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Trial reportInternational ophthalmology2023

Theoretic scientific rationale of double XEN 45 Gel Stent implant in severe glaucomatous ocular hypertension.

Alessandra De Gregorio, Margherita Montali, Giulia Stevan, Emilio Pedrotti, Simonetta Morselli

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Trial report in International ophthalmology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra De Gregorio *Ophthalmic Unit, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Italy. adegre3@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7287-0457
Margherita Montali *Ophthalmic Unit, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
Giulia StevanOphthalmic Unit, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
Emilio PedrottiEye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Mouvement, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Simonetta MorselliOphthalmic Unit, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
Ospedale San Bassiano · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the theoretical hydrodynamic effects of a single or a double XEN 45 Gel Stent (XEN45) implant in glaucomatous eyes.

methodsA prospective non-randomized clinical study on 63 glaucomatous eyes of 63 patients. The preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) values after 14 days of medical therapy washout was correlated to the postoperative IOP values 7 and 45 days after the implant of a XEN45. A mathematical model based on the Hagen-Poiseuille law was designed to assess the residual aqueous humor outflow (AHO) facility in glaucomatous eyes in function of the postoperative IOP reduction. Using XEN45 as unit of measurement, we transformed through equations the residual preoperative AHO in XEN45 equivalent in order to establish theoretical number of stents needed to reach the target IOP.

resultsThe mean preoperative washout IOP was 28.9 ± 5.4 mmHg, after 7 and 45 days the mean postoperative IOP was 12.6 ± 4.3 and 15.3 ± 4.4 mmHg, respectively (p < 0.001). A significant positive correlation was found between preoperative and postoperative IOP values. We obtained a mathematical relationship to estimate the theoretical number of XEN45 stents needed to reach the target IOP.

conclusionThe basal IOP (after medical therapy washout) is a predictive factor for the surgical success after a XEN45 implant. Establishing the residual preoperative AHO it is possible to predict the theoretical number of stents to implant. A double XEN45 implant could be considered a possible further tool to reach the target IOP in patients with severe AHO deficiency.

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GlaucomaGlaucoma Drainage ImplantsGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansIntraocular PressureProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment OutcomeFiltering surgeryGlaucomaMinimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)Xen gel stent

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