Conjunctival thickness as a predictive imaging biomarker for the glaucoma filtration surgery outcome: An optical coherence tomography study.
Clin Exp Ophthalmol
; 48(9): 1192-1200, 2020 12.
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ABSTRACT
IMPORTANCE To analyse the preoperative conjunctival thickness in glaucomatous patients undergoing filtration surgery (FS), using optical coherence tomography (OCT). BACKGROUND:
The conjunctival status represents one of the most critical determinants of the FS outcome.DESIGN:
Retrospective study.PARTICIPANTS:
Sixty-seven patients candidate to FS for uncontrolled glaucoma were enrolled.METHODS:
OCT was performed at the superior bulbar conjunctiva before FS, and at bleb site at the last follow-up (LF-up) after surgery. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Preoperative full, epithelial, and stromal conjunctival thickness (FCT, CET, CST) and reflectivity (CR), and LF-up bleb-wall thickness (BT), reflectivity (BR) and intraocular pressure (IOP), were the major outcomes. The relations between preoperative parameters and LF-up-IOP, BT and BR were calculated.RESULTS:
FS was completely successful in 23 patients (group 1), successful with medications in 22 (group 2), and failed in 22 (group 3). FCT, CET and CST were lower, whereas CR higher, in group 3 compared to groups 1 and 2 (P < .05); BT was lower (P < .001), whereas BR higher (P < .05) in group 3 compared to group 1. FCT and CST were predictors of FS outcome with lower thickness associated with increased odds of failure (odds ratio 0.922, P = .08; 0.941, P = .025). LF-up-IOP inversely correlated with FCT and CST (r = -0.447, P = .003; r = -0.408, P = .007), whereas positively correlated with CR (r = 0.789, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Preoperative conjunctival thickness and reflectivity show significant correlations with the FS outcome, both in terms of IOP and bleb-wall features. Therefore, they may be proposed as predictive imaging biomarkers to estimate the risk of filtration failure.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trabeculectomía
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Glaucoma
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Cirugía Filtrante
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia