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ELT: Excimer Laser TrabeculostomyClinical Update, 2009 Michael S. Berlin, MD, MS Glaucoma Institute of Beverly Hills, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLAProf. Ulrich Giers; Detmold, GermanyDr. Lea Kleineberg; Detmold, Germany Kevin Taliaferro, B.A., Glaucoma Institute of Beverly Hills
Post-Op Single site coaxial Swan Jacob Osher Dual site1. Gonio Lenses 2. Endoscopes Conclusions Procedure
A fiberoptic probe is introduced through a paracentesis to contact the trabecular meshwork & deliver non-thermal 308nm XeCl excimer laser energy to excise the trabecular meshwork, juxtacanalicular trabecular meshwork, and the inner wall of Schlemms canal without damaging the outer wall or the collector channels.
No thermal damage to the TMResults Instrumentation
1.) XeCl-Excimer Laser
308 nm wavelength 1,2 mJ Application Energy 80 ns Pulse Length 20 Hz Repetition Rate
2.) Fiber-Optic Delivery System : 3. Viewing the Meshwork Spot size : 200 m Application Energy : 1,2 mJ (~ 38 mJ/mm2) Tip Bevel : 65 Fiber Length : 2 m Tuilaser AIDAProf. Jens FunkProf. Ulrich Giers
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Osher LensSwan Jacob LensCoaxial Endoscope References Eyelight, Inc. 2009Technical patents are issued and pending. ELT is not yet available in the U.S. ELT in Phakic Eyes33 patients / 3 yearsGiers, Kleineberg, 2009Patent openings verified by induced blood reflux from Schlemms Canal 3 years after ELTPatent openings into Schlemms Canal intact 2.5 years after ELT Introduction
ELT (Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy) is a minimally invasive, outpatient surgical procedure which corrects the anatomical pathology responsible for most open-angle glaucoma: outflow obstruction at the juxtacanalicular trabecular meshwork and the inner wall of Schlemms canal. ELT uses a 308 nm XeCl excimer laser to ablate the trabecular meshwork, increasing outflow within the eye by using Schlemms canal as the conduit, resulting in a significant and enduring decrease in IOP.
ELT does not create a filtering fistula or bleb and the conjunctiva remains intact.
ELT enables Pneumatic Canaloplasty. Non-thermal ablation turns tissue into gas, which validates continuity of flow between ablation sites, presumably via Schlemms canal. The gas is also anticipated to dilate Schlemms canal and collector channels, improving aqueous outflow.
U. GiersU. GiersPneumatic Canaloplasty36% IOP reduction 91% Meds reduction Babighian S, Rapizzi E, Galan A; Efficacy and Safety of ab interno Excimer Laser Trabeculotomy in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Two years of Follow-up; Ophthalmologica. 2006;220(5):285-90 Berlin, M.S. ELT, Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy Ocular Surgery News Vol. 19, no. 3, Feb 1, 2001 pp. 48-49 Berlin, M.S., Ahn, R. Perspectives on new laser techniques in managing glaucoma. Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, 8(2): 341-363, 1995 Berlin M: We need a trabecular meshwork procedure that works. American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, San Jose (2002) Berlin M, Funk J, Georgaras S, Giers U, Montrone F, Specht H, Welt R: ELT User Meeting, ESCRS Munich 2003 Berlin M: ELT Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy: Update 2003 ASCRS (2003) Berlin M, Funk J, Pache M, Wilmsmeyer S, Giers U, Kleineberg L, Ahmed I: Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy: A new, minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma, Glaucoma Today (2004) Berlin M, Taliaferro K: Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy: Normalizing IOP and Restoring Physiologic Outflow in Glaucoma, Glaucoma Today (2009) Funk J: Phako + ELT, DGII Ludwigshafen (2003) Funk J, Schlunck: Endoskopisch kontrolliert Er:YAG-Laser Gonoiotomie. Ophthalmologe. Jan;95(1):33-6 (1998) Grant WM. Experimental aqueous perfusion in enucleated human eyes. Archives of Ophthalmology 1963;69:783-801.
Kaufmann R, Hibst R: Pulsed Er:YAG and 308nm UV excimer laser: an in vitro and in vivo study of skin-ablative effects. Laser Surg. Med. 9 (2) 132-140 (1989) Krasnov MM: Laseropuncture of anterior chamber angle in glaucoma.AmJOphthalmology 75:674-678 (1973) Montrone F, Pellicani L, Rana G, Pesce P: ELT RAZIONALE E METODICA ENDOSCOPICA, Glaucoma Up To Date, Bari (2003)Neuhann Th, Scharrer A, Haefliger E: Excimer laser trabecular ablation ab interno (ELT) in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma, Ophthalmo-Chirurgie 13:53-58 (2001) Neuhann Th, Scharrer A, Haefliger E: Laser ablation used to treat chronic open-angle glaucoma in pilot study, Ocular Surgery News Vol. 12, No. 11 (2001)Schrems W: Excimer Laser Trabekelablation ab interno, DOC Nrnberg (2002)Sourdille P: Study ab interno excimer trabeculotomy shows good IOP lowering effect, stability, Ocular Surgery News Vol. 12, No. 9 (2001) Vogel M; Lauritzen K.: Selective Excimer Laser Ablation of the Trabecular Meshwork. Clinical Results. Ophthalmologe 94:665-667 (1997)Walker R, Specht H: Theoretical and Physical Aspects of Excimer Laser Trabeculotomy (ELT) ab interno with the AIDA Laser Operating at a Wavelength of 308nm, Biomedizinische Technik Vol. 47, No. 5 106-110 (2002)
ELT is safe. ELT lowers IOP.
