[Clinical results of the eyeWatch system: 1-year outcomes]. / Klinische Ergebnisse des eyeWatch-Systems: 1-Jahres-Outcome.
Ophthalmologie
; 121(4): 298-307, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The eyeWatch System (EWS) (Rheon Medical, Lausanne, Switzerland) was developed as a glaucoma drainage device (GDD) to precisely control intraocular pressure (IOP) and thus prevent the development of postoperative hypotension and its complications.OBJECTIVE:
To report 1year outcomes from a single-center cohort undergoing EWS surgery. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Retrospective review of patients undergoing EWS surgery at the University Eye Hospital Bonn, Germany from May 2021 to September 2022.RESULTS:
A total of 5 eyes of the first 5 consecutive patients treated with the EWS were included in this study. The mean preoperative IOP was 34.6â¯mmâ¯Hg (23-45â¯mmâ¯Hg) which was reduced to 12.2â¯mmâ¯Hg (9-18â¯mmâ¯Hg) with a mean reduction of 60%. Local pressure-lowering therapy was reduced from 2.8 agents preoperatively (1-4) to 0.6 agents after 1 year. All patients achieved the target IOP of below 21â¯mmâ¯Hg including 4 patients without any medication. The complication rate was low. One patient had to undergo two surgical revisions as the IOP was elevated to over 30â¯mmâ¯Hg after surgery and tube exposure became apparent during the course of the follow-up so that a second donor patch was sutured on. The same patient had an elevated IOP >30â¯mmâ¯Hg after a cMRI examination, so that a reduction of IOP by adjusting the EWS using the eyeWatch pen (EWP) was performed. IOP adjustments with the eyeWatch pen (EWP) were performed in 4 of 5 patients in the first year after surgery; the mean IOP before adjustment was 21.33â¯mmâ¯Hg (15-37â¯mmâ¯Hg) which was reduced to a mean of 8.58â¯mmâ¯Hg (4-16â¯mmâ¯Hg).CONCLUSION:
The EWS effectively lowers IOP and the amount of necessary pressure-lowering therapy. With the EWP postoperative adjustments of IOP are possible without further invasive measures.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Glaucoma
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Implantación de Prótesis
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Humans
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Revista:
Ophthalmologie
Año:
2024
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Alemania