scholarly journals Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation and Kahook Dual Blade trabeculotomy in combination with phacoemulsification: a case series

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Ward ◽  
Kevin H. Chen ◽  
Joseph W. Schmitz
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Kahook Dual Blade

scholarly journals Long term outcome of combined phacoemulsification and excisional goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade in different subtypes of glaucoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al Habash ◽  
Abdulrahman Albuainain
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Angle Closure ◽  
Combined Surgery ◽  
Visual Rehabilitation ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Kahook Dual Blade ◽  
Significant Cataract

AbstractTo characterize changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and IOP-lowering medications through up to 2 years of follow-up in patients undergoing combined phacoemulsification and excisional goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade (phaco-KDB), with simultaneous goniosynechialysis in cases of angle-closure glaucoma. Prospective, non-comparative, interventional case series. Consecutive patients with medically-treated glaucoma and visually-significant cataract underwent combined surgery. Analysis was conducted on open-angle (OAG) and angle-closure (ACG) glaucoma groups separately. Thirty-seven patients with OAG (24 with primary OAG and 13 with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma) and 11 with ACG were enrolled. In OAG eyes, mean (standard error) baseline IOP was 21.1 (0.9) mmHg and through 24 months of follow-up was reduced by 6.4–7.7 mmHg (24.6–32.1%; p ≤ 0.0001 at all time points). In ACG eyes, mean baseline IOP was 20.8 (1.6) mmHg and was reduced by 6.1–8.77 mmHg (23.4–39.0%; p ≤ 0.0353). Mean medications were reduced by 61.9–89.1% (p ≤ 0.0001) in OAG eyes and by 56.3–87.3% (p ≤ 0.0004) in ACG eyes. Phaco-KDB significantly lowered IOP ~ 30% and medications by > 50% through 24 months. This combined procedure provides meaningful long-term reductions in IOP and need for IOP-lowering medication and does not adversely affect visual rehabilitation in eyes with cataract and glaucoma.

scholarly journals Short Term Outcome of Goniotomy with Kahook Dual Blade in the Management of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma-A Retrospective Interventional Case Series

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Point Versus ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Kahook Dual Blade

Objectives: To describe short-term efficacy of goniotomy with trabecular meshwork excision using the Kahook Dual Blade (KDB, New World Medical Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA) in patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, (POAG) either as a standalone or plus Phacoemulsification (phaco). Method and Patients: A retrospective review of 12 eyes of 9 patients who had goniotomy with Kahook dual blade either as a standalone or combined with cataract surgery by phacoemulsification from April 2017 to July 2018 at Eye Foundation Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. The patients were follow-up for a minimum of 6 months. Results: The mean age of the patients was 66.4±8.8 years. Mean preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) for all eyes was 18.58±5.42mmHg. From day 1 through the 6th Month of postoperative follow-up, the mean IOP ranged from 18.58±9.26mmHg to 12.27±1.68mmHg representing reductions of 0-6.31mmHg (0-34%; p<0.05 at each time point versus baseline except for day 1). For the Phaco+KDB group, the baseline mean IOP was 19.25±4.56mmHg while the mean IOP postoperatively from day 1 to 6 months ranged from 19.13±8.99mmHg to 12.13±1.89mmHg representing reductions of 0.12mmHg to 5.13mmHg (0.6-30.2%; p<0.05 only from 1 month to 6 months). At baseline, the mean IOP for the eyes that had KDB goniotomy as a standalone was 17.25±7.45mmHg and postoperatively ranged from 17.50±11.09mmHg to 12.67±1.67mmHg representing reductions of -0.25-9.08mmHg (-1.45%-41.7%; p<0.05 at one week, 3 and 6 months only versus baseline). Conclusion: KDB either as a standalone or with phaco recorded at least 30% reduction in IOP after 6 months of followup in these series.

scholarly journals Long Term Outcome of Combined Phacoemulsification and Excisional Goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade in Different Subtypes of Glaucoma

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al Habash ◽  
Abdulrahman Al Buainain
Keyword(s):  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Angle Closure Glaucoma ◽  
Angle Closure ◽  
Visual Rehabilitation ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Kahook Dual Blade ◽  
Time Point

Abstract Purpose: To characterize changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), IOP-lowering medications, and visual acuity (VA) through 3 years of follow-up in patients undergoing combined phacoemulsification and excisional goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade (phaco-KDB), with simultaneous goniosynechialysis in cases of angle-closure glaucoma, by a single surgeon (A.H.) in King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.Methods: Prospective, non-comparative, uncontrolled, non-randomized interventional case series. Consecutive patients with medically-treated glaucoma and visually-significant cataract underwent combined surgery. Subgroup analysis of glaucoma subtypes was performed.Results: Fifty-seven eyes (48 patients) including 29 eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma, 15 with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, and 13 with angle-closure glaucoma, were enrolled. Mean (standard error) baseline IOP was 20.3 (0.7) mmHg and through up to 36 months of follow-up (minimum 12 months, mean 26.2 [1.0] months) ranged from 13.5-14.0 mmHg (13.7 mmHg at Month 36); significant reductions (p<0.0002) of 23.6-29.9% were achieved at every time point. Medications were reduced from a mean of 3.3 (0.1) to 0.2-1.9 (reduction 51.4-94.7%; p<0.0001 at every time point). Mean logMAR VA improved from 0.97 (0.11) preoperatively to 0.25 (0.04) by Month 6 (p<0.0001), remaining stable thereafter. Outcomes were similar in POAG, pseudoexfoliation, and ACG subgroups. Hyphema occurred and resolved spontaneously in 6 eyes; 1 eye had elevated IOP on postoperative day 1.Conclusions: Phaco-KDB significantly improved VA, lowered IOP ~25-30%, and lowered medications by >50% through 36 months. This combined procedure provides meaningful long-term reductions in IOP and need for IOP-lowering medication without compromising visual rehabilitation in eyes with cataract and glaucoma.

Abstract #856 A Case Series Review of Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Pituitary Abcess in Mexican Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 202-203
Author(s):  
Mireya Perez-Guzman ◽  
Alfredo Nava de la Vega ◽  
Arturo Pena Velarde ◽  
Tania Raisha Torres Victoria ◽  
Froylan Martinez-Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Biochemical Characteristics ◽  
Mexican Patients

Cannabis-associated arteritis

VASA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grotenhermen
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Causative Factor ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Thromboangiitis Obliterans ◽  
Pathological Features ◽  
Scientific Support ◽  
Clinical And Pathological Features

Background: To investigate the hypothesis that cases of arteritis similar to thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) and associated with the use of cannabis were caused by cannabis or THC (dronabinol), or that cannabis use is a co-factor of TAO. Patients and methods: A systematic review on case reports and the literature on so-called cannabis arteritis, TAO, and cardiovascular effects of cannabinoids was conducted. Results: Fifteen reports with 57 cases of an arteritis associated with the use of cannabis and two additional case series of TAO, in which some patients also used cannabis, were identified. Clinical and pathological features of cannabis-associated arteritis do not differ from TAO and the major risk factor of TAO, tobacco use, was present in most, if not in all of these cases. The proposed pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of an arteritis by cannabis use are not substantiated. Conclusions: The hypothesis of cannabis being a causative factor or co-factor of TAO or an arteritis similar to TAO is not supported by the available evidence. The use of the term “cannabis arteritis” should be avoided until or unless more convincing scientific support is forthcoming.

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