Journals / Glokom Katarakt / 2011 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 2
Is transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation an effective and safe treatment method in advanced and refractory glaucoma?
- Journal
- Glokom Katarakt
- Pages
- 97–101
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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation (TDLCP) in advanced and refractory glaucoma. Materials and Methods: Patients with advanced glaucoma refractory to medical or surgical treatment who were treated with TDLCP were retrospectively evaluated. Patients' intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements, ophthalmic examinations, complications, and medications were recorded before the procedure and at the 1st day, 1st week, 1st and 6th month, 1st year, and last follow up controls. Success was defined as final IOP of 8-22 mmHg or relief of pain in the eyes. Results: Forty-one eyes of 40 patients (15 eyes with congenital glaucoma, 3 with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PSX), 2 with neovascular glaucoma (NVG), and 21 with secondary glaucoma) were included in the study. Mean age of patients and follow-up time were 34.5±2.4 years (1-83) and 11.7±17.0 months (3-69), respectively. Mean IOP was 33.3±8.2 (17-58) mmHg before the procedure, whereas it was 16.8±6.4 mmHg at the 1st day (p<0.0001), 14.0±6.2 mmHg at the 1st week (p<0.0001), 18.5±9.4 mmHg at the 1st month (p<0.0001), 22.7±8.0 mmHg at the 6th month (p=0.013), 28.6±11.2 mmHg at the 1st year (p=0.242), and 17.4±5.3 mmHg (p<0.0001) at the last follow-up. IOP of 8-22 mmHg was achieved in 75.6% of eyes at the last followup visit and pain relief was observed in 9.8% of eyes. Mean treatment number was 1.53 (1-6). Complications included hyphema in 3 (7.3%) eyes, hypotonia in 2 (4.9%) eyes, and choroid detachment due to hypotonia in 1 (2.4%) eye. No phthisis bulbi occurred. Conclusion: TDLCP is an effective and safe method for the treatment of advanced and refractory glaucoma, although repeated treatments are often necessary.
Özet
Amaç: Transskleral Diyot Laser siklodestrüksiyon (TSDLSD)'nin ileri ve dirençli glokom olgularındaki etkinliğini ve güvenilirliğini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Medikal ve/veya cerrahi tedaviye dirençli, TSDLSD ile tedavi edilen ileri glokom hastaları geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Olguların tedavi öncesi ve sonrası 1. gün, 1. hafta, 1. ay, 6. ay, 1. yıl ve son göz içi basınçları (GİB), oftalmolojik muayeneleri, komplikasyonları, alınan medikal tedaviler kaydedildi. TSDLSD başarısı; son GİB 8-22 mmHg ve ağrısı olanlarda, ağrı şikayetinde iyileşme olarak kabul edildi. Bulgular: Kırk olgunun 41 gözü (15 konjenital glokom, 3 psödoeksfolyatif glokom (PSX), 2 neovasküler glokom (NVG), 21 ikincil glokom) çalışmaya dahil edildi. Olguların ortalama yaşı ve takip süresi 34.5±2.4 (1-83) yıl ve 11.7±17.0 (3-69) aydı. İşlem öncesi ortalama GİB 33.3±8.2 mmHg iken, işlem sonrası ortalama GİB 1. gün 16.8±6.4 mmHg (p<0.0001), 1. hafta 14.0±6.2 mmHg (p<0.0001), 1. ay 18.5±9.4 mmHg (p<0.0001), 6. ay 22.7±8.0 mmHg (p=0.013), 1. yıl 28.6±11.2 mmHg (p=0.242) ve son vizite 17.4±5.3 mmHg'idi (p<0.0001). 31 (%75.6) gözde 8-22 mmHg arasında GİB elde edildi ve işlem öncesi ağrısı olan 4 (%9.8) olgunun işlem sonrası ağrı şikayeti geçti. Ortalama tedavi sayısı 1.53 (1-6) idi. Komplikasyonlar 3 (%7.3) gözde hifema, 2 (%4.9) gözde hipotansiyon, 1 (%2.4) gözde hipotansiyona bağlı koroid dekolmanı idi. Hiçbir olguda fitizis bulbi gelişmedi. Sonuç: TSDLSD; ileri ve dirençli glokom olgularının tedavisinde, birden fazla işlem uygulaması gerekliliğine rağmen, etkin ve güvenilir bir yöntemdir.