@article{YousefStrzalkowskaHillenkampetal.2020,
  author    = {Yousef, Yousef Al and Strzalkowska, Alicja and Hillenkamp, Jost and Rosentreter, Andr{\´e} and Loewen, Nils A.},
  title     = {Comparison of a second-generation trabecular bypass (iStent inject) to ab interno trabeculectomy (Trabectome) by exact matching},
  series = {Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology},
  volume    = {258},
  journal   = {Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology},
  issn      = {0721-832X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00417-020-04933-z},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-232613},
  pages     = {2775-2780},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Purpose To achieve a highly balanced comparison of trabecular bypass stenting (IS2, iStent inject) with ab interno trabeculectomy (T, Trabectome) by exact matching. Methods Fifty-three IS2 eyes were matched to 3446 T eyes. Patients were matched using exact matching by baseline intraocular pressure (IOP), the number of glaucoma medications, and glaucoma type, and using nearest neighbor matching by age. Individuals without a close match were excluded. All surgeries were combined with phacoemulsification. Results A total of 78 eyes (39 in each group) could be matched as exact pairs with a baseline IOP of 18.3 ± 5.1 mmHg and glaucoma medications of 2.7 ± 1.2 in each. IOP in IS2 was reduced to 14.6 ± 4.2 mmHg at 3 months and in T to a minimum of 13.1 ± 3.2 mmHg at 1 month. In IS2, IOP began to rise again at 6 months, eventually exceeding baseline. At 24 months, IOP in IS2 was 18.8 ± 9.0 mmHg and in T 14.2 ± 3.5 mmHg. IS2 had a higher average IOP than T at all postoperative visits (p < 0.05 at 1, 12, 18 months). Glaucoma medications decreased to 2.0 ± 1.5 in IS2 and to 1.5 ± 1.4 in T. Conclusion T resulted in a larger and sustained IOP reduction compared with IS2 where a rebound occurred after 6 months to slightly above preoperative values.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChenWaxmanWangetal.2020,
  author    = {Chen, Si and Waxman, Susannah and Wang, Chao and Atta, Sarah and Loewen, Ralitsa and Loewen, Nils A.},
  title     = {Dose-dependent effects of netarsudil, a Rho-kinase inhibitor, on the distal outflow tract},
  series = {Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology},
  volume    = {258},
  journal   = {Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology},
  issn      = {0721-832X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00417-020-04691-y},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-231893},
  pages     = {1211-1216},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Purpose To characterize the effects of netarsudil on the aqueous humor outflow tract distal to the trabecular meshwork (TM). Wehypothesized that netarsudil increases outflow facility in eyes with and without circumferential ab interno trabeculectomy (AIT)that removes the TM. Methods Sixty-four porcine anterior segment cultures were randomly assigned to groups with (n= 32) and without circumferential AIT (n= 32). Cultures were exposed to 0.1, 1, and 10μM netarsudil (N= 8 eyes per concentration). For each concentration,IOP and vessel diameters were compared with their respective pretreatment baselines. Outflow tract vessel diameters wereassessed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) and rendered in 4D (XYZ time series). Results Netarsudil at 1μM reduced IOP both in eyes with TM (-0.60 ± 0.24 mmHg,p= 0.01) and in eyes without TM (-1.79 ±0.42 mmHg,p< 0.01). At this concentration, vessels of the distal outflow tract dilated by 72\%. However, at 0.1μMnetarsudilelevated IOP in eyes with TM (1.59 ± 0.36 mmHg,p< 0.001) as well as in eyes without TM (0.23 ± 0.32 mmHg,p<0.001). Vessels of the distal outflow tract constricted by 31\%. Similarly, netarsudil at a concentration of 10μM elevated IOP both in eyeswith TM (1.91 ± 0.193,p< 0.001) and in eyes without TM (3.65 ± 0.86 mmHg,p< 0.001). At this concentration, outflow tractvessels constricted by 27\%. Conclusion In the porcine anterior segment culture, the dose-dependent IOP changes caused by netarsudil matched the diameterchanges of distal outflow tract vessels. Hyper- and hypotensive properties of netarsudil persisted after TM removal},
  language  = {en}
}