June 2013
Volume 54, Issue 15
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2013
Lamina Cribrosa Reversal after Trabeculectomy : Long-term Follow-up Result
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Tae-Woo Kim
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National Univ Bundang Hosp, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
  • Eun Ji Lee
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Ophthalmology, Seoul National Univ Bundang Hosp, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
  • Robert Weinreb
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Tae-Woo Kim, None; Eun Ji Lee, None; Robert Weinreb, Aerie (F), Alcon (C), Allergan (C), Altheos (C), Amakem (C), Bausch&Lomb (C), Carl Zeiss-Meditec (C), Genentech (F), Haag-Streit (F), Heidelberg Engineering (F), Konan (F), Lumenis (F), National Eye Institute (F), Nidek (F), Optovue (C), Quark (C), Solx (C), Topcon (C)
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2013, Vol.54, 2153. doi:
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      Tae-Woo Kim, Eun Ji Lee, Robert Weinreb; Lamina Cribrosa Reversal after Trabeculectomy : Long-term Follow-up Result. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):2153.

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Abstract
 
Purpose
 

To investigate the change in the lamina cribrosa (LC) depth following trabeculectomy up to 2 years.

 
Methods
 

The study included 28 eyes of 28 primary open angle glaucoma patients who underwent trabeculectomy and followed up for at least 2 years. Serial horizontal B-scan images of the optic nerve head were obtained from each eye using enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. About 65 B-scans covering the optic discs were obtained before surgery, and at 6 months and ≥2 years postoperatively. The pre- and postoperative LC depth (the distance from the Bruch’s membrane opening plane to the level of anterior LC surface) was determined on 7 selected B-scan images in each eye and averaged (mean LC depth).

 
Results
 

Intraocular pressure (IOP) decreased from 27.4±9.0 mmHg to 9.7±3.1 mmHg at postoperative 6 months (P<0.001) and then increased to 12.7±5.1 mmHg at mean postoperative follow-up of 27.1±3.3months (P=0.001). The mean LC depth reduced from 625.59±186.33 μm to 499.59±140.56 μm at postoperative 6 months (P<0.001) and then slightly increased to a statistically non-significant level at final follow-up (518.97±133.38 μm). Factors associated with LC depth re-increase were higher IOP at final follow-up (P=0.035), larger IOP fluctuation (P=0.007), higher mean follow-up IOP (P=0.022) and older age (P=0.001).

 
Conclusions
 

The LC depth which had been reduced up to postoperative 6 months showed re-displacement in eyes with higher IOP fluctuation, smaller mean LC depth at 6 months and younger age. The data suggest that sustained IOP reduction is essential for preventing re-displacement of the LC after trabeculectomy.

 
 
A representative case where the intraocular pressure (IOP) decreased from 26 mmHg to 12 mmHg at postoperative 6 months and then re-elevated to 25 mmHg at postoperative 12 months. Note the decrease of the lamina cribrosa (LC) depth at month 6 and re-displacement of the LC at month 12.
 
A representative case where the intraocular pressure (IOP) decreased from 26 mmHg to 12 mmHg at postoperative 6 months and then re-elevated to 25 mmHg at postoperative 12 months. Note the decrease of the lamina cribrosa (LC) depth at month 6 and re-displacement of the LC at month 12.
 
Keywords: 550 imaging/image analysis: clinical • 627 optic disc  
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