• Users Online: 26874
  • Home
  • Print this page
  • Email this page
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2015  |  Volume : 63  |  Issue : 12  |  Page : 891-894

Effect of alpha-2-agonist premedication on intraocular pressure after selective laser trabeculoplasty


1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
2 Department of Statistics, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA
3 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Julius T Oatts
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, California 94131
USA
Login to access the Email id

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.176035

Rights and Permissions

Aim: To determine the effect of alpha-2-agonist (AA) premedication (PM) on intraocular pressure (IOP) following selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). Methods: Retrospective cohort study of all patients undergoing 360° SLT at an institution with two prevalent practice patterns consisting of SLT performed with PM and without premedication (NPM) with AA. The association between pre- and post-operative IOP was evaluated using a linear regression model in 49 (59%) PM and 34 (41%) NPM eyes. Results: The prevalence of IOP elevations up to 5 mmHg 1 h postoperatively was similar in both groups, occurring in 18% of PM and in 15% of NPM. Elevations above 5 mmHg were seen in 4% of PM and 8% of NPM (P = 0.732). After correcting for age, gender, diagnosis, number of medications, and preoperative IOP, the presence or absence of AA PM had no significant association with any postoperative IOP (P > 0.5). Conclusion: The practice of using AAs before SLT and measuring IOP at 1 h has not been validated yet adds to expenses and workflow burden. Our retrospective study showed no significant correlation between PM and postoperative or longer-term IOP. IOP at 1 h should be measured in patients who cannot tolerate transient pressure elevations. Further studies are needed to elucidate this relationship.


[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
Print this article     Email this article
 Next article
 Previous article
 Table of Contents

 Similar in PUBMED
   Search Pubmed for
   Search in Google Scholar for
 Related articles
 Citation Manager
 Access Statistics
 Reader Comments
 Email Alert *
 Add to My List *
 * Requires registration (Free)
 

 Article Access Statistics
    Viewed1964    
    Printed49    
    Emailed1    
    PDF Downloaded251    
    Comments [Add]    

Recommend this journal