S.Yu. ANISIMOVA¹, S.I. ANISIMOV², L.L. ARUTYUNYAN¹, I.V. NOVAK¹

¹Eye Center «Vostok-Prozreniye», 38 Bolshoy Tishinskiy pereulok, Moscow, Russian Federation, 123557

²A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, 20 Delegatskaya Str., building 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 127473

Anisimova S.Yu. ― D. Med. Sc., Professor, Director General, tel. (495) 223-32-75, e-mail: [email protected]

Anisimov S.I. ― D. Med. Sc., Professor of the Ophthalmology Department, tel. (495) 223-32-75, e-mail: [email protected]

Arutyunyan L.L. ― D. Med. Sc., Head of the Diagnostic Department, tel. (495) 223-32-75, e-mail: [email protected]

Novak I.V. ― doctor-ophthalmologist, tel. (495) 223-32-75, e-mail: [email protected]

The article presents clinical and functional results of femto-assisted phacoemulsification of cataract combined with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy with Xenoplast drainage implantation. The procedure was performed on 45 eyes (42 patients) 65-85 years of age with different stages of POAG. In all cases the following examinations were performed: computer perimetry, optic disk retinal tomography, corneal-compensated pressure (IOP CC), pressure equal to Goldman IOP (IOP G) and corneal hysteresis (CH) with the ORA device (Reichert). All examinations were performed before operation and 1, 3, 6 months, 1, 2, 3, and 4 years after the operation. By the end of the 4^th year, the level of normalized IOP without hypotensive medication was observed in 40.9% of all cases. 58.1% patients had to use 1.7±0.8 medications. Statistically significant increase of CH was 8.8±1.7 mm Hg compared with the same parameter before operation. These data indicate normalization of biomechanical parameters of cornea-scleral capsule of the eye in the long-term post-operation period. Stabilization of glaucoma process according to perimetry and structural parameters was observed in 34 patients, 35 eyes (77.8%, p=0,001). These results show that femto-assisted phacoemulsification combined with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy with Xenoplast drainage implantation is statistically effective method of IOP normalization and stabilization of glaucoma process, decreasing the medication load compared with pre-operation level.

Key words: femtolaser, cataract, glaucoma, phacoemulsification, non-penetrating deep sclerectomy.

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