| Titre | Evaluation of one-year surgical outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy and Paul glaucoma implantation in the vitreous. |
| But | To evaluate the one-year surgical results and complications of combined pars plana vitrectomy and Paul glaucoma implantation in the vitreous. |
| Méthodes | This is a single-center retrospective cohort study. We retrospectively reviewed 29 eyes from 28 patients with uncontrolled glaucoma in a tertiary center. Pre-operative data collected were: baseline IOP and number of medications. Post operative data collected were: IOP recorded at 12 months, clinical and numerical hypotony and the need for further surgical interventions. |
| Résultats | There was a reduction of 60.8% in mean IOP in the 29 eyes at 1 year after surgery, from a preoperative mean IOP of 32.4 mmHg (range 18mmHg-50 mmHg) to a postoperative IOP of 12.7 mmHg (range 7-21 mmHg). There was a reduction in the mean number of IOP-lowering medications by 56.6% from an average of 3.0 preoperatively to an average of 1.51 postoperatively. Concerning complications, at 1 year, 2 patients needed further surgeries, and 3 patients experienced hypotony below 6 mmHg during the first few weeks, all resolved spontaneously. |
| Conclusion | Over the past 10 years, the use of glaucoma drainage devices (GDD) has significantly increased in the management of glaucoma. The Paul glaucoma implant (PGI) is a valveless GDD. For many patients with co-existing retinal pathology or with reduced visibility, performing combined pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and PGI implantation in the vitreous offers multiple advantages. This retrospective study of 29 eyes showed a surgical success with reduction in IOP and/or reduction in the medication burden. There were no significant complications recorded in our cohort with a relative low level of postoperative hypotony. |
| Conflit d'intérêt | Non |
| Nom | COLLEE |
| Initiales | C |
| Institut | CHU de Liège |
| Ville | Liège |
| Nom | Van Cauwenberge |
| Initiales | F |
| Institut | CHU de Liège |
| Ville | Liège |
| Nom | Kouam |
| Initiales | C |
| Institut | CHU de Liège |
| Ville | Liège |
| Nom | Rakic |
| Initiales | J-M |
| Institut | CHU de Liège |
| Ville | Liège |
| Nom | Collignon |
| Initiales | N |
| Institut | CHU de Liège |
| Ville | Liège |