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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Comparison of Superior versus Inferior Canaloplasty and Trabeculotomy Using the OMNI Surgical System.

Stephanie H Noh, Andrew K Smith, Austin R Fox, Kevin M Gustafson, Changyow C Kwan, Ken Y Lin, Sameh Mosaed

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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 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Stephanie H NohUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
Andrew K SmithUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5939-0961
Austin R FoxUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
Kevin M GustafsonUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
Changyow C KwanUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
Ken Y LinUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
Sameh MosaedUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare outcomes of ab-interno canaloplasty and trabeculotomy of the superior versus inferior angle. Patients and methods: This was a prospective, non-randomized, interventional comparison study done at the Veteran Affairs Hospital in Long Beach, California. All patients underwent cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation combined with ab-interno canaloplasty and trabeculotomy with the OMNI Surgical System (SightSciences, Menlo Park, CA, USA), either superiorly or inferiorly. Pre- and post-operative intraocular pressure using Goldmann applanation tonometry and best corrected visual acuity were obtained and compared using paired t-tests. Patients were excluded if they had any prior intraocular surgery or prior laser trabeculoplasty procedures. Results: 38 eyes from 29 patients were analyzed. 19 eyes were included in the superior group and 19 eyes in the inferior group. Mean pre-operative IOP in the superior group was 17.6 ± 5.2 mmHg and in the inferior group was 17.6 ± 4.6 mmHg (p > 0.99). At 12 months, mean postoperative IOP for the superior group decreased 24% to 13.3 ± 2.8 mmHg while the inferior group decreased 26% to 13.1 ± 2.2 mmHg (p = 0.92). Mean preoperative medications in the superior group were 2.2 ± 1.3 and in the inferior group was 2.4 ± 1.3 (p = 0.88). At 12 months, this decreased to 1.3 ± 1.5 post-operatively in the superior group and 2.2 ± 1.6 post-operatively in the inferior group (p = 0.64). Conclusion: There was no statistical difference in efficacy between superior versus inferior canaloplasty/trabeculotomy with OMNI. Therefore, surgeons can perform the procedure in the direction that is most comfortable for them without affecting outcomes.

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canaloplastygoniotomyMIGSOMNItrabeculotomy

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PMCPMC11214751

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