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Siberian Scientific Medical Journal

2019 year, number 3

LASER SUTURE lysis AFTER TRABECULECTOMY: INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE, EFFECTIVENESS

Natal’ya Vasil’yevna VOLKOVA1,2,3, Tat’yana Nikolaevna YUR’YEVA1,2,3, Irina Viktorovna POMKINA1, Elena Viktorovna MUSKATINA1, Anastasiya Sergeevna GRISHCHUK1,2
1S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution of Minzdrav of Russia, Irkutsk Branch
2Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education - Branch of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education of Minzdrav of Russia
3Irkutsk State Medical University of Minzdrav of Russia
Keywords: лазерный сутуролизис, трабекулэктомия, интрасклеральный канал, «плотная» фиксация склерального лоскута, оптическая когерентная томография, ультрабиомикроскопия путей оттока, laser suture lysis, trabeculectomy, intrascleral canal, «tight» fixation of the scleral flap, optical coherence tomography, ultrasound biomicroscopy of outflow pathways

Abstract

Purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of «tight fixation» of a scleral flap with the subsequent performance of the laser suture lysis on the morphogenesis of established outflow pathways and hypotensive efficacy of trabeculectomy. Material and methods. This is a retrospective study. Seventy eyes of patients underwent trabeculectomy and LSL 1-1.5 months after it were under observation for 24 months. Comparison groups are determined by the presence of inadequate reparative regeneration syndrome. Technical nuances of trabeculectomy («tight» closure of the scleral flap) were evaluated using optical coherence tomography. The effect of LSL on the remodeling of outflow pathways was evaluated by ultrasound biomicroscopy. In the first group ( n = 22) LSL was as a mechanical adjuvant treatment, in the second ( n = 48) - as an adjuvant option. Ophthalmic tonus was evaluated by Maklakov (Pt) in mm Hg. The indices were estimated using Sstudent’s t-test, p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results and discussion. The «tight» fixation of the scleral flap minimized early postoperative complications and did not detect Pt difference in the groups. LSL led to an increase in the height of the intrascleral channel and scan height in both groups ( p < 0.01). After 24 months, complete hypotensive success was 95.5 % in the 1st and 81.25 % in the 2nd group, qualified - 4.5 and 18.75 %, respectively ( p < 0.01). Despite the difference in IOP achieved: 15.3 ± 1.9 mm Hg. after 12 months, 15.1 ± 1.2 mm Hg. after 24 months in in group 2 ( p < 0.01), more postoperative interventions in group 2 ( p < 0.01), the results of complete and qualified success in the second group were high. Conclusion. The introduction of LSL in clinical practice can improve the effectiveness of glaucomatous fistulizing operations. The use of the technique of «tight» fixation of the scleral flap and the planned implementation of LSL are an example of multimodal approaches to minimize the number of early postoperative complications and increase the hypotensive efficiency of trabeculectomy.