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Trial reportInternational ophthalmology2019

Comparison of the effect of mitomycin C and bevacizumab-methylcellulose mixture on combined phacoemulsification and non-penetrating deep sclerectomy surgery on the intraocular pressure (a clinical trial study).

Ali Mostafaei, Nazli Taheri, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Atena Latifi, Neda Moghaddam

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Trial report in International ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ali MostafaeiIran Evidence-Based Medicine Research Center (EBM), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Nazli TaheriNikookari Eye Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5154645395, Iran. nazli.taheri81@yahoo.com.
Morteza GhojazadehIran Evidence-Based Medicine Research Center (EBM), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Atena LatifiNikookari Eye Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5154645395, Iran.
Neda MoghaddamNikookari Eye Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5154645395, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

purposeComparison of the effect of mitomycin C (MMC) versus bevacizumab-methylcellulose mixture (BMM) on combined phacoemulsification and non-penetrating deep sclerectomy surgery on the intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma was made.

methodsThe current study is a controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Thirty-eight patients were enrolled, with a total of 40 eyes, and underwent a combined phacoemulsification and non-penetrating deep sclerectomy surgery from 2016 to 2017. MMC with concentration of 0.2 mg/mL for 2 min was used for 20 eyes before separating the scleral flap, and 0.3 mL of BMM (bevacizumab 1.25 mg incorporated into 2% methylcellulose) was injected subconjunctivally following surgery. The success rate of surgery was categorized as complete, relative and failure. Fisher's exact, Mann-Whitney U and Chi-square tests were employed to data analysis. A p value < 0.05 was supposed significant.

resultsPatients had the same distribution in terms of age, sex, type of glaucoma and type of cataract. Patients were followed up for a mean of 6 months. The mean intraocular pressure before surgery in the MMC group was 24.85 ± 2.83 mmHg with 3.2 ± 0.523 anti-glaucoma drugs, which reached 13.75 ± 3.552 mmHg with 0.15 ± 0.489 anti-glaucoma drugs at the latest visit. The average intraocular pressure before surgery in the BMM group was 24.45 ± 2.48 mmHg with 2.9 ± 0.641 anti-glaucoma drugs, which reached 15.40 ± 3.267 mmHg with 0.25 ± 0.55 anti-glaucoma drug at the last follow-up. The intraocular pressure was notably lower in the MMC group than BMM group 6 months after surgery. There was not a significant difference from the aspect of success rate and failure rate among the two groups at the 6-month follow-up (p = 0.135). DISCUSSION: Based on the results of this study, MMC and bevacizumab-methylcellulose both seem to be effective in the success of combined phacoemulsification and non-penetrating deep sclerectomy surgery, but MMC decreases intraocular pressure in patients at 6 months post-surgery.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMethylcelluloseMiddle AgedMitomycinPhacoemulsificationScleraSclerostomyAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabMethylcelluloseMitomycinBevacizumab–methylcellulose mixtureIntraocular pressureMitomycin CNon-penetrating deep sclerectomyPhacoemulsification

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