Tan, JCK, Muntasser, H, Choudhary, A, Batterbury, M and Vallabh, NA 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0109-4112
(2023)
Swept-Source Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging and Quantification of Bleb Parameters in Glaucoma Filtration Surgery
Bioengineering, 10 (10).
1186-.
ISSN 2306-5354, 2306-5354
Abstract
This paper describes a technique for using swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) to visualize internal bleb microstructure and objectively quantify dimensions of the scleral flap and trabeculo-Descemet window (TDW) in non-penetrating glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS). This was a cross-sectional study of 107 filtering blebs of 67 patients who had undergone deep sclerectomy surgery at least 12 months prior. The mean post-operative follow-up duration was 6.5 years +/− 4.1 [standard deviation (SD)]. The maximal bleb height was significantly greater in the complete success (CS) blebs compared to the qualified success (QS) and failed (F) blebs (1.48 vs. 1.17 vs. 1.10 mm in CS vs. QS vs. F, one-way ANOVA, p < 0.0001). In a subcohort of deep sclerectomy blebs augmented by intraoperative Mitomycin-C, the trabeculo-Descemet window was significantly longer in the complete success compared to the qualified success group (613.7 vs. 378.1 vs. 450.8 µm in CS vs. QS vs. F, p = 0.004). The scleral flap length, thickness, and width were otherwise similar across the three outcome groups. The quantification of surgical parameters that influence aqueous outflow in non-penetrating GFS can help surgeons better understand the influence of these structures on aqueous outflow and improve surgical outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | glaucoma surgery, trabeculectomy, deep sclerectomy, mitomycin-C, scleral flap, surgical technique, surgical success |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Life Courses & Medical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2023 12:55 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2026 20:50 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/bioengineering10101186 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10101186 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3173854 |
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