This study enrolled eyes with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma (OAG) on 1-4 glaucoma medications who were scheduled to undergo phacoemulsification cataract extraction and trabecular micro-bypass stent(s) implantation (iStent or iStent inject). Study participation entailed measurement of key ocular surface data through 3 months postoperative including Ocular Surface Disease Index score (OSDI), corneal/conjunctival staining (Oxford Schema), fluorescein tear break-up time (FTBUT), and conjunctival hyperemia (Efron Scale); these measures were collected alongside standard postoperative glaucoma evaluations such as number of glaucoma medications and intraocular pressure (IOP).
This prospective interventional single-arm trial evaluates measures changes in ocular surface disease parameters in eyes with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma (OAG) on 1-4 glaucoma medications who undergo phacoemulsification and trabecular micro-bypass stent(s) implantation (iStent or iStent inject).