A.А. MARKOVA¹, N.O. MIKHAILOV¹, N.A. POZDEYEVA^1,2

¹Cheboksary Branch of the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, 10 Prospekt Traktorostroiteley, Cheboksary, Russian Federation, 428028

²Institution of Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Chuvash Republic, 3 Krasnaya Ploshchad, Cheboksary, Russian Federation, 428032

  Markova A.A. — ophthalmologist of the Department of Ambulant Surgery and Conservative Treatment, tel. (8352) 36-47-24, e-mail: dr.anya@list.ru

Mikhailov N.O. — ophthalmologist of Department of Ambulant Surgery and Conservative Treatment, tel. (8352) 36-47-24, +7-919-678-43-33, e-mail: nikita9023@mail.ru

Pozdeyeva N.A. — D. Med. Sc., Deputy Director on Research Work, tel. (8352) 36-46-96, e-mail: npozdeeva@mail.ru

 The article presents the results of analysis of 135 cases of the Yag laser activation of trabecula in patients with various forms of glaucoma. The decrease in average IOP from 22.6±2.6 mm Hg to 18.49±2.21 mm Hg in 1 day after operation was observed. One month after operation the average IOP was 19.83±3.01 mm Hg, after 3 months — 21.68±2.68 mm Hg, after 6 months — 24.2±2.9 mm Hg. The increase of intraocular pressure 6 months after surgery was observed in patients with advanced stages of glaucoma and with severe pigmentation degree of the anterior chamber angle structures. The decrease in the average number of hypotensive medications from 2.13±1.3 before surgery to 1.2±0.36 3 months after surgery was observed. In addition, 3 months after surgery 67 eyes (49.6%) had compensated IOP without the use of any drugs, after 6 months the average number of instillation amounted to 1.32±0.28. No intra- and postoperative complications were noted, which characterizes this form of laser treatment as effective and low-traumatic. It is necessary to analyze a longer period of observation to determine the categories of patients with different forms of glaucoma in which this intervention is optimal.

Key words: intraocular pressure (IOP), Yag laser activation of trabecular.

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