title: Controlled Cyclophotocoagulation with diode laser in refractory glaucoma and long term follow up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of controlled contact transscleral diode laser Cyclophotocoagulation (COCO) procedure in reducing the Intraocular Pressure (IOP) among patients with refractory glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty two patients (35 eyes) with refractory glaucoma in prospective clinical studies were treated with trans-sclera diode laser in a controlled manner. The energy power used was 5 W in adults and 3 W in children, exposure time was 0.5 s, a total of 16 shots were applied over ciliary body and four shots in each quadrant. Pre and postoperative IOP were measured at different postoperative visits. Snellen visual acuity, the number of anti-glaucoma medications and associated complications were also recorded. Student T test was used to compare the pre and post intervention IOPs, while Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used, to detect significance change in medication dependency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean (SD) follow up time was 80.2(±9.6) months, range (36-84) m, where the mean IOP was significantly reduced from 35.1 mm Hg (±10.7) before intervention to 18.8 mm Hg (±7.3) after intervention, in the final visit (P < 0.0001). Complete success was achieved in seven eyes (20%), 22 eyes (62.8%) showed qualified successes and complete failure was reported in six eyes (17.1%). The overall success rate was 82.8% (95% CI: 70.4-95.3). Visual acuity improved in three eyes (8.5%), no change took place in 27 eyes (77.1%) and decreased in five eyes (14.2%). The number of anti-glaucoma medications has significantly changed between pre and post intervention (P < 0.0001). No cases of hypotony, phthisis bulbi or sympathetic ophthalmia were reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Controlled COCO is a simple procedure, safe with minimal complications and fewer side effects.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Essam A
authors: EA
authors: Osman
authors: Abdulrahman
authors: A
authors: Al-Muammar
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Mousa
authors: Hani
authors: H
authors: Al-Mezaine
authors: Saleh A
authors: SA
authors: Al-Obeidan
keywords: Cyclophotocoagulation; Diode laser; Glaucoma; Intraocular Pressure
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