surgery. MIGS vary in design and procedure, but all angle-based MIGS function by bypassing or removing aqueous humor outflow resistance at the level of the trabecular meshwork. This can lower intraocular pressure but also remove the blood-aqueous barrier.

Two-Year Retrospective Study of Cataract Surgery and Schlemm Canal Hydrus Microstent in Black and Afro-Latino Patients.

Background: The Hydrus Microstent has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of Open-angle Glaucoma. We previously reported 1-year results of the Hydrus Microstent in Black and Afro-Latino patients.

Objective: Here we report two-year results of the Hydrus Microstent in Black and Afro-Latino patients with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma.

ChatGPT-Assisted Classification of Postoperative Bleeding Following Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery Using Electronic Health Record Data.

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a large language model (LLM) in classifying electronic health record (EHR) text, and to use this classification to evaluate the type and resolution of hemorrhagic events (HEs) after microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Participants: Eyes from the Bascom Palmer Glaucoma Repository.

Risk factors for hyphema following goniotomy or trabecular bypass stent placement combined with phacoemulsification.

Purpose: To report the rates and risk factors for layered hyphemas after goniotomy (PG) and trabecular bypass stent (PTBS) surgery combined with phacoemulsification.

Methods: Patient data was obtained using a retrospective chart review from adult patients (18 years of age or older) undergoing either PG or PTBS at the West Virginia University Eye Institute between 2013 and 2023. Generalized estimating equations were used to identify significant predictors of layered hyphema on post-operative day one.

Retrocorneal membrane interception enhanced penetrating canaloplasty for patients with open angle glaucoma secondary to ICE syndrome.

Introduction: To assess the efficacy and safety of retrocorneal membrane interception (RMI)-enhanced penetrating canaloplasty in glaucoma secondary to iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (GS-ICE) with open angle or small peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS).

Methods: A series of 13 patients (13 eyes) with GS-ICE and uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) underwent RMI-enhanced penetrating canaloplasty from March 2019 to October 2020. The patients were followed up at one week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months, postoperatively.

Complications after Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in glaucoma treatment - literature review.

Glaucoma is a disease that leads to optic nerve damage and irreversible loss of the visual field. Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) is a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery technique, where the surgeon opens the trabecular network and Schlemm's canal to improve the outflow of the aqueous humor. This method has shown efficacy in reducing intraocular pressure in patients with primary and secondary glaucoma.

[Clinical effect of XEN gel stent implantation or combined with phacoemusification and intraocular lens implantation on glaucoma].

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of internal XEN gel stent implantation or combined with phacoemusification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the treatment of glaucoma. It was a retrospective case series study. Forty-five patients (28 males and 17 females; 52 eyes) who had different types of glaucoma treated at the Shenzhen Eye Hospital from December 2021 to June 2023 were included.

Capsular Waves: A Warning Indicator for Potentially Malpositioned Intraocular Lenses.

Purpose: To share examination findings of the lens capsule which may act as an indicator for malpositioned intraocular lenses (IOL).

Setting: Single large multi-specialty private practice, Houston, Texas, USA.

Design: Focused, observational case series.

Surgical Outcomes, Ocular Safety and Tolerability of Bio-Interventional Cyclodialysis with Allograft Scleral Reinforcement: Clinical Experience of More than 240 Cases.

To report the surgical safety of reinforced bio-interventional cyclodialysis with scleral allograft reinforcement. This was a consecutive case series of 243 eyes with open-angle glaucoma who underwent a bio-scaffolded cyclodialysis (BSC) procedure for uveoscleral outflow enhancement using allogeneic bio-spacers to maintain patency of the internal filtration conduit. 79% of the eyes underwent concomitant phacoemulsification cataract surgery prior to BSC intervention, while the remaining eyes underwent stand-alone BSC surgery.

Safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of transconjunctival intrascleral fixation of an intraocular lens.

Background: Implantation of intraocular lens in the capsular bag has become the standard of care in aphakic state. However, in the absence of capsular support, several techniques and intraocular lenses are available. Our study aims to report the safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of transconjunctival intrascleral intraocular lens fixation with Yamane's double-needle technique and flanged haptics.

Complications Following XEN45 Gel Stent and Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation During Glaucoma Fellowship.

Purpose XEN45 Gel Stent and glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation is safe and effective for glaucoma treatment and should be taught during glaucoma fellowship training. However, complications may still occur, with potentially sight-threatening consequences. The purpose of this study is to describe the management of complications following a series of XEN45 Gel Stent and GDD surgeries performed over the course of glaucoma fellowship training.

Efficacy and safety of penetrating canaloplasty versus ab externo canaloplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To report the 2-year efficacy and safety of penetrating canaloplasty versus ab externo canaloplasty for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

Setting: A single surgical site in China.

Design: This was a prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Early to late explantation of Hydrus microstent MIGS device: A case series.

Purpose: The Hydrus microstent was approved by the FDA in August 2018 for use with cataract surgery to reduce IOP in patients with mild to moderate primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Pivotal clinical trials demonstrated its overall safety and efficacy in lowering IOP. However, malpositioning of the implant can result in uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome necessitating device explantation.