Stealth: Non-thermal tissue removal Less inflammation / scarring More precise / titratable Repeatable / No interference to other procedure No blebs / No foreign bodies implanted No hypotony / No pressure spikes Pneumatic canaloplasty affects outflow ELT effectively lowers IOP in the long-term and reduces medications ELT is a logical adjunct to cataract surgery
Pt #AgeIOP Pre-opIOP 1 dayIOP 1 monthIOP 3 monthIOP 6 monthIOP 1 yearIOP 2 yearIOP 3 years152291419171718161825325131714141817173623615191921321824453391216191622222156115101617171213-62627151818182516187632013141516171513827291519192417181993423141619121918161029271212131412161711642812161919241520124426141616171718201382331215171818181614761813141217141514156024111414161515141653141014111010101117692013171318171910184436192022262219-19761810111112121411207022121316191516102179228111212111113226022121315131718122362261116161317181724442312151519161521252923111416151716172663171112131615161327622415161820181918287130121616192017162948257191412161916304829915131315201931453913182023231618326225111516181717-
PT#AgeIOP pre-opIOP 1 dayIOP 1 monthIOP 3 monthsIOP 6 monthsIOP 1 yearIOP 2 yearsIOP 3 years186251421181716-2762216131614121311351382031191818232046622183311111211105832317181716141716683211318141812141078916101618141516128683717252023191619983281610111110111110782937182016131211782612171816201414128336816141812121813902010121515---147226151415121214-159032131416151711-
PT#AgeIOP Pre-opIOP 1 dayIOP 1 monthIOP 3 monthsIOP 6 monthsIOP 1 yearIOP 2 yearIOP 3 year17817141111131212132792023141111111011382272811111210141447327121112111214135782618131217141614681211413141816151376919141311111111-8782814131816141514979188111113121211107723179910910101176271718141715131412722214111211111214137320131311111216151464201516111612121415782012161214161514167815131111131212Fistul. OP 07/061772171114131414141218712119161816151314198226171414171616152066262616131820161421731813121412121411226830301313161211-237118241814131813-248018101111101111-25811810101011910-2667101110101084-2778241019131211--287717121212121111-298323161715161620-308219111011121011-317119101316141611 -327118201111111114-33782291211161011-
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25.43756.36997746496.3699774649
12.218752.32426714082.3242671408
15.52.39623360382.3962336038
15.781252.77935215242.7793521524
16.68753.72816222133.7281622213
17.43754.47889315244.4788931524
16.56252.46180500262.4618050026
16.17241379313.56640040133.5664004013
IOP (mm Hg)
Chart1
25.43756.36997746496.3699774649
12.218752.32426714082.3242671408
15.52.39623360382.3962336038
15.781252.77935215242.7793521524
16.68753.72816222133.7281622213
17.43754.47889315244.4788931524
16.56252.46180500262.4618050026
ELT long term follow-up
IOP (mm Hg)
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25.43756.36997746496.3699774649
12.218752.32426714082.3242671408
15.52.39623360382.3962336038
15.781252.77935215242.7793521524
16.68753.72816222133.7281622213
17.43754.47889315244.4788931524
16.56252.46180500262.4618050026
16.17241379313.56640040133.5664004013
IOP (mm Hg)
Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy
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GI-152291419171718161830000
GI-253251317141418171730000
GI-362361519192132182440100
GI-453391216191622222141111
GI-561151016171712131000
GI-726271518181825161840011
GI-963201314151617151340000
GI-1027291519192417181940111
GI-1234231416191219181631111
GI-1329271212131412161720000
GI-1464281216191924152050000
GI-1544261416161717182030000
GI-1682331215171818181600000
GI-1776181314121714151420000
GI-1960241114141615151440000
GI-2053141014111010101101111
GI-2269201317131817191010000
GI-2344361920222622190001
GII-276181011111212141120000
GII-370221213161915161020110
GII-47922811121211111310000
GII-660221213151317181230000
GII-862261116161317181700000
GII-944231215151916152140000
GII-1029231114161517161720000
GII-1163171112131615161340001
GII-1262241516182018191810000
GII-1571301216161920171610000
GII-174825719141216191620000
GII-184829915131315201920000
GII-1945391318202323161810000
GII-2162251115161817171000
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mean55.3437525.437512.2187515.515.7812516.687517.437516.562516.17241379312.281250.093750.18750.218750.2068965517
SD15.39922363986.36997746492.32426714082.39623360382.77935215243.72816222134.47889315242.46180500263.56640040131.46429273910.29614458110.39655776950.42001344060.4122508204
Sheet1
6.36997746496.3699774649
2.32426714082.3242671408
2.39623360382.3962336038
2.77935215242.7793521524
3.72816222133.7281622213
4.47889315244.4788931524
2.46180500262.4618050026
3.56640040133.5664004013
IOP (mm Hg)
ELT as Monotherapy
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