%0 Journal Article
%T Preventing blindness from glaucoma with patient education, the NIDEK GS-1 Gonioscope, lensectomy and microinvasive glaucoma surgery.
%A Laroche D
%A Rickford K
%A Sinon J
%A Brown A
%A Ng C
%A Sakkari S
%J J Natl Med Assoc
%V 115
%N 2
%D Apr 2023 23
%M 36841683
%F 2.739
%R 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.01.014
%X OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the patient education ability and benefits in treating glaucoma and preventing blindness with the NIDEK GS-1 Gonioscope and earlier surgical intervention with cataract surgery/lensectomy and microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).
METHODS: This data was collected using a NIDEK GS-1 Gonioscope. Informed consent was obtained from all participants following explanation of possible risks.
CONCLUSIONS: NIDEK GS-1 automated gonioscopy offers many advantages, including (1) the ability to capture high quality, 360-degree chromatic documentation of the iridocorneal angle and trabecular meshwork, (2) improved patient education on the condition at hand through images; and (3) visualization of the change in the angle and trabecular meshwork before and after surgical intervention in patients with glaucoma.
CONCLUSIONS: Gonioscopic imaging is helpful in educating patients on the anatomy of the angle and how its anatomical configuration can contribute to glaucoma. It also gives clinicians a supplementary tool to document features of the ICA; to evaluate anatomical changes before and after surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts; and to demonstrate to patients how a specific surgical device or technique is controlling their intraocular pressure (IOP).