| Phacoemulsification versus Laser Peripheral Iridotomy in Early Treatment of Acute Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma. |
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Chang Hoon Lee, In Cheon You, You Ra Kim |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. eggyoura@hanmail.net |
| 급성폐쇄각녹내장 환자의 초기치료에서 수정체유화술과 레이저홍채절개술 비교 |
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이창훈⋅유인천⋅김유라 |
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전북대학교 의학전문대학원 안과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
We compared the outcomes of laser iridotomy and primary phacoemulsification when treating acute angle-closure glaucoma. METHODS: This study was conducted with 61 patients diagnosed with acute angle closure glaucoma from January, 2005 to January, 2015. The patients received either laser iridotomy or primary phacoemulsification. The age and gender of each patient, differences of intraocular pressure (IOP) before and after treatment, visual acuity, need for IOP lowering agents and complications were analyzed retrospectively at 1-day, 1-month, 6-month and 12-month after the treatment. Patients who received laser iridotomy with phacoemulsification or trabeculectomy were excluded from this study. Additionally, we included only cases in which treatments were given within 3 days after the onset of symptom. RESULTS: Among the 61 patients, 45 patients received laser iridotomy and 16 patients received primary phacoemulsification. One day after the treatment the laser iridotomy group showed better outcome in their visual acuity (log MAR 0.62 +/- 0.51; p = 0.048). At 6-month postoperatively, the primary phacoemulsification group showed better visual acuity (log MAR 0.07 +/- 0.15; p = 0.013). However, at 12-month postoperatively, the visual acuities were not significantly different between the 2 groups. Regarding IOP, at postoperative 1-month, the group of primary phacoemulsification shows significantly lower IOP (9.5 +/- 1.3 mm Hg), compared with the group of laser iridotomy. A significant difference was observed in the number of IOP lowering agents that patients at 12 month after the treatment. There were no severe complications in either group. CONCLUSIONS: Following the initial treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma, the primary phacoemulsification showed no significant differences in postoperative visual acuity, IOP and complications compared to the outcomes of laser iridotomy. Additionally, the need for IOP lowering agents was less in the primary phacoemulsification groups at 1 year after the operation. |
| Key Words:
Acute angle-closure glaucoma;Laser iridotomy;Phacoemulsification |
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