Slow-Coagulation Cyclophotocoagulation versus Conventional Continuous Wave Cyclophotocoagulation and Micropulse Cyclophotocoagulation for the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
SC-TSCPC may provide comparable IOP control to CW-TSCPC and appears more effective than MP-TSCPC in lowering IOP, with a similar safety profile. It may represent a viable non-incisional treatment option for glaucoma, including patients who retain visual potential. These results require cautious interpretation due to the overall low-to-very low quality of evidence and significant heterogeneity among studies. Larger randomized studies are needed to validate these findings.
Authors
- N du Toit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1167-2796)
- Mohamed M. Khodeiry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0109-5331)
- Matheus Pedrotti Chavez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9278-6795)
- Neeran Narainswami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-7153)
- Eduardo de Carvalho Mazzocato
- Pedro Henrique Ferrazza Sperotto
- Nuno Rodrigues Alves
- Carolina Carvalho Soares Valentim
- Guilherme Melchior Maia Lopes
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (BR)
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (ZA)
- Bank of Brazil (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Glaucoma
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ijg.0000000000002710
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00