Short-Term Results of Canaloplasty Surgery for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Japanese Patients

• Main Authors: Kazuya Fujita, Kiyotaka Kitagawa, Yoshiki Ueta, Tomoko Nakamura, Akio Miyakoshi, Atsushi Hayashi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2011-02-01
• Series: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Canaloplasty; Primary open-angle glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Complications
• Online Access: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324808
• ISSN: 1663-2699

Purpose: To report surgical results of canaloplasty surgery for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in Japanese patients. Methods: Eleven eyes of 9 POAG patients underwent canaloplasty surgery at Toyama University Hospital. Three eyes of 3 patients underwent canaloplasty alone and 8 eyes of 6 patients underwent canaloplasty combined with cataract surgery. Canaloplasty was performed with a 10-0 polypropylene tensioning suture and an iTrack™ 250A microcatheter. All patients were followed up for 12 months. Changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and postoperative complications were examined. Results: Mean preoperative IOP was 23.4 ± 5.5 mm Hg. Mean number of antiglaucoma drops was 2.8 ± 0.6 before canaloplasty and decreased to 1.2 ± 0.8 at 12 months after canaloplasty (p Conclusions: Canaloplasty may be an alternative surgery for POAG patients to reduce IOP to a value of approximately 15 mm Hg.