June 2015
Volume 56, Issue 7
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2015
Selective laser trabeculoplasty in patients with elevated intraocular pressure after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty.
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Hreem Patel
    Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Anjali Tannan
    Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Vanee Virasch
    Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Jonathan Rubenstein
    Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Nina Goyal
    Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Hreem Patel, None; Anjali Tannan, None; Vanee Virasch, None; Jonathan Rubenstein, None; Nina Goyal, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2015, Vol.56, 6124. doi:
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      Hreem Patel, Anjali Tannan, Vanee Virasch, Jonathan Rubenstein, Nina Goyal; Selective laser trabeculoplasty in patients with elevated intraocular pressure after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty.. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2015;56(7 ):6124.

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Abstract

Purpose: To determine the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty in patients who have undergone prior Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty.

Methods: A prospective chart review of patients who underwent selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) from January 2010 until July 2014 at Rush Medical Center in Chicago was completed. The preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) and post-operative IOP at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months was documented. Patients with an IOP greater than 24, or greater than 10 mmHg above baseline were treated with SLT as first line treatment, or as adjunctive treatment in patients already started on topical medication to lower their IOP. Baseline and yearly Humphrey visual fields and spectral domain OCT were obtained.

Results: A total of six patients, eight eyes were included in our study with an average age of 58 years old and an average follow up period of 9.75 months. Prior to the SLT, the average drops per patient were 2.75 drops and the average intraocular pressure was 15.75. At six weeks after SLT, the average drops per patient were 2.5 drops and the average intraocular pressure was 13.5. At six months, the average drops per patient were 1.5 and the average intraocular pressure was 14.7. A total change in number of drops among our patients was 1.25 drops.

Conclusions: SLT is an effective way to treat elevated IOP in patients Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty. Further studies in a larger study group are needed.

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