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ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2021

Outcomes of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma: 24-month follow-up.

Eamon Sharkawi, Daniel Josef Lindegger, Paul H Artes, Lydia Lehmann-Clarke, Mohamad El Wardani, Marie Misteli, Jérôme Pasquier, Adriano Guarnieri

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Article in The British journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Efficacy and safety of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy in glaucoma secondary to fuchs uveitis syndrome: a multicenter study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  4. Lens extraction combined with circumferential ab interno trabeculotomy to treat pigmentary glaucoma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  5. Intraocular pressure spikes after trabecular meshwork strip peeling during hemi-GATT.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Eamon Sharkawi *Swiss Eye Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland e.sharkawi@swisseyecentre.ch.
Daniel Josef LindeggerMoorfields Eye Hospital, London, London, UK.
Paul H ArtesUniversity of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3574-8396
Lydia Lehmann-ClarkeSwiss Eye Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mohamad El WardaniJules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Marie MisteliJules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jérôme PasquierUnisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5554-2988
Adriano Guarnieri *Swiss Eye Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2871-3339
Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin · CHCentre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne · CHFORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences · CHMoorfields Eye Hospital · GBUniversity of Plymouth · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo report on outcomes of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in eyes with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG).

methodsProspective, interventional, non-comparative case series. A total of 103 eyes from 84 patients with PXG were enrolled to undergo a 360-degree ab interno trabeculotomy with gonioscopic assistance using either a 5.0 polypropylene suture or an illuminated microcatheter with up to 24 months of follow-up. Main outcome measures were intraocular pressure (IOP), number of antiglaucoma medications, success rate (IOP reduction ≥20% from baseline or IOP between 6 and 21 mm Hg, without further glaucoma surgery) and complication rate.

resultsMean preoperative IOP was 27.1 mm Hg (95% CI 25.5 to 28.7) using 2.9 (SD 1.1) glaucoma medications which decreased postoperatively to 13.0 mm Hg (95% CI 11.5 to 14.4) and 1.0 (SD 1.1) medications at 24 months (p<0.001). Success rate was 89.2% at 24 months of follow-up, and complication rate was 2.9%.

conclusionAt 24 months of follow-up, our results for GATT in PXG demonstrate that this conjunctival sparing procedure effectively lowers IOP and reduces the medications with a low complication rate, in this relatively aggressive glaucoma subtype.

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AgedAged, 80 and overExfoliation SyndromeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlaucoma, Open-AngleGonioscopyHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSuture TechniquesTonometry, OcularTrabeculectomyTreatment OutcomeGlaucomaintraocular pressuretreatment surgery

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PMID32727734
PMCPMC8237193
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