Table 4.
Study | Preoperative Regimen | Postoperative Regimen | Results |
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Da Mata et al9 | Oral prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day until the inflammation is inactive | Tapering of prednisolone over 4 weeks | IOP 11.6 ± 3.8 at 2 years |
Papadaki et al27 | Oral prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day for 3 days Topical prednisolone 1% eight times daily for 2 days |
Tapering of prednisolone over 4 weeks | 39% success rates at 4 yearsa |
Bao et al28 | None | Oral prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day tapered over 3 weeks | IOP 13.1±3.7 at 5 years |
Sungur et al29 | None | Oral fluocortolone 1 mg/kg for 3 days followed by a tapering. Topical prednisolone 1% eye drops hourly. Topical ketorolac tromethamine 0.5%, or nepafenac 0.1% eye drops four times daily |
63% success at 4 yearsb |
Notes: aSuccess was defined as IOP between 5 and 21 mm Hg and reduction by at least 25% from that before surgery without additional glaucoma surgery with or without glaucoma medications. bSuccess was defined as having IOP between 6 and 21 mm Hg with or without anti-glaucomatous medications and no need for further glaucoma surgery or tube extraction surgery.
Abbreviations: IOP, intraocular pressure; kg, kilogram, mg, milligram.