Short-term Efficacy and Safety of XEN Stent Implantation with or without a Conjunctival Incision

Purpose: Comparison of the 6-month outcomes ab externo XEN 45 gel stent implantation with conjunctival resection in Korean glaucoma patients.Methods: From January to May 2021, 43 open-angle patients who underwent insertion alone and were followed for more than 6 months classified into incision (n = 23) non-incision 20) groups according presence or absence a analyzed retrospectively. Qualified complete success was defined as achieving personal target intraocular pressure (IOP) without medication, respectively.Results: The IOP measured after surgery decreased significantly both groups. number IOP-lowering drugs required also reduced. decrease greater group. Six surgery, qualified rate 55% group 52.2% group, while 40% 8.7%, respectively. During follow-up, 58.1% bleb needling once, 20.9% additional but there no difference between two groups.Conclusions: helped reduce agents regardless incision. However, maintain IOP, manipulation many cases.