Micropulse cyclophotocoagulation – a new approach to the surgical treatment of glaucoma
The article studies the clinical efficacy and safety of the use of micropulse cyclophotocoagulation (MCPC) in the treatment of patients with glaucoma. The analysis of the results of performing mCPK in 121 patients with glaucoma was carried out. The Maklakov IOP level before surgery averaged 32.4 ± 3.8 mm Hg. Various laser and surgical antiglaucomatous interventions were previously performed on 83 eyes. The observation period was 1 year. MPCP was performed using a Cyclo G6 Glaucoma Laser System console and a MicroPulseParsPlanaProbe (MP3) probe (Iridex Corporation, USA). All operations were carried out without complications. On the first day after surgery, the IOP level in all eyes decreased to an average of 21.7 ± 1.9 mm Hg. Thus, MCPC is an effective and safe operation for normalizing IOP in patients with primary openangle glaucoma and primary angleclosure glaucoma, an acute attack with a followup period of 1 year