title: The effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound on intraocular pressure in therapy-resistant glaucoma 3-4 months and 1 year after treatment.
abstract: The effect of therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of refractory glaucoma was evaluated in 44 patients by comparing average IOP curves measured before and 3-4 months after treatment. The insonification regime was standardized and the glaucoma medication in each individual patient was unchanged during IOP curve measurements. The average IOP decrease 3-4 months after insonification was 42.2% +/- SD 31.9. In 23 patients who were followed for at least one year the average IOP 3-4 months after treatment was compared with the average IOP 1 year after treatment. In this group average IOP 3-4 months after treatment was 25.3 mmHg +/- SD 16.4 and average IOP 1 year after treatment was 24.1 mmHg +/- SD 15.9. The correlation coefficient between IOP 3-4 months after treatment and IOP 1 year after treatment was 0.79 (P < 0.0001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sterk
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Borsje
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: van Delft
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy