Table 1. Characteristics of the included studies.
Author, year | Region | Study design | Participants/eyes | Primary disease | Combinded surgeries | Age (SD) | F/M | Initial goniotomy | Gonioscopy | Cannulation | Tenonmeter | Success IOP-control | Follow-up |
Smith et al[18], 2018 | USA | RCS | 8/8 | POAG | Cataract | 75.00 (10.80) | 5/3 | Trabectome (90°) | SJGL | MC | NA | NA | 2mo-2y |
Grover et al[14], 2018 | USA | RCS | 119/119 | OAG | Cataract | 68.21 (11.17) | 66/53 | 25G MVRB | SJGL | 5-0 S/MC | GT | IOP reduction >20% and IOP<21 mm Hg/no further surgery at or after 6mo follow-up | 24mo |
Rahmatnejad et al[11], 2017 | USA | RCS | 48/48 | POAG | Cataract | 59.90 (15.28) | 23/25 | 25G MVRB | NA | MC | GT | IOP reduction >20%/IOP=5-21 mm Hg/no need further surgery. | 11.9 (3-30)mo |
Grover et al[17], 2017 | USA | RCS | 35/35 | OAG | Cataract | 67.7 (14.4) | 15/20 | MSB | SJGL | S/MC | NA | IOP reduction >20% and IOP<21 mm Hg/no further surgery at or after 6mo follow-up | 24mo |
Moster et al[19], 2017 | USA | PCS | 76 | OAG | NA | 57.3 (17.8) | 34/42 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8.8 (6.6)mo |
Seuthe et al[15], 2016 | Germany | RCS | 88/88 | OAG | NA | NA | NA | NA | OSGL | 10-0 S | NA | NA | 12mo |
Voykov et al[16], 2015 | Germany | RCS | 31/31 | OAG | NA | 65 (15) | 13/18 | NA | OSGL | 10-0 S | NA | IOP≤21 mm Hg and IOP reduction >25%. | 24mo |
Sato et al[12], 2015 | Japan | PCS | 12/12 | OAG | NA | 70.8 (8.1) | 9/3 | Trabectome (15°) | SJGL | 5-0 S | GT | NA | 5.5 (0.9)mo |
Grover et al[13], 2015 | USA | RCS | 10/14 | PCG/JOAG | NA | 18.4 (10.44) | 5/5 | 25G MVRB | NA | MC | GT | NA | 20.4 (12-33)mo |
Grover et al[10], 2014 | USA | RCS | 96/106 | OAG | Cataract | 64.48 (15.16) | 52/54 | MSB | SJGL | S/MC | NA | IOP reduction >20% and IOP<21 mm Hg/no further surgery at or after 6mo follow-up | 10.94 (3.29)mo |
RCS: Retrospective case serials; PCS: Prospective case serials; POAG: Primary open angle glaucoma; OAG: Open angle glaucoma; PCG: Primary congenital glaucoma; JOAG: Juvenile open angle glaucoma; MVRB: Microvitreoretinal blade; MSB: Microsurgical blade; SJGL: Swan Jacob goniolens; OSGL: Osher surgical goniolens; MC: Microcatheter; S: Suture; F: Female; M: Male; IOP: Intraocular pressure; GT: Goldmann tonometer.