2023
Kahook Dual Blade versus Trabectome (KVT): Comparing Outcomes in Combination with Cataract Surgery
Fliney G, Kim E, Sarwana M, Wong S, Tai T, Liu J, Sarrafpour S, Chadha N, Teng C. Kahook Dual Blade versus Trabectome (KVT): Comparing Outcomes in Combination with Cataract Surgery. Clinical Ophthalmology 2023, 17: 145-154. PMID: 36647517, PMCID: PMC9840398, DOI: 10.2147/opth.s391527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKahook Dual BladeKDB groupIntraocular pressureCataract surgeryGlaucoma medicationsDual BladeIncidence of hyphemaRetrospective chart reviewPercentage of eyesMedication burdenChart reviewAdverse eventsCommon complicationIOP reductionMonth 12Surgical successComparing outcomesMean changeTrabectomeMedicationsAcademic centersSurgeryMmHgGreater decreasePOM12
2019
Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation A Look at Long-Term Effectiveness and Outcomes
Sarrafpour S, Saleh D, Ayoub S, Radcliffe NM. Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation A Look at Long-Term Effectiveness and Outcomes. Ophthalmology Glaucoma 2019, 2: 167-171. PMID: 32672586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ogla.2019.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear 1 visitIntraocular pressureIOP reductionVisual acuityLong-term effectivenessMedication reductionMedication burdenMacular edemaAverage initial intraocular pressureOral carbonic anhydrase inhibitorsLight perceptionInitial intraocular pressureMedication burden reductionPersistent vision lossPercent of patientsPreoperative intraocular pressureRetrospective chart reviewMicropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulationAverage intraocular pressureDose-response patternCount fingersNLP visionChart reviewInitial medicationMultivariable analysis