Ab interno trabeculotomy combined with cataract extraction in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of ab interno trabeculotomy using the VISCO360® Viscosurgical System (Sight Sciences, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA) combined with cataract extraction in the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: Patients with POAG who underwent ab interno trabeculotomy combined with cataract extraction were retrospectively analyzed. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), the number of antiglaucomatous medications, and complications were recorded preoperatively and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postoperatively. RESULTS: Thirty-four patients (40 eyes) with POAG were included in this study, including 20 men (22 eyes) and 14 women (18 eyes). Compared with the preoperative IOP, the postoperative IOP was significantly lower at each time point. The greatest reduction in IOP was 60.7% at 1 month after surgery. The BCVA was also significantly improved at each postoperative time point. The number of antiglaucomatous medications used by the patients was significantly lower postoperatively than preoperatively. CONCLUSION: Ab interno trabeculotomy combined with cataract extraction is effective and safe for treatment of POAG.

Influences of anterior capsule polishing on effective lens position after cataract surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

To evaluate the effects of anterior capsule polishing on effective lens position (ELP) and the actual axial movements of IOLs by measuring the anterior chamber depth (ACD). This prospective randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial included patients who underwent bilateral uneventful cataract surgeries and were implanted the same IOLs (SN60WF). Extensive polishing was performed randomly in the anterior capsule of one eye with Whitman Shepherd double-ended capsule polisher, and the opposite unpolished capsule was used as the control. The ACD was measured 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after surgery with the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). The actual axial movement of IOL was defined as the root mean square (RMS) of the change in ELP at each visit. A total of 40 eyes of 20 patients were included, and 10 patients (50%) were men. All the patients underwent uneventful surgeries without intraoperative or postoperative complications, and returned on time for measurements. The mean age of them was 70.5±7.6 years (range 56 to 79 years). No significant differences were observed between the mean ELP of the control group and the polished group (P>0.05). Nevertheless, the ELPRMS of the polished group was significantly smaller than that of the control group (P=0.005). Polishing anterior capsule intraoperatively improved the axial position stability of the IOL in the long term.