TITLE:
Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation in the Management of Pain and Intraocular Pressure Control in Patients with Terminal Glaucoma—Six Years’ Experience
AUTHORS:
Silvestre Cruz, Diogo Cabral, Filipe Braz, Ana Vide Escada, Jorge Godinho Ferreira, José Fernandes, João Segurado
KEYWORDS:
Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation, Glaucoma, Painful Eye, Intraocular Pressure, Quality of Life
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ophthalmology,
Vol.7 No.2,
May
18,
2017
ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aims to describe the experience with diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in the control of intraocular pressure and resolution of pain in patients with refractory glaucoma. Methods: Retrospective study. 64 eyes of 60 patients who underwent cyclophotocoagulation between January 2008 and March 2014. Evaluation of the pre- and post-operative intraocular pressure, the control of ocular pain, the number of anti-glaucoma drugs used in pre- and post-intervention, the rate of complications and the success rate. Results: There was an overall success rate of 81.3%, with 9 eyes needing a second intervention. There was a mean reduction of 52.6% of the preoperative mean intraocular pressure of 41.25 to 19.56 mmHg at 12 months observation (p