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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2022

12-Month Outcomes of Combined Phacoemulsification and iStent Inject in Asian Eyes with Normal Tension Glaucoma: A Single-Centre Experience.

Bryan C H Ang, Ivan C R O'Neill Tecson, Jeremy Y W Hu, John T C Kan, Leonard W L Yip

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Two-Year Post-Market Surveillance of iStentClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bryan C H AngDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore, Singapore. drbryanang@gmail.com.
Ivan C R O'Neill TecsonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
Jeremy Y W HuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
John T C KanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Leonard W L YipDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate efficacy and safety of the iStent inject combined with phacoemulsification in Asian eyes with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) up to 12 months after surgery. STUDY

designRetrospective case series.

methodsRetrospective case series of eyes undergoing surgery from April 2017 to August 2019. Outcome measures included intraocular pressure (IOP), number of topical glaucoma medications and adverse outcomes. Data were retrieved from the post-operative day 1 (POD1), week 1 (POW1), month 1 (POM1), month 3 (POM3), month 6 (POM6) and month 12 (POM12) timepoints. Data were analysed at each timepoint for eyes with available clinical data at that visit. Subgroup analysis was performed for a consistent cohort which included only eyes with data at all six follow-up timepoints.

resultsData from 91 eyes in the collective subject group was analysed. Majority of subjects were male (53, 58.2%) and Chinese (79, 86.8%). Mean age was 73.2 ± 7.2 years. Pre-operatively, mean IOP was 14.3 ± 3.0 mmHg and mean number of medications was 1.5 ± 0.8. Significant IOP reduction was observed at all timepoints except POW1 and POM12. The number of medications was reduced at all timepoints (p < 0.001). By POM12, there was reduction of 1.2 ± 1.0 medications (p < 0.001). Both the collective and consistent cohorts demonstrated a trend towards decreasing surgical efficacy with time, in IOP reduction and decrease in medications. None of the eyes experienced sight-threatening complications.

conclusionsAsian eyes with NTG undergoing combined phacoemulsification and iStent inject surgery demonstrated significant and sustained reduction in number of glaucoma medications up to 12 months post-operatively.

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Glaucoma, Open-AngleLow Tension GlaucomaPhacoemulsificationAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIntraocular PressureMaleRetrospective StudiesStentsTrabecular MeshworkAsianGlaucomaiStent injectMinimally invasive glaucoma surgeryNormal tension glaucoma

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