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  • Ophthalmology
  • Corneal Science
  • Stem Cell Biology

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  • Glaucoma surgery, including trabeculectomy and aqueous shunt procedures, can lead to complications.
  • Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) affects corneal health and transparency.
  • Understanding LSCD associated with glaucoma surgery is crucial for patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the clinical presentation of limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) in patients who have undergone glaucoma surgery.
  • To investigate the relationship between glaucoma surgery characteristics and LSCD severity.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cross-sectional study of 41 patients (51 eyes) with LSCD and glaucoma history.
  • Inclusion of patients who underwent trabeculectomy and/or aqueous shunt surgery.
  • Assessment of LSCD severity using global consensus guidelines, clinical scoring, and in vivo confocal microscopy.

Main Results:

  • LSCD associated with glaucoma surgery presented with sectoral conjunctival epithelium replacement of corneal epithelium, without neovascularization.
  • The location of glaucoma surgery strongly correlated with the location of LSCD (P = 0.002).
  • Topical glaucoma medications correlated with LSCD severity, while multiple surgeries showed a trend toward increased severity.

Conclusions:

  • LSCD following glaucoma surgery exhibits distinct clinical features compared to other causes.
  • The location of glaucoma drainage surgery is a significant factor associated with LSCD.
  • Further investigation is necessary to fully understand the impact of glaucoma surgery on limbal stem cell function.