TY - JOUR
T1 - Intraocular pressure-lowering medications and long-term outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty
AU - Woo, David M.
AU - Healey, Paul R.
AU - Graham, Stuart L.
AU - Goldberg, Ivan
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - Background: To investigate the effects of current intraocular pressure-lowering medications on the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty. Design: Retrospective chart review of records from an urban glaucoma clinic in Sydney, Australia. Participants: Patients who received their first selective laser trabeculoplasty between 2002 and 2005 were studied (grouped from 0 to 3 according to the number of pre-selective laser trabeculoplasty medications, and followed for 5 years). Those with previous argon laser therapy, trabeculectomy or angle-closure were excluded. Methods: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (Ellex) used to deliver 180 or 360 degree of treatment, under the same protocol. Main Outcome Measures: Responders were defined by ≥20% reduction from baseline intraocular pressure. Data were censored when pressure-lowering intervention was required. The mean intraocular pressure, survivor, response rate, number and type of medications were compared. Results: There were 206 patients with ocular hypertension, primary, pseudo-exfoliation, or pigmentary glaucoma who usednone (n=20), one (n=33), two (n=61) or three or more (n=92) pre-selective laser trabeculoplasty topical anti-glaucoma medications. The mean baseline intraocular pressures for each group was 23.7, 22.2, 20.7 and 20.4mmHg, respectively (P=0.061). Post-treatment mean intraocular pressure was 17.9, 17.7, 15.5, and 15.7mmHg; percentage reduction was similar between groups (23.6-25.6%, P=0.20). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed comparable survival rates across groups (P=0.445). At 60 months, 11.1, 17.1, 30.5 and 11.5% of responders remained in each group. Higher proportions of patients in groups 2 and 3 required further laser or surgery. Conclusion: The number of pre-selective laser trabeculoplasty medications did not affect the intraocular pressure-lowering effectiveness of selective laser trabeculoplasty; however, groups on more medications required more pressure-lowering interventions.
AB - Background: To investigate the effects of current intraocular pressure-lowering medications on the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty. Design: Retrospective chart review of records from an urban glaucoma clinic in Sydney, Australia. Participants: Patients who received their first selective laser trabeculoplasty between 2002 and 2005 were studied (grouped from 0 to 3 according to the number of pre-selective laser trabeculoplasty medications, and followed for 5 years). Those with previous argon laser therapy, trabeculectomy or angle-closure were excluded. Methods: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (Ellex) used to deliver 180 or 360 degree of treatment, under the same protocol. Main Outcome Measures: Responders were defined by ≥20% reduction from baseline intraocular pressure. Data were censored when pressure-lowering intervention was required. The mean intraocular pressure, survivor, response rate, number and type of medications were compared. Results: There were 206 patients with ocular hypertension, primary, pseudo-exfoliation, or pigmentary glaucoma who usednone (n=20), one (n=33), two (n=61) or three or more (n=92) pre-selective laser trabeculoplasty topical anti-glaucoma medications. The mean baseline intraocular pressures for each group was 23.7, 22.2, 20.7 and 20.4mmHg, respectively (P=0.061). Post-treatment mean intraocular pressure was 17.9, 17.7, 15.5, and 15.7mmHg; percentage reduction was similar between groups (23.6-25.6%, P=0.20). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed comparable survival rates across groups (P=0.445). At 60 months, 11.1, 17.1, 30.5 and 11.5% of responders remained in each group. Higher proportions of patients in groups 2 and 3 required further laser or surgery. Conclusion: The number of pre-selective laser trabeculoplasty medications did not affect the intraocular pressure-lowering effectiveness of selective laser trabeculoplasty; however, groups on more medications required more pressure-lowering interventions.
KW - glaucoma
KW - intraocular pressure
KW - selective laser trabeculoplasty
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U2 - 10.1111/ceo.12452
DO - 10.1111/ceo.12452
M3 - Article
C2 - 25287743
AN - SCOPUS:84932114201
SN - 1442-6404
VL - 43
SP - 320
EP - 327
JO - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
IS - 4
ER -