Abstract
To assess changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) 1 hour after pharmacological dilation in eyes treated with laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) and untreated fellow eyes of primary angle closure suspects (PACS). A prospective randomized, fellow-eye controlled trial. A total of 889 participants with PACS aged 50 to 70 years with LPI in 1 randomly selected eye and a fellow untreated eye were included. All participants underwent comprehensive examinations before and at 2 weeks, 6 months, 18 months, 36 months, 54 months, and 72 months after LPI. The IOP was measured using Goldmann applanation tonometry before and 1 hour after pharmacological dilation. The mean predilation IOP in the untreated eyes was 14.8 ± 2.7 mm Hg, which increased to 16.4 ± 2.7 mm Hg after pharmacological dilation (P < .001). The treated and untreated eyes had similar predilation and postdilation IOP (all P > 0.05). The average postdilation IOP elevation was 1.5 mm Hg in the treated eyes and 1.6 mm Hg in the untreated eye, without significant differences (P=.802). Lower predilation IOP (P < .001), smaller AOD500 (P=0.001), smaller ARA500 (P=.030), smaller TISA500 (P=.043), and larger Iarea (P < 0.001) were associated with postdilation IOP elevation of 5 mm Hg and greater. Three untreated eyes (1.04 per 1000 pupil dilation) and 1 treated eye (0.34 per 1000 pupil dilation) developed acute angle closure (AAC) after dilation during the 72-month follow-up. Postdilation IOP elevation was similar among treated and untreated eyes, and the risk of developing AAC was very low, even among patients with PACS. Routine LPI before pupil dilation for people with PACS is not recommended.
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