XEN® implant and trabeculectomy medium-term quality of life assessment and comparison of results

Autor: Ana Luísa Basílio, Nuno Moura-Coelho, Inês Passos, Mariana Sá Cardoso, Isabel Domingues, Maria Reina, Rita Flores, Teresa Gomes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 11, Iss 12, Pp 1941-1944 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2222-3959
2227-4898
DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2018.12.11
Popis: AIM: To evaluate and compare the quality of life of patients submitted to XEN® implant or trabeculectomy and the relationship with potentially involved variables. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of patients with advanced open-angle glaucoma who underwent implantation of XEN® (group 1) and trabeculectomy (group 2) between October 2015 and February 2017. The studied variables were: age, gender, follow-up time, need of topical anti-hypertensive therapy, visual acuity and intraocular pressure (IOP). The quantification of the quality of life was attained through the Glaucoma Symptom Scale (GSS) questionnaire. RESULTS: Totally 34 eyes (34 patients) were included, 17 in each group. The mean GSS scores for group 1 were 42.6±6.8 (median, 47; p25, 36.5; p75, 48.5) and for group 2 it was 41.6±7.0 (median, 43; p25, 36.5; p75, 47.0; P=0.34). There was a strong negative correlation between the need for topical anti-hypertensive drugs and the GSS result in both groups (r=-0.88, P
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