Clinical Ophthalmology (Jul 2023)
Combined Phacoemulsification and STREAMLINE Surgical System Canal of Schlemm Transluminal Dilation in Eyes of Hispanic Patients with Mild to Moderate Glaucoma
Abstract
Gabriel Lazcano-Gomez,1,2 George Luis Antzoulatos,1 Malik Y Kahook3 1Department of Glaucoma, Clinica Laser y Ultrasonido Ocular, Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico; 2Hospital Angeles Puebla, Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico; 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USACorrespondence: Malik Y Kahook, Tel +1 720 848 2500, Email [email protected]: To characterize clinical outcomes of transluminal dilation of the canal of Schlemm using the STREAMLINE Surgical System combined with phacoemulsification in eyes of Hispanic patients diagnosed with mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma.Methods: This was a prospective analysis of all cases performed and followed up to 12 months. All eyes underwent medication washout preoperatively. Reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) from unmedicated baseline, as well as medications from pre-washout baseline, were analyzed at postoperative Day 1, Week 1, and Months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12.Results: All 37 patients were Hispanic, 83.8% were female, and mean (standard deviation) age was 66.0 (10.5) years. Mean medicated preoperative IOP was 16.9 (3.2) mmHg using a mean of 2.1 (0.9) medications, unmedicated baseline IOP (after washout) was 23.2 (2.3) mmHg, and mean IOP at every postoperative study visit was significantly lower (p 1 eye was high IOP (n=4) which was responsive to topical medical therapy; no adverse events were attributed to the transluminal dilation procedure.Conclusion: Transluminal dilation of the canal of Schlemm using the STREAMLINE Surgical System combined with phacoemulsification safely and effectively reduced both IOP and dependence on IOP-lowering medications in a Hispanic population diagnosed with POAG and should be considered at the time of phacoemulsification in Hispanic patients who have a need for IOP reduction, medication reduction, or both.Keywords: glaucoma, intraocular pressure, STREAMLINE surgical system, goniotomy, viscodilation
