Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes in Patients with a History of Scleritis.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2024
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the outcomes of glaucoma surgery in patients with a history of scleritis at a tertiary medical center.
METHODS: The retrospective case series included patients with a history of scleritis who required glaucoma surgery between 4/2006 and 8/2021.
RESULTS: Two hundred and eighty-one eyes of 259 patients had glaucoma and scleritis with 28 eyes (10%) of 25 patients requiring glaucoma surgery. Post-operatively, one eye (4%) had infectious scleritis. Eleven (39%) surgeries failed: 5 tube shunts, 5 cyclophotocoagulation, and 1 gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy. Five (18%) eyes required tube revisions due to tube exposures without infection (3), iris blocking the tube (1), or to shorten tube length (1).
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a history of scleritis have a low risk of scleritis recurrence or scleral perforation after glaucoma surgery but should be counseled appropriately on the higher risk of reoperation.
Volume
32
Issue
6
First Page
987
Last Page
993
ISSN
1744-5078
Published In/Presented At
Wong, J. C., Savsani, E., Mahmoudzadeh, R., Salabati, M., Razeghinejad, R., Lee, D., Shukla, A. G., Myers, J. S., Pro, M. J., Moster, M. R., Dunn, J. P., & Kolomeyer, N. N. (2024). Glaucoma Surgical Outcomes in Patients with a History of Scleritis. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 32(6), 987–993. https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2023.2177678
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
36802353
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article