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Trial reportClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma with iStent Implantation Combined with Phacoemulsification in Polish Caucasian Population.

Milena Kozera, Joanna Konopińska, Zofia Mariak, Marek Rękas

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Trial report in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Milena KozeraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7156-3036
Joanna KonopińskaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9088-6938
Zofia MariakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6654-0550
Marek RękasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0429-6649
Medical University of Białystok · PLWojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this investigation was to evaluate the impact of iStent (the first-generation trabecular bypass) implantation with phacoemulsification on the intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucoma medication in subjects with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and cataract in a Polish Caucasian population. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis prospective case series covered 78 eyes of (57 Polish Caucasian patients) that had undergone iStent implantation in conjunction with cataract surgery. Patients were surveyed preoperatively and at postoperative day 1, week 1, and months 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24. Pre- and postoperative outcome measurements included visual acuity, IOP, and medication burden. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were noted for the safety profile. For effective treatment, an IOP reduction ≥20% was assumed, regardless of the use of IOP-lowering drops. Complete surgical success was defined as an IOP ≤ 15 mmHg, medications free, and a qualified surgical success as IOP ≤ 15 mmHg with or without medications.

resultsPost-operatively at two years, mean IOP reduced from 18.5 mmHg to 16.1 mmHg. The mean medication burden dropped from 1.8 to 0.4 at the end of follow-up. Preoperatively, 2 (2.6%) eyes were medication free, but by postoperative month 24, 53 (68%) eyes were medication-free (

conclusionThe iStent device combined with a cataract surgery served to decrease, significantly and positively, both IOP and medication use in the 24-months follow-up in patients with coexistent OAG and cataract in Polish patients.

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iStent first generationmedication burdenmicroinvasive glaucoma surgeryopen-angle glaucomatrabecular by-pass

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PMID33603324
PMCPMC7882442
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