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TitreTreatment-related quality of life after selective laser trabeculoplasty
Abstract Nr.1047
ButWe compared quality of life and treatment satisfaction between patients who had selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and those on medication.
MéthodesA prospective clinical trial on 143 glaucoma patients that received SLT and a control group that continued using anti glaucoma medication. Tear break-up time (BUT), punctuate keratitis, need for help, use of artificial tears and the Treatment Satisfaction Survey of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) were measured at baseline, after 6 and 12 months.
RésultatsSLT was able to reduce the mean number of medications needed from 1.56 ± 0.81 to 0.42 ± 0.66 after six months and to 0.33 ± 0.69 after one year.
Punctuate keratitis was observed significantly less often (12.24%) after SLT than before (35.94%) (p = .03). Use of artificial tears and BUT did not change significantly after SLT (p > .05).
Patients in the SLT group were significantly less convinced of medication effectiveness (p = .006) and complained more about side effects (p = .003) at baseline. After SLT, patients had significantly more confidence in their therapy (p < .001), showed much less side effects (p = .006), complained less about changes in appearance of the eyes (p = .003) and were less bothered by inconvenience of (p < .001) and problems to administrate remaining eye drops (p < .001).
ConclusionSLT was able to improve treatment-related quality of life in glaucoma patients.
Conflit d'intérêtNon
Auteur 1
NomDE KEYSER
InitialesM
InstitutUniversiteit Antwerpen
VilleAntwerpen
Auteur 2
NomDe Belder
InitialesM
InstitutUniversiteit Gent
VilleGent
Auteur 3
NomDe Groot
InitialesV
InstitutUniversitair Hospitaal
VilleEdegem
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