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Table 1 Summary of complications following retinal and glaucoma surgeries

From: Retina and glaucoma: surgical complications

Conditions

Articles

Type of article

Summary

Retinal complications of glaucoma surgeries

Ocular decompression retinopathy (ODR)

Fechner et al. [2]

Original article

Coined the term ocular decompression retinopathy

 

Arévalo et al. [9]

Original article

ODR occurred after trabeculectomy (4 eyes), phacomulsification (3 eyes), Ahmed valve placement (1 eye), silicone oil removal (1 eye) and vitrectomy (1 eye)

 

Li et al. [8]

Case report

ODR following canaloplasty

Serous choroidal detachment (CD)

Investigators A. (AGIS) [12];

Gedde et al. [13];

Elhofi and Lolah [14]

Original article

Original article

Original article

Incidence of 7.9–50% after penetrating glaucoma surgeries

 

De Gregorio et al.[15];

Grover et al. [16];

Schlenker et al. [17]

Original article

Original article

Original article

CD following Xen Gel Stent

 

Bakir and Pasquale [20]

Review article

Anti-metabolites as a risk factor

Suprachoroidal haemorrhage (SCH)

Tuli et al. [25];

Vaziri et al. [26];

Jeganathan et al. [27]

Original article

Original article

Original article

Incidence is around 0.6–1.5% after trabeculectomy and around 0.5–8.3% after tube shunt procedures

Hypotony maculopathy

Fannin et al. [31];

Tsai et al. [32];

Suner et al. [33]

Original article

Original article

Original article

Incidence is 1.3–20% after glaucoma filtering surgery

 

Schlenker et al. [17];

Vold et al. [34]

Original article

Original article

Occurs following MIGS

Malignant glaucoma

Simmons [39];

Chandler et al. [40];

Eltz and Gloor [41]

Review article

Review article

Review article

Incidence of 0.4–6% of cases after penetrating glaucoma surgeries

 

Schlenker et al. [17]

Original article

Following Xen gel stent

Vitreous haemorrhage

Law et al. [52]

Original article

Seen in 5% of patients after aqueous shunt implantation

 

Schlenker et al. [17]

Original article

Following Xen gel stent

Endophthalmitis

Ang et al. [55];

Vaziri et al. [26];

Muckley and Lehrer [57]

Original article

Original article

Original article

Incidence of 0.12–1.3%,

 

Busbee et al. [60]

Original article

Prompt vitrectomy is considered more beneficial than tap and injections even when presenting vision is better than hand movement

Retinal detachment

Waterhouse et al. [61]

Original article

Incidence of 5% following Molteno tube implantation

Glaucoma after retinal surgery

Scleral buckle

Perez et al. [65];

Smith et al. [75];

Kreiger et al. [76];

Sebestyen et al. [77]

Original article

Review article

Original article

Original article

Incidence of angle closure glaucoma is 1.4–4.4%

 

Pavlin et al. [78]

Original article

Supraciliary fluid with increased ciliary body thickness in 80% eyes following buckle

 

Hayreh (1973)

Original article

Glaucoma following anterior segment ischemia

 

Sidoti et al. [84]

Original article

85% success rate with the placement of silicone tube in between the buckle and the overlying capsule after incising the capsule over the buckle at the apex

 

Smith et al. [85]

Original article

Krupin Denver implant and trimmed Baerveldt implants (success rates of 82 and 73% at 1 and 2 years respectively)

 

Scott et al. [86]

Original article

Baerveldt implants with intact plate successfully reduces IOP

Pars plana vitrectomy

Chang [66];

Koreen et al. [87]

Original article

Original article

Incidence between 11.6 and 20%

 

Koreen et al. [87]

Original article

Lens extraction as a major risk factor

 

Inoue et al. [91]

Original article

Success rate of trabeculectomy with Mitomycin-C is 55.1% at 1 year, and 43.1% at 3 years

Intravitreal gas injection

Vitrectomy with silicone oil or sulfur hexafluoride gas in eyes with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy: results of a randomized clinical trial. Silicone Study Report 1 and 2

Original article

Incidence of high IOP following injection of 20% SF6 and 14% C3F8 was found to be 6.1 and 18% respectively

Silicone oil injection

Honavar et al. [68];

Unosson et al. [98];

de Corral et al. [99]

Original article

Original article

Original article

Incidence of glaucoma after silicone oil injection ranges from 4.8 to 48%

 

Honavar et al. [68]

Original article

Pre existing glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, aphakia, rubeosis iridis, silicone oil in the anterior chamber and high IOP on first post operative day are positive risk factors whereas anatomic failure and myopia as negative risk factors for the development of glaucoma

Successful IOP control in 3 out of 5 eyes that underwent trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

 

Nguyen et al. [106]

Original article

60% success rate with Molteno implant

Intravitreal steroid injection

Kiddee et al. [108];

Ansari et al. [109]

Systematic review

Original article

Incidence has been reported to be as high as 11–79%.

 

Kiddee et al. [108]

Systematic review

IOP rise in 32% cases after 4 mg intravitreal triamcinolone, 66 and 79% following 0.59 and 2.1 mg fluocinolone implant, respectively, and 11 and 15% after 0.35 and 0.7 mg dexamethasone implant, respectively

 

Ricci et al. [114]

Original article

ALT seems to be effective in reducing IOP

 

Rubin et al. [115]

Original article

SLT lowered (P < 0.007) IOP in 5 eyes of 7 patients with steroid-induced increased IOP from 3 weeks to 6 months postoperative