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Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty 1 and 2 Year Pressure Reduction?

Mathilde Boiche, Jean Baptiste Conart and Toufic Maalouf*

Department of Ophthalmology CHU Nancy-Brabois, France

*Address for Correspondence: Toufic Maalouf, Department of Ophthalmology CHU Nancy-Brabois, France, Tel: +333-831-530-39 / +336-112-742-48; E-mail: [email protected]

Submitted: 20 February 2019; Approved: 05 March 2019; Published: 08 March 2019

Citation this article: Boiche M, Conart JB, Maalouf T. Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty 1 and 2 Year Pressure Reduction. Int J Ophthal Vision Res. 2019;3(1): 007-012.

Copyright: © 2019 Boiche M, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

Keywords: Selective laser trabeculoplasty; Intra ocular pressure

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The objective of this study was to observe the 1-year and 2-year pressure reduction in an active population of glaucoma patients treated by selective laser trabeculoplasty.

We carried out a retrospective study of all patients treated in our department between January 2015 and March 2016. Patients who had already undergone Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT or SLT) in the past were excluded from the study. Treatment was performed with a Q-Switched, frequency doubled Nd: YAG laser (Solutis - Quantel Medical, France), over 180° or 360° of the trabecular meshwork. The mean decrease in intraocular pressure and the success rate, defined as a decrease in intraocular pressure superior to 20% without increasing the medical treatment, were calculated. The impact of the different clinical and technical characteristics on the decrease in pressure was also studied by multivariate analysis.

One hundred and seventeen eyes, in 74 patients, were included. The mean decrease in IOP from baseline was 4.35 mmHg (20.6%) at 1 year and 3.74 mmHg (16.7%) at 2 years. The success rate was 49% at 1 year and 33.3% at 2 years. Selective trabeculoplasty is currently a therapeutic option called-upon at different stages in the progression of glaucoma. The duration of efficacy of this laser therapy, and the retreatment frequency are yet to be defined.

Introduction

Glaucoma treatment is designed to achieve a lasting and effective reduction in Intraocular Pressure (IOP) in affected patients, in order to prevent the progressive and irreversible loss of optic nerve fibres. To this end, in addition to medical and surgical techniques, laser techniques to weaken the trabecular meshwork have been developed since the 1980s, following the pilot study by Wise and Witter [1].

In 1998, a study by Latina demonstrated that it is possible to target only the pigmented cells in the trabecular meshwork, by using a low-power pulsed laser. This marked the start of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) [2,3].

The technique was soon proven to be effective [4], with results indicating a reduction in IOP of between 16 and 32% of the baseline value at one year [5]. However, the effects of SLT on IOP are not permanent, and can vary depending on the indications and the technical characteristics of the trabeculoplasty process.

The aim of our study was to assess pressure reduction at one year and two years in an active population of glaucoma patients treated with SLT. The secondary aims were to determine the treatment’s success rate, to ascertain whether SLT helps reduce the number of topical treatments, and to identify the technical and clinical characteristics that may have an impact on the efficacy of the treatment.

Materials and Methods

This was a retrospective, observational, single-centre study of 117 eyes in glaucoma patients treated with SLT between January 2015 and March 2016.

Population

The inclusion criteria were: aged over 18 years, with chronic open-angle glaucoma suitable for laser treatment (primary open-angle glaucoma, pigmentary or pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, traumatic glaucoma, steroid-induced glaucoma). Laser treatment could be used for the following reasons: changes in central visual field or IOP that remained poorly controlled despite well-conducted medical treatment or filtration surgery, intolerance to or failure to comply with topical drug therapy, or primary therapy to delay the initiation of topical treatment in young patients. Both eyes could be included.

♦ The exclusion criteria were a history of argon laser trabeculoplasty or SLT.

♦ The treatment was indicated once patients had given their oral informed consent.

Pre-trabeculoplasty data

A full eye examination was conducted in all patients prior to the trabeculoplasty. The following criteria were assessed: patient demographic characteristics (age, sex, ethnicity); glaucoma type (primary, pigmentary, pseudoexfoliative, traumatic, steroid-induced); reason for treatment; extent of iridocorneal angle pigmentation (graded 0 to 4 based on the SCHEIE classification system); IOP, measured using the Goldmann applanation tonometer; corneal thickness; number of pressure-lowering drugs used topically; and history of filtration surgery.

Technique used

The treatment was carried out under topical anaesthesia with Oxybuprocaine hydrochloride 0.4% and using a Latina contact lens. The solutis laser (Quantel Medical®, France) was used, which can deliver pulses of 0.2 mJ to 2.0 mJ. The initial pulses were fired at the trabecular meshwork at the device’s lowest energy level, which was then gradually increased to reach the lowest energy level required to create a bubble upon impact. The treatment was then performed over 180° or 360°, at the physician’s discretion, comprising fifty pulses for each half of the trabecular meshwork. The technical parameters used for each patient were recorded (energy level and circumference treated: 180° or 360°).

Preoperative pressure-lowering treatment was continued and a topical NSAID treatment (Bromfenac) was added for 10 days, at a dose of one drop four times daily.

