Transcript Anterior Chamber Depth, Iridocorneal Angle Width, and Intraocular Pressure Changes After Phacoemulsification: Narrow vs Open Iridocorneal Angles Huang G, Gonzalez E, Peng PH, et.

Anterior Chamber Depth, Iridocorneal
Angle Width, and Intraocular Pressure
Changes After Phacoemulsification:
Narrow vs Open Iridocorneal Angles
Huang G, Gonzalez E, Peng PH, et al. Anterior chamber depth,
iridocorneal angle width, and intraocular pressure changes
after phacoemulsification: narrow vs open iridocorneal angles.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2011;129(10):1283-1290.
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Introduction
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Lens extraction for angle closure and associated glaucoma has been
gaining popularity as a plausible alternative.
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The correlation between iridocorneal angle widening and intraocular
pressure (IOP) reduction after cataract surgery has not been thoroughly
investigated.
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Anterior segment optical coherence tomography has been shown to be
effective in assessing anterior chamber angle structures.
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Methods
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Study Design: Prospective study.
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Sample/Participants: 26 eyes with narrow angle from 18 patients vs 37
eyes with open angle from 31 patients.
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Data Analysis: Longitudinal changes in anterior chamber depth, angle
opening distance at 500 μm anterior to the scleral spur (AOD500), IOP,
and other continuous variables in narrow-angle and open-angle groups
were compared statistically using linear mixed models.
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Limitations: Our cohorts were relatively small, with only 26 eyes that met
our criteria for the narrow-angle group and 37 eyes in the control group.
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Results
IOP and Decrease From Preoperative Values
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Results
AOD500 and Change in Width Induced by Cataract Surgery
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Results
Anterior Chamber Depth and Changes in Depth
Induced by Cataract Surgery
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Results
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography images show a narrow angle before surgery (A), angle
widening after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in the narrow-angle eye (B), an open
angle before surgery (C), and angle widening after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation
in the open-angle eye (D).
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Results
Changes in anterior chamber depth and angle opening distance were significantly related to their respective
preoperative parameters in both groups. Each 0.1 mm of increase in AOD500 resulted in a mean (SD) decrease
of 0.42 (0.18) mm Hg in IOP (P < .001) in the narrow-angle group. In the open-angle group, each 0.1 mm increase
in angle opening distance corresponded to a mean (SD) decrease of 0.32 (0.16) mm Hg (P = .046).
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Comment
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There is potential clinical relevance of these findings to the treatment of
patients with glaucoma. Patients with glaucoma who have more narrow
angles prior to phacoemulsification may have greater IOP lowering
afterward and a greater possibility of discontinuing 1 or more medications
postoperatively.
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Future studies will further help to elucidate the long-term relationship of the
anterior chamber configuration and IOP after phacoemulsification with
foldable IOL implantation.
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Preoperative angle assessment is helpful in predicting the IOP benefit of
cataract extraction.
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Contact Information
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If you have questions, please contact the corresponding author:
– Shan C. Lin, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco School
of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret St,
PO Box 0730, San Francisco, CA 94143-0730 ([email protected]).
Funding/Support
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This study was supported by core grant EY002162 from the National Eye
Institute, That Man May See Inc, and Research to Prevent Blindness.
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