Treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma with external trabeculotomy combined with peripheral iridec-tomy:report of 36 cases
LIU Dan
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effect of external trabeculotomy combined with peripheral iridectomy in the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma(PACG).Methods External trabeculotomy combined with peripheral iridectomy was performed on 36 eyes in 36 patients with PACG.The anterior chamber angle and in-traocular pressure were compared at 1 month, and 3 months after the operation.Results (1)Compared with the pre-operative intraocular pressure, patients′intraocular pressure improved obviously at 1 month, and 3 months after the operation, with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).(2)At 3 months after operation, one eye was observed the elevation of intraocular pressure, disappearance of anterior chamber angle fracture and adhesion of iris periphery. (3)The patients′visual acuity improved obviously after treatment,with statistically significant difference(P<0.01). (4) After treatment, the postoperative anterior chamber hemorrhage was found in 36 eyes.Among them, 2 eyes (5.6%) belonged to moderate hemorrhage and 34 eyes(94.4%) belonged to mild hemorrhage.Conclusion Exter-nal trabeculotomy combined with peripheral iridectomy can effectively relieve the symptoms of the disease, achieving a significant effect, and is worthy of clinical application.
Keywords：External trabeculotomyPeripheral iridectomyPrimary angle-closure glaucoma( PACG)
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 157-158,159 )