ArticleBMC ophthalmology2020
Comparison of ultrasound cycloplasty and transscleral cyclophotocoagulation for refractory glaucoma in Chinese population.
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- Case Report: Acute angle-closure glaucoma as the initial presentation of autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy caused by compound heterozygousFrontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Ultrasound Cycloplasty for Glaucoma Patients and Pathological Observation on the Ciliary Body in Rabbit Models.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Scleral Rupture with Uveal Prolapse Following Trivial Trauma in an Eye Previously Treated with Internal and External Cyclodestructive Procedures: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Preliminary study on the treatment of acute angle closure glaucoma with high intensity focused ultrasound cycloplasty.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of ultrasound cycloplasty for the treatment of glaucoma: a Meta-analysis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound cyclo-plasty in glaucoma.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Ultrasound cyclo-plasty for moderate glaucoma: Eighteen-month results from a prospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo compare the efficacy and safety of focused ultrasound cycloplasty (UCP) and transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCP) in the treatment of refractory glaucoma in a Chinese population.
methodsWe retrospectively compared twenty-eight eligible patients with refractory glaucoma, who were divided into the UCP group and TSCP group. Patients in these two groups underwent a corresponding procedure from June 2018 to February 2019. The intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity, the number of anti-glaucoma agents used and complications were reviewed and compared between groups. Proper statistical methods were selected according to comparison models under IBM SPSS 25 software.
resultsAfter the 12-months follow-up, postoperative IOP and number of anti-glaucoma agents used in the two groups were both reduced than the baseline level, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in IOP, number of anti-glaucoma agents and the best-corrected visual acuity between the two groups at each follow-up time point (P>0.05). In terms of complications, the pain at 1 day after surgery in the UCP group was significantly milder than that in the TSCP group (P < 0.05). And there were no significant differences in other complications between the two groups (P > 0.05).
conclusionsBoth UCP and TSCP are safe and effective methods for the treatment of refractory glaucoma. Nevertheless, pain is less severe after UCP.
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