Outcomes of goniotomy for primary XXXX in East Africa.

@entity1 @entity2708 @entity1138 @entity735 @entity2790 @entity158 @entity10064 @entity1068
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of goniotomy to treat primary @entity10064 in an east African population. DESIGN: A retrospective series using case records. For @entity1 who underwent goniotomies in both eyes, only the first was analyzed. @entity1 : Forty-seven @entity1 undergoing goniotomy (47/80 operated eyes analyzed). Thirty-six @entity1 (77%) were male. Mean age was 19 months (range 1-204 months, standard deviation [SD] = 35). INTERVENTION: First goniotomy was performed from the temporal side. Repeat surgery, if necessary, was performed via nasal side approach and 100% @entity1068 -soaked @entity2708 -tipped swabs were used to clear the corneal epithelium when necessary for angle visualization. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: @entity2790 (IOP) <21 mmHg was considered success. Potential risk factors for failure were analyzed. Quantitative visual acuities were measured with Cardiff acuity cards and Lea tests in older @entity1 . RESULTS: A total of 36 of 47 @entity1 (77%) returned for follow-up. Mean follow-up interval was 12 months (range, 1-62 months; SD = 15). A total of 28 of 47 @entity1 (60%) had >3 months of follow-up, and 11 @entity1 had >1 year of follow-up. @entity735 (26%) required repeat goniotomy. Three of these required further trabeculectomy with @entity1138 , 1 of which required eventual enucleation after failure to control IOP, enlargement, and @entity158 . A total of 11 of 28 @entity1 (39%) with >3 months follow-up required repeat surgery. A total of 24 of 28 @entity1 (86%) with follow-up intervals of at least 3 months achieved postoperative IOPs of <21 mmHg. Mean IOPs decreased (t = 6.1, P < 0.0005) from 23.4 mmHg (SD = 5.3 mmHg) to 14.4 mmHg (SD = 7.6 mmHg). Only 1 predictor of failure to achieve successful control of IOP was identified: female gender (relative risk = 5.3, 95% confidence interval, 1.1-26.3). Corneas were clear in 4 of 47 eyes (8.5%) preoperatively and 32 of 41 eyes (78%) postoperatively. Of 25 @entity1 with preoperative and postoperative acuities measured, 22 (88%) recorded improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary results of goniotomy in an African population with advanced disease and late presentation are reasonably encouraging. Overall results are comparable with historical drainage procedures, with the advantage of preserving conjunctiva. Further studies are justified.
