Review Article

A System Review and Meta-Analysis of Canaloplasty Outcomes in Glaucoma Treatment in Comparison with Trabeculectomy

Table 1

Characteristics and baseline information of included literatures.

Study typeAge, mean (SD)Male%Eyes at baselinePOAG%Baseline IOP,
mean (SD)
Baseline AGMs,
mean (SD)

Canaloplasty standalone
Ayyala et al. [10]Retrospective68.3 (10.0)5233NA21.2 (6.6)2.5 (0.8)
Barnebey [11]Retrospective68.2 (13.1)552010023.4 (4.3)2.2 (1.2)
Brandao et al. [12]Prospective71.3 (7.3)41197424.6 (5.3)2.5 (0.8)
Bruggemann and Muller [13]Retrospective62.7 (NA)522110028.8 (9.6)2.9 (1.0)
Brusini [14]Prospective63.5 (14.0)NA2147429.4 (7.9)3.3 (0.9)
Gandolfi et al. [15]RetrospectiveNA67246726.0 (4.0)2.7 (3.3)
Grieshaber et al. [16]Prospective49.8 (15.7)436010045.0 (12.1)NA
Grieshaber et al. [17]Prospective70.8 (8.4)494710026.8 (5.2)2.8 (0.5)
Grieshaber et al. [18]Prospective71.8 (8.8)412210027.1 (5.3)2.9 (0.6)
Kalin-Hajdu et al. [19]Retrospective40.0 (19.2)NA19030.4 (8.4)3.7 (0.8)
Lewis et al. [20] (CP)Prospective67.6 (11.6)471038923.5 (4.5)1.9 (0.8)
Lommatzsch et al. [7]Retrospective40.7 (21.8)2514027.1 (12.3)2.7 (1.1)
Lopes-Cardoso et al. [21] (CP)Prospective73.4 (6.0)66113724.5 (5.1)3.4 (0.5)
Matlach et al. [22]RCT66.5 (11.3)60304323.7 (5.1)2.6 (1.6)
Matthaei et al. [23] (CP)Retrospective65.2 (12.4)46338718.5 (6.3)2.3 (1.2)
Moelle et al. [24]Retrospective62 (9)42265421.1 (5.8)2.5 (1.8)
Seuthe et al. [25]Retrospective66.7 (11.4)NA4178620.9 (3.5)3.5 (0.9)
Thederan et al. [26]Retrospective72.9 (5.2)64226823.7 (7.6)3.1 (1.2)
Voykov et al. [27]Retrospective60 (11)45207525.7 (6.6)3.4 (0.5)
Wang et al. [28]Retrospective39.1 (13.8)7717NA24.7 (8.7)2.4 (1.7)
Xin et al. [29]Prospective38 (12.8)651710029.9 (8.2)2.9 (0.9)
Canaloplasty with phacoemulsification
Arthur et al. [30]Retrospective76.1 (8.3)56328418.2 (5.1)1.3 (0.7)
Lewis et al. [20] (PCP)Prospective67.6 (11.6)47308923.5 (5.2)1.5 (1.0)
Lopes-Cardoso et al. [21] (PCP)Prospective73.4 (6.0)66243719.8 (6.8)3.3 (0.5)
Matlach et al. [31]Retrospective72.9 (5.7)47194728.3 (4.1)2.8 (1.1)
Matthaei et al. [23] (PCP)Retrospective65.2 (12.4)46138717.5 (4.2)2.5 (1.3)
Rekas et al. [32]RCT74.6 (8.9)59298319.0 (6.9)2.6 (0.7)
Schoenberg et al. [33]Retrospective66.8 (8.5)67369419.5 (5.7)NA
Canaloplasty with or without
phacoemulsification, mixed results
Alobeidan and Almobarak [34]Retrospective53.4 (15.0)601056719.0 (6.7)2.6 (1.3)
Fujita et al. [35]Retrospective71.7 (8.5)NA1110023.4 (5.5)2.8 (0.6)
Rekas et al. [36]Prospective69.3 (11.4)40109019.1 (3.4)2.2 (1.1)

AGM: antiglaucoma medication; CP: independent canaloplasty subgroup in corresponding literature; NA: data not available; PCP: phacocanaloplasty subgroup in corresponding literature; POAG: primary open-angle glaucoma; RCT: randomized controlled trials.