Effects of trabeculectomy with removable suture in sclera flap on astigmatism of cornea / 眼科新进展

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the changes in corneal astigmatism after trabeculectomy using removable suture and the duration of postoperative diopter stabilization.Methods From June 2014 to July 2016,70 primary glaucoma patients (70 eyes) were enrolled and divided into two groups,including experimental group 40 patients (40 eyes) with trabeculectomy using removable suture and control group 30 patients (30 eyes) with trabeculectomy alone.Then,several variables of corneal topography,corneal curvature,diopter and intraocular pressure were recorded and analyzed before operation and 1 week (before removal of the suture),1 month and 3 months after surgery.Results In the two groups,postoperative diopter and intraocular pressure at each time point approached significant difference (all P ＜ 0.01).There was significant difference in comparison of corneal astigmatism 1 week after surgery (3.80 ± 1.31) D and preoperative corneal astigmatism (1.48 ± 0.79) D in experimental group,and this was true of the control group for corneal astigmatism 1 week after surgery [(1.42 ± 0.32)] and preoperative data (1.12 ± 0.36) D (all P ＜ 0.05).Moreover,corneal astigmatism 1 month and 3 months after surgery in the experimental group was (1.50 ± 0.71) D and (1.36 ± 0.61) D,and this data in the control group was (1.24 ± 0.31) D and (1.09 ±0.34)D respectively,and their differences was not statistically significant compared with the control group (all P ＞ 0.05).There was significant difference in the corneal astigmatism 1 week after operation (P ＜ 0.01),while there was no significant difference in this variable 1 month and 3 months after operation between the two groups (all P ＞ 0.05).Although the corneal astigmatism 1 month after operation was enhanced compared with 3 months after operation,but the difference was not statistically significant (all P ＞ 0.05).In addition,the number of with-the-rule astigmatism in the experimental group and the control group were 33 eyes and 22 eyes respectively (P =0.36).Conclusion The corneal astigmatism caused by trabeculectomy using removable suture was significantly enhanced in the early period,but it decrease easily in 1 month after removing the suture,with keeping stable in 3 months and getting with-the-rule astigmatism 3 months after surgery.