4.4. Post-trabeculoplasty data

The post-SLT data collected at one year and two years included IOP measured by applanation tonometer, number of pressure-lowering drugs used topically, and adverse effects linked to the treatment (early hypertonia, anterior chamber inflammation, macular oedema, corneal oedema).

The primary endpoint studied was pressure reduction at one and two years in the general population, and we also carried out a subgroup analysis based on the therapeutic indications (“primary therapy”, “poor compliance and poor tolerance” and “progression under well-conducted treatment”).

Treatment success, defined as a decrease in pressure greater than or equal to 20% of the baseline value with no increase in drug therapy, was assessed in our population at one and two years. We then studied the impact of SLT treatment on the reduction in the number of topical pressure-lowering drugs. Finally, we looked for any factors that could predict treatment success.

Statistical analysis

The quantitative data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Since the variables were not normally distributed, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare pre- and post-trabeculoplasty IOP and the number of topical treatments pre- and post-trabeculoplasty. Bivariate and multivariate analysis based on logistic regression models was used to look for factors predictive of treatment success.

♦ Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05

Results

Demographic characteristics

We studied 117 eyes in 74 patients. The demographic characteristics of these patients are described in table 1.

Clinical characteristics prior to trabeculoplasty

The clinical characteristics recorded prior to the treatment are described in table 2. In terms of aetiology, the majority of patients had primary glaucoma (88%).

Reason for SLT treatment

Selective laser trabeculoplasty treatment was chosen due to progression of the disease despite well-observed topical treatment (IOP not controlled, progression of central visual field or structural changes) in 85 patients (72.6%) and poor tolerance of or poor compliance with topical treatment in 24 patients (20.5%), while 8 patients (6.8%) were given SLT as primary therapy after glaucoma was diagnosed.

Technique used

The technical characteristics of the treatment (circumference of treated trabecular meshwork and energy level used during the procedure) are described in table 3. Results of the 117 eyes included in the study, 100 were examined at 1 year (average follow-up 11 ± 2.6 months).

At 2 years (average follow-up 23 ± 3.3 months), just 87 eyes were assessed: 9 eyes (7.7%) were excluded from the statistical analysis due to subsequent filtration surgery being performed and 1 eye was excluded due to a second course of SLT treatment, while 20 patients were lost to follow-up.

A significant improvement in IOP was observed at each follow-up stage. At 1 year, IOP had decreased by 4.35 mmHg on average, corresponding to 20.6% (± 22.2) of the baseline value. At 2 years, IOP had decreased by 3.74 mmHg on average, corresponding to 16.7% (± 22.5) of the baseline value (Table 4).

When the patients were assessed in subgroups based on the reason for the treatment, the mean pressure reduction remained significant at one and two years for the “poor compliance and poor tolerance” and “progression under well-conducted treatment” groups. However, it was not significant for the group of patients who received SLT as primary therapy (Table 5).

Based on the definition used for the study, the treatment success rate was 49.0% at 1 year and 33.3% at 2 years. For patients with a history of filtration surgery, this was 55.6% at 1 year and 57.1% at 2 years.

Our multivariate analysis identified a significant link between the likelihood of SLT treatment success and high initial IOP, with an OR of 1.2 at 2 years (p = 0.0047), as well as age above the median (63 years), with an OR of 3.6 (p = 0.0320).

The bivariate and multivariate analysis of the impact of different clinical parameters on reduction in IOP at 1 year and 2 years found no statistically significant links for sex, ethnicity, corneal thickness, glaucoma type, iridocorneal angle pigmentation, number of topical treatments prior to SLT, reason for treatment, treated circumference or energy level used.

Only one minor adverse effect was found in our population: a reduction in visual acuity caused by pigment dispersion. This occurred immediately after the laser treatment and resolved spontaneously.

Discussion

Selective laser trabeculoplasty is well known to effectively reduce intraocular pressure in the short term, but its efficacy remains difficult to assess over the longer term. In our population, we demonstrated its therapeutic efficacy in both the short and medium term. We found a mean reduction in IOP of 19.6% at 1 year and the trabeculoplasty success rate-defined as a reduction in IOP of at least 20% of the baseline value-was 49%. These figures are comparable to those of other similar study populations in the literature. The percentage reduction in IOP in the various prospective and retrospective studies assessing SLT efficacy at one year ranges from 16.9% to 31.6% of the baseline value [5]. Using the same definition of success, in patients not controlled by medical treatment. Sayin et al., found a one-year success rate of 64,5% [6], Hodge et al., recorded 60% [7], Kontic et al., report 64.58% [8] and Schlote et al., report 59.09% [9]. These success rates are slightly higher than that observed with our patients. This is partly due to the fact that we did not exclude from the study any patients at an advanced stage of the disease, particularly those with a history of filtration surgery.

It is now accepted that the effect of SLT diminishes over time. We therefore wanted to continue our analysis after two years of follow-up, in order to assess the durability of the treatment in the medium term in our patients. The treatment remained effective for a good length of time in our study, since the two-year success rate was 33.3% compared to rates of 11.1% to 41% in the literature [10,11]. The mean reduction in IOP at 2 years was 3.74 mmHg, corresponding to 16.7% of the baseline value. In a population of 269 patients, Best et al., found a reduction in IOP of 12.1% at 2 years [12].

