Changing Trends in Glaucoma Surgery Over the Past 5 Years in China

Purpose: To analyze the trends of glaucoma surgery procedures over the past 5 years among hospitals across major provinces in China. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational study based on medical records. We obtained the annual numbers of commonly performed glaucoma incisional surgeries from 57 hospitals of 30 provincial regions in the Chinese Glaucoma Study Consortium (CGSC) from January 2015 to September 2019. The trend of glaucoma surgery was analyzed by Cochrane-Armitage trend test. Results: Trabeculectomy, cataract extraction combined with goniosynechialysis, cataract extraction combined with trabeculectomy, and surgical peripheral iridotomy (SPI) were the top 4 surgical procedures percentages of which have the most substantial change over the course of 2015 to 2019 (all Ptrend
Source: Journal of Glaucoma - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Advances in Glaucoma: Original Studies Source Type: research