The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
PurposeXEN gel stents are used for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma (OAG), including primary and secondary glaucoma that are uncontrolled by previous medical therapy and cases with previous failed surgery. Our aim was to systematically review of the clinical data of currently published ab-intern...
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| author | Xuan-zhu Chen Zhi-qiao Liang Kang-yi Yang Kun Lv Yao Ma Meng-yang Li Hui-juan Wu |
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| description | PurposeXEN gel stents are used for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma (OAG), including primary and secondary glaucoma that are uncontrolled by previous medical therapy and cases with previous failed surgery. Our aim was to systematically review of the clinical data of currently published ab-interno XEN gel stents with an emphasis on intraocular pressure (IOP), antiglaucoma medication outcomes, and safety profiles.MethodsWe analyzed all of the publications (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library) on the ab-interno XEN gel stent to evaluate the reduction in IOP and antiglaucoma medications following the procedure. The primary outcomes measured for the meta-analysis were reduction in IOP and anti-glaucoma medications. The secondary outcome were adverse events. For each study, we used a random effects analysis model to calculate the mean difference and 95% confidence intervals for the continuous results (reduction in IOP and antiglaucoma medications) using the inverse variance statistical method.ResultsFive hundred twenty-seven articles were checked and 56 studies were found to be relevant with a total of 4,410 eyes. There was a significant reduction in IOP as well as in the number of medications required in patients treated with ab-interno XEN implant either alone or combined with cataract surgery. This new treatment for various types of glaucoma reduced the IOP by 35% to a final average close to 15 mmHg. This reduction was accompanied by a decrease in the number of antiglaucoma medications in all the studies, approximately 2 classes of medication at the price of more needlings. The overall complete success rate was 21.0–70.8% after 2 years using strict criteria originally designed to record success rate in filtration surgery. The incidence of complications vision-threatening was low at <1%.ConclusionsXEN gel stent was effective and safe for primary and secondary OAG. Further studies should be performed to investigate the impact of ethnicity on the success and failure rate after XEN implantation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-298782d9bc6a43d7bcf85c631675989d2022-12-22T04:05:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2022-02-01910.3389/fmed.2022.804847804847The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisXuan-zhu ChenZhi-qiao LiangKang-yi YangKun LvYao MaMeng-yang LiHui-juan WuPurposeXEN gel stents are used for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma (OAG), including primary and secondary glaucoma that are uncontrolled by previous medical therapy and cases with previous failed surgery. Our aim was to systematically review of the clinical data of currently published ab-interno XEN gel stents with an emphasis on intraocular pressure (IOP), antiglaucoma medication outcomes, and safety profiles.MethodsWe analyzed all of the publications (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library) on the ab-interno XEN gel stent to evaluate the reduction in IOP and antiglaucoma medications following the procedure. The primary outcomes measured for the meta-analysis were reduction in IOP and anti-glaucoma medications. The secondary outcome were adverse events. For each study, we used a random effects analysis model to calculate the mean difference and 95% confidence intervals for the continuous results (reduction in IOP and antiglaucoma medications) using the inverse variance statistical method.ResultsFive hundred twenty-seven articles were checked and 56 studies were found to be relevant with a total of 4,410 eyes. There was a significant reduction in IOP as well as in the number of medications required in patients treated with ab-interno XEN implant either alone or combined with cataract surgery. This new treatment for various types of glaucoma reduced the IOP by 35% to a final average close to 15 mmHg. This reduction was accompanied by a decrease in the number of antiglaucoma medications in all the studies, approximately 2 classes of medication at the price of more needlings. The overall complete success rate was 21.0–70.8% after 2 years using strict criteria originally designed to record success rate in filtration surgery. The incidence of complications vision-threatening was low at <1%.ConclusionsXEN gel stent was effective and safe for primary and secondary OAG. Further studies should be performed to investigate the impact of ethnicity on the success and failure rate after XEN implantation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.804847/fullXEN gel stentmeta-analysisminimally invasive glaucoma surgeriestrabeculectomycomplications |
| spellingShingle | Xuan-zhu Chen Zhi-qiao Liang Kang-yi Yang Kun Lv Yao Ma Meng-yang Li Hui-juan Wu The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Frontiers in Medicine XEN gel stent meta-analysis minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries trabeculectomy complications |
| title | The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | The Outcomes of XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | outcomes of xen gel stent implantation a systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | XEN gel stent meta-analysis minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries trabeculectomy complications |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.804847/full |
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