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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Consistency in Standalone Canaloplasty Outcomes Using the iTrack Microcatheter.

Mahmoud A Khaimi, Norbert Koerber, Simon Ondrejka, Mark J Gallardo

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025
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  3. Canaloplasty via an ab-interno approach in primary open-angle glaucoma: Results from a large case series.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

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahmoud A KhaimiDean McGee Eye Institute - Oklahoma Health Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8979-557X
Norbert KoerberAugencentrum Köln, Köln, Germany.
Simon OndrejkaAugencentrum Köln, Köln, Germany.
Mark J GallardoEl Paso Eye Surgeons, PA, El Paso, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8853-598X
Dean McGee Eye Institute · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To study the consistency in outcomes of standalone canaloplasty performed via an ab-interno surgical technique in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) and number of medications in uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma (OAG) eyes over a 12-month period. Methods: This retrospective multicenter case series included patients who underwent standalone canaloplasty via an ab-interno surgical technique using the iTrack microcatheter (Nova Eye, Inc., Fremont, USA) and had preoperative uncontrolled OAG (IOP≥18mmHg) along with no previous glaucoma surgery. The iTrack microcatheter is used to circumnavigate 360° and viscodilate Schlemm's canal. Consistency of IOP and medications reduction on an eye-by-eye basis were evaluated to understand the outcomes in each single eye. Results: Sixty-four eyes of 60 patients (age 71.5±13.4 years) were included. Six eyes (9%) that underwent additional glaucoma surgery were considered a failure and were subsequently excluded from analysis. At 12 months, IOP was reduced in 57 of the 58 (89%) remaining eyes; one eye had the same IOP with a reduced number of medications. Of the 57/58 eyes with a reduced IOP: 44 eyes (69%) required fewer medications; 12 eyes (19%) required the same number of medications. Of these 58 eyes, 78% of eyes had a ≥20% reduction in IOP compared to baseline; 69% eyes had a postoperative IOP ≤15 mmHg, and 86% eyes ≤18 mmHg at 12 months. Forty percent of the eyes were medication-free at 12 months compared to none at baseline. Conclusion: Canaloplasty performed via an ab-interno surgical technique as a standalone procedure consistently reduced IOP and glaucoma medications in almost all eyes.

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canaloplastyintraocular pressureiTrackmicrocatheteropen-angle glaucomaviscodilation

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PMCPMC10799572
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