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Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes in Patients with a History of Scleritis.
- Source :
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Ocular immunology and inflammation [Ocul Immunol Inflamm] 2024 Aug; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 987-993. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 21. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: To assess the outcomes of glaucoma surgery in patients with a history of scleritis at a tertiary medical center.<br />Methods: The retrospective case series included patients with a history of scleritis who required glaucoma surgery between 4/2006 and 8/2021.<br />Results: Two hundred and eighty-one eyes of 259 patients had glaucoma and scleritis with 28 eyes (10%) of 25 patients requiring glaucoma surgery. Post-operatively, one eye (4%) had infectious scleritis. Eleven (39%) surgeries failed: 5 tube shunts, 5 cyclophotocoagulation, and 1 gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy. Five (18%) eyes required tube revisions due to tube exposures without infection (3), iris blocking the tube (1), or to shorten tube length (1).<br />Conclusions: Patients with a history of scleritis have a low risk of scleritis recurrence or scleral perforation after glaucoma surgery but should be counseled appropriately on the higher risk of reoperation.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Retrospective Studies
Male
Female
Middle Aged
Aged
Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Treatment Outcome
Trabeculectomy
Visual Acuity
Reoperation
Glaucoma Drainage Implants
Follow-Up Studies
Young Adult
Scleritis diagnosis
Scleritis surgery
Scleritis etiology
Glaucoma surgery
Intraocular Pressure physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1744-5078
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Ocular immunology and inflammation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36802353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2023.2177678