Biomechanical properties of the cornea as predictors of the effectiveness of selective laser trabeculoplasty

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Purpose – to study the changes in central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal hysteresis (CH) after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) and to determine their effect on the prognosis of the surgery. Material and methods. The prospective study involved 68 eyes with initial PACG after LPI and 74 eyes with initial POAG observed for 6 months. Corneal-compensated IOP (IOPcc), corneal resistance factor (CRF), CH and CCT were studied as the predictors of SLT, which was considered successful when IOPcc decreased by 20% or more from the baseline without additional hypotensive therapy and/or repeated SLT. Results. In both forms of glaucoma, CCT increased within the first hour after SLT: 567±24.08 µm (p=0.001) in POAG, and 572±21.41 µm (p=0.000) – persisting for over a month – in PACG. CCT correlated with laser energy at all stages of the examination both in POAG and PACG patients. The following predictors of SLT failure were determined: CH (p=0.000 in PACG and p=0.001 in POAG), as well as initial IOP (p=0.010 in PACG and p=0.016 in POAG) and CRF (p=0.003 in PACG and p=0.005 in POAG) and CCT (p=0.023 in PACG and p=0.026 in POAG). The value of anterior chamber angle (ACA) was a predictor only for PACG (p=0.011). Conclusion. SLT leads to an increase in CCT, which lasts longer in PACG after LPI than in POAG and correlates with the level of laser energy. Lower CH and initially higher IOP are the common predictors of SLT failure in the long term for both forms of glaucoma. Smaller ACA have a negative prognostic sign in POAG.

Keywords:

selective laser trabeculoplasty

primary angle closure glaucoma

primary open angle glaucoma

laser peripheral iridotomy

corneal hysteresis

central corneal thickness

Authors:

Kurysheva N.I.

Oftal'mologicheskij tsentr Federal'nogo mediko-biologicheskogo agentstva, ul. Gamalei, 15, Moskva, Rossijskaja Federatsija, 123098

SPIN RSCI: 3531-5880
Scopus AuthorID: 6603842519
ORCID: 0000-0002-2265-6671

Lepeshkina L.V.

Ophthalmological Center of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of the Russian Federation, A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biophysical Center of FMBA, 15 Gamalei St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 123098

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