J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 57(7); 2016 > Article
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2016;57(7):1126-1133.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2016.57.7.1126    Published online July 15, 2016.
Clinical Outcomes of Early Phacoemulsification after Laser Iridotomy in Acute Angle-closure Glaucoma.
Sung Uk Baek, Dong Chul Choi, Kyung Wha Lee
1Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces DaeGu Hospital, Gyeongsan, Korea.
2Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. kyungwlee@hanmail.net
원발급성폐쇄각발작에서 레이저홍채절개술에 이은 조기 수정체적출술 병합치료의 효과
백성욱1⋅최동철2⋅이경화2
국군대구병원 안과1, 한림대학교 의과대학 안과학교실2
Abstract
PURPOSE
To evaluate long-term change in intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes undergoing laser iridotomy (LI) and early phacoemulsification after LI in patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG). METHODS: The retrospective, comparative chart review included patients with AACG, Group A who underwent only LI and Group B who underwent early phacoemulsification within 1 month after LI. Patients were followed up on day 1; week 1; and months 1, 3, 6, and 12 after LI. IOP changes were studied. RESULTS: This study included a total 99 eyes from 99 patients, 37 in group A and 62 in group B. The mean IOP were not significantly different between the two groups at the initial visit or 1 month later. However, group B showed a consistently lower mean IOP that that of group A at 3, 6, and 12 months (p= 0.003, <0.001, <0.001, respectively). The prevalence of IOP increase to greater than 21 mmHg was 3 (8.11%), 5 (13.51%), and 5 patients (13.51%) in group A and 0, 2 (5.41%), and 1 patients (1.61%) in group B at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Group B showed a significantly lower prevalence of IOP increase (p = 0.050, 0.038, 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: We found that patients treated with early phacoemulsification after LI had better outcomes of well-maintained IOP compared to those undergoing LI alone. For AACG patients with coexisting cataract, early phacoemulsification after LI can be considered as a reasonable treatment to maintain IOP.
Key Words: Acute angle-closure glaucoma;Laser iridotomy;Phacoemulsification


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