Certain studies with a low number of subjects found that the treatment remained effective for up to 12 months after it was performed [13,14].

There is no consensus around the discontinuation of drug therapy after trabeculoplasty. Certain authors achieve a significant reduction in medical treatment, which can be explained by a different treatment protocol, characterised by a wash-out period prior to the SLT and the resumption of topical treatment on a case-by-case basis depending on the IOP measured at post-laser check-ups [10]. In our patient population, the number of topical treatments did not decrease significantly at one year and two years. Since the patients treated for glaucoma in our department are often difficult to stabilise, trabeculoplasty was used as an adjuvant treatment to medical treatment, which was systematically continued, unless intolerance or poor compliance were an issue.

Different clinical, therapeutic and technical factors have been suggested as predictors of the success of this treatment. We found a significant link between the IOP value prior to trabeculoplasty and the likelihood of treatment success, which corroborates the data in the literature [7] [15-19]. We also found a link between advanced age and SLT treatment success, which has again been described previously [19].

Certain epidemiological factors, such as African ethnicity, appear to have a positive impact on the efficacy of SLT, but were not found in our study, due to the demographic characteristics of our population [20].

In terms of therapeutic factors, the use of a prostaglandin prior to SLT appears to be a factor in weaker efficacy (18). This could be linked to a common mechanism of action within the Schlemm’s canal epithelial cells [21]. The number of responders appears to be higher in patients who used none or few pressure-lowering drugs prior to treatment [22].

We did not find that the trabeculoplasty technical parameters had any significant impact on the efficacy of the treatment. At present, there is no consensus as to the appropriate circumference to be treated. The majority of authors find no significant differences in pressure reduction between 180° and 360° treatment [23,24]. However, higher energy pulses could potentially correlate with a higher success rate [19] [25]. Lee et al., place the optimal total treatment energy at 226.1 mJ [26]. Wong et al., estimate that pressure reduction is greater with 160 pulses over 360° than with 120 pulses over the same circumference [27].

This easy-to-use technique [28] is associated with few adverse effects. The most commonly cited adverse effect in the literature is an early IOP spike, generally transient, which affects between 2% and 26% of treated patients [29]. Other reported complications include uveitis, hyphema, macular oedema and corneal complications (haze, corneal oedema, transient reduction in endothelial density [30,31]. One case of bilateral choroidal effusion was recently reported [32]. In our population, we observed just one case of transient reduced visual acuity due to pigment dispersion.

Since several studies have shown that SLT is no worse than drug therapy, laser treatment is increasingly offered as primary therapy for newly diagnosed patients [33]. This avoids the adverse effects of eye drops and can improve patient quality of life [34], as well as saving money [35,36].

A randomised, multi-centre clinical trial including 718 patients is currently being conducted to establish whether SLT is superior to drug therapy in glaucoma patients who have yet to receive any treatment [37]. In our cohort, the pressure reduction was not statistically significant for patients treated with SLT as primary therapy, which can be explained by the very small number of patients in this subgroup.

SLT also tends to be particularly effective as a replacement therapy for effective topical treatment, even where this is well tolerated. De Keyser et al., managed to fully replace drug therapy 18 months after SLT in 77% of patients out of a cohort of 143 eyes with well controlled glaucoma [38]. Replacing effective drug therapy with SLT is particularly relevant in clinical situations where topical drugs can prove dangerous, such as during pregnancy: SLT has been shown to effectively control the disease during this period [39].

When performed alongside optimal medical treatment, SLT can delay the need for surgery as a result of uncontrolled glaucoma [8]. Sayin et al., achieved a 64.5% success rate in a cohort of patients whose glaucoma remained uncontrolled despite well-conducted optimal drug therapy [6]. SLT also appears to effectively reduce pressure in eyes that have undergone previous filtration surgery: Sharpe et al., found no differences in terms of 1-year success rate in eyes with and without a history of glaucoma surgery [40). Our results corroborate this, with a success rate of 55.6% at 1 year and 57.1% at 2 years in the patient group with a history of filtration surgery.

Since the reduction in pressure achieved by SLT fades over time, several studies have attempted to assess the efficacy of a second SLT treatment. Several authors have found that the efficacy of the second treatment is lower than that of the first [41], while others have found no difference in efficacy between the two treatments [42]. In all cases, the second treatment does not appear to result in worse adverse effects.

Our study confirms the value of using this recent treatment to manage all types of glaucoma patients in an ophthalmology department-provided the iridocorneal angle offers sufficient access to the trabecular meshwork-regardless of the stage of the disease.

Conclusion

SLT is a safe and effective technique for reducing IOP. It can be used at any stage of the disease and fully merits its inclusion in the therapeutic options for chronic open-angle glaucoma. Among our patients, the success rate was 49% at 1 year and 33.3% at 2 years. Due to the depletion of the pressure-lowering effect over time, it would be valuable to study the change in IOP over the longer term and in a larger number of patients, as well as the efficacy of retreatment.

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