{"title":"Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in angle closure.","authors":"Nicole Shu-Wen Chan, Chelvin C A Sng","doi":"10.1097/ICU.0000000000001117","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review discusses the evidence on the efficacy, safety and role of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) in eyes with angle closure glaucoma. While cataract surgery remains the most established surgical treatment for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), the intraocular pressure (IOP) may remain elevated after cataract surgery despite open angles due to trabecular meshwork damage from chronic iridotrabecular contact.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>There is emerging evidence that combining cataract surgery with MIGS in eyes with PACG, though an off-label indication for some MIGS devices, can achieve greater IOP and glaucoma medication reduction than cataract surgery alone.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Trabecular bypass MIGS procedures and less destructive forms of ciliary body treatment have been shown to be effective in PACG and are safer alternatives to traditional incisional surgeries. Evidence for the use of subconjunctival MIGS and suprachoroidal MIGS in angle closure eyes is lacking at present, and further investigation is indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":50604,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Ophthalmology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0000000000001117","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"OPHTHALMOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose of review: This review discusses the evidence on the efficacy, safety and role of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) in eyes with angle closure glaucoma. While cataract surgery remains the most established surgical treatment for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), the intraocular pressure (IOP) may remain elevated after cataract surgery despite open angles due to trabecular meshwork damage from chronic iridotrabecular contact.
Recent findings: There is emerging evidence that combining cataract surgery with MIGS in eyes with PACG, though an off-label indication for some MIGS devices, can achieve greater IOP and glaucoma medication reduction than cataract surgery alone.
Summary: Trabecular bypass MIGS procedures and less destructive forms of ciliary body treatment have been shown to be effective in PACG and are safer alternatives to traditional incisional surgeries. Evidence for the use of subconjunctival MIGS and suprachoroidal MIGS in angle closure eyes is lacking at present, and further investigation is indicated.
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Current Opinion in Ophthalmology is an indispensable resource featuring key up-to-date and important advances in the field from around the world. With renowned guest editors for each section, every bimonthly issue of Current Opinion in Ophthalmology delivers a fresh insight into topics such as glaucoma, refractive surgery and corneal and external disorders. With ten sections in total, the journal provides a convenient and thorough review of the field and will be of interest to researchers, clinicians and other healthcare professionals alike.