25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy

Purpose. To determine the feasibility of using 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery (25GMIVS) to treat vitreoretinal disease in glaucomatous eyes which have previously undergone trabeculectomy (TLE). Methods. A consecutive, interventional case series. We performed 25GMIVS in 15 glaucomatous eye...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Kunikata, Naoko Aizawa, Nobuo Fuse, Toshiaki Abe, Toru Nakazawa
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/306814
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author Hiroshi Kunikata
Naoko Aizawa
Nobuo Fuse
Toshiaki Abe
Toru Nakazawa
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description Purpose. To determine the feasibility of using 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery (25GMIVS) to treat vitreoretinal disease in glaucomatous eyes which have previously undergone trabeculectomy (TLE). Methods. A consecutive, interventional case series. We performed 25GMIVS in 15 glaucomatous eyes that had undergone TLE. Follow-up period was 11.5 months. Results. 25GMIVS was successfully used and led to improvement in visual acuity (P<0.01). We performed 25GMIVS for proliferative diabetic retinopathy with neovascular glaucoma in 53% of eyes (8 of 15). Although 3 eyes needed further TLE following 25GMIVS, final IOP was below 21 mmHg in all eyes except one eye (93%) and was comparable to pre-25GMIVS IOP (P=0.20) without an increase in the number of glaucoma medications (P=0.14). Conclusions. 25GMIVS is a feasible treatment for vitreoretinal disease in eyes with preexisting TLE, effective in both significantly improving BCVA and preserving the filtering bleb, while not excluding further glaucoma surgery.
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spelling doaj-art-2b89a26b6ded4a1a995422ff9f2d6cd12025-08-20T02:04:31ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582014-01-01201410.1155/2014/30681430681425-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after TrabeculectomyHiroshi Kunikata0Naoko Aizawa1Nobuo Fuse2Toshiaki Abe3Toru Nakazawa4Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDepartment of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8573, JapanDivision of Clinical Cell Therapy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanPurpose. To determine the feasibility of using 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery (25GMIVS) to treat vitreoretinal disease in glaucomatous eyes which have previously undergone trabeculectomy (TLE). Methods. A consecutive, interventional case series. We performed 25GMIVS in 15 glaucomatous eyes that had undergone TLE. Follow-up period was 11.5 months. Results. 25GMIVS was successfully used and led to improvement in visual acuity (P<0.01). We performed 25GMIVS for proliferative diabetic retinopathy with neovascular glaucoma in 53% of eyes (8 of 15). Although 3 eyes needed further TLE following 25GMIVS, final IOP was below 21 mmHg in all eyes except one eye (93%) and was comparable to pre-25GMIVS IOP (P=0.20) without an increase in the number of glaucoma medications (P=0.14). Conclusions. 25GMIVS is a feasible treatment for vitreoretinal disease in eyes with preexisting TLE, effective in both significantly improving BCVA and preserving the filtering bleb, while not excluding further glaucoma surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/306814
spellingShingle Hiroshi Kunikata
Naoko Aizawa
Nobuo Fuse
Toshiaki Abe
Toru Nakazawa
25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy
Journal of Ophthalmology
title 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy
title_full 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy
title_fullStr 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy
title_full_unstemmed 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy
title_short 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy
title_sort 25 gauge microincision vitrectomy to treat vitreoretinal disease in glaucomatous eyes after trabeculectomy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/306814
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