Retrospective study on the effectiveness of micropulse diode laser trabeculoplasty in patients without treatment for 12 months

Authors

  • Maitén C. Arrigone Instituto de la Visión Cerro de las Rosas, Sanatorio Allende (sede Cerro), Córdoba, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
  • Juan Cruz González Castellanos Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
  • Matías Osaba Instituto de la Visión Cerro de las Rosas, Sanatorio Allende (sede Cerro), Córdoba, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
  • Luis Pablo Fornero Instituto de la Visión Cerro de las Rosas, Sanatorio Allende (sede Cerro), Córdoba, Argentina. Servicio de Glaucoma, Hospital Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
  • Víctor E. Reviglio Instituto de la Visión Cerro de las Rosas, Sanatorio Allende (sede Cerro), Córdoba, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70313/2718.7446.v15.n3.167

Keywords:

micropulse diode laser trabeculoplasty, MDLT, primary open-angle glaucoma

Abstract

Introduction: The micropulse diode laser trabeculoplasty (MDLT) has been used for the treatment of open angle glaucoma since 2005. To date, the effectiveness of MDLT over 360 degrees of the trabecular meshwork has not been evaluated in patients with previously untreated primary open-angle glaucoma.

Participants and methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out on patients seen at the Ophthalmology Service of the Instituto de la Visión Cerro de Córdoba. Twenty-nine eyes were evaluated with primary open angle glaucoma free of treatment, from July 2018 to July 2019. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured prior to MDLT treatment, at 7 days, 1, 3, 6 and 12-months post-treatment. Also, it was assessed the need to incorporate medication.

Results: IOP at 12 months had a 26.83% reduction. Five eyes had to start hypotensive topical treatment because their IOP values were not within the desired values.

Conclusion: Treatment with MDLT is a useful treatment in patients without treatment in primary open angle glaucoma.

Downloads

Published

2022-09-19

How to Cite

[1]
Arrigone, M.C., Castellanos, J.C.G., Osaba, M., Fornero, L.P. and Reviglio, V.E. 2022. Retrospective study on the effectiveness of micropulse diode laser trabeculoplasty in patients without treatment for 12 months. Oftalmología Clínica y Experimental. 15, 3 (Sep. 2022). DOI:https://doi.org/10.70313/2718.7446.v15.n3.167.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2022): SUMARIO

Section

Artículos Originales

License

Copyright (c) 2022 Consejo Argentino de Oftalmología

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Con esta licencia no se permite un uso comercial de la obra original, ni la generación de obras derivadas. Las licencias Creative Commons permiten a los autores compartir y liberar sus obras en forma legal y segura.

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

Most read articles by the same author(s)