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SynthesisClinical & experimental ophthalmology2025

Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography and Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography After Bleb Forming Glaucoma Surgeries: A Systematic Review.

Martin Kallab, Alex S Huang, Matthias Bolz, Clemens A Strohmaier

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Synthesis in Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Martin KallabDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Kepler University Hospital, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
Alex S HuangHamilton Glaucoma Center, The Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Matthias BolzDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Kepler University Hospital, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
Clemens A StrohmaierDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Kepler University Hospital, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe bleb-forming surgical spectrum in open-angle glaucoma has recently been expanded by novel surgical approaches. Through a medical device implantation (Xen Gel Stent (XGI) or Preserflo Microshunt (PMI)), these procedures aim at more standardised aqueous humour shunting and an intra- and postoperative risk reduction. Postoperatively, however, XEN, PMI and trabeculectomy share their dependence on the proper function of the filtration bleb. This review summarises available literature on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT)- and AS-OCT angiography (AS-OCTA)-based bleb parameters with an emphasis on their association with bleb function.

methodsA systematic PubMed search was performed to identify the available evidence.

resultsA total of 52 suitable reports were identified and are presented in a structured manner.

conclusionThe retrieved literature demonstrates that there exists a broad body of evidence for the use of AS-OCT and AS-OCTA after TE, XGI and PMI with the potential for AS-OCT and AS-OCTA enhanced follow-up plans. Their implementation in clinical routine is, however, currently impaired by highly variable and impractical study endpoints, lacking transferability of available evidence between different surgical procedures and missing evidence from prospective interventional trials.

Indexed as

Anterior Eye SegmentFluorescein AngiographyGlaucoma Drainage ImplantsGlaucoma, Open-AngleTomography, Optical CoherenceTrabeculectomyHumansIntraocular Pressurebiomarkersfiltering surgeryoptical coherence tomography

Identifiers

PMID40913398
PMCPMC12747475

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