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Further sub-analysis was performed to compare between 90 and 120 degrees goniotomy.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This was a prospective case series of 69 eyes from 69 adults (age 78\u2009\u00b1\u20095.9\u00a0years; male\u2009=\u200927, female\u2009=\u200942). Indications for surgery included insufficient IOP control with topical medication, glaucomatous damage progression under topical therapy and reduction of medication burden. Complete success was defined as IOP lowering below 21\u00a0mmHg without the need for topical medication. For NTG patients, complete success was defined as IOP lowering below 17\u00a0mmHg without the need for topical medication.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>IOP was significantly lowered from 19.7\u2009\u00b1\u20094.7 to 15.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.7 at 2\u00a0months, 15.8\u2009\u00b1\u20092.3<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>at 6\u00a0months and 16.1\u2009\u00b1\u20093.2 at 12\u00a0months (<jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u20090.05) for POAG and 15.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.5 to 14.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.4 at 2\u00a0months, 14.1\u2009\u00b1\u20093.1 at 6\u00a0months and 13.6\u2009\u00b1\u20091.8 at 12\u00a0months (<jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>&gt;\u20090.08) for NTG, respectively. Complete success was achieved in 64% of the patients. IOP lowering under 17\u00a0mmHg without the need for topical medication was achieved in 60% of the patients at 12\u00a0months. In NTG patients (14 eyes) IOP lowering under 17\u00a0mmHg without the need for topical medication was achieved in 71%. No significant difference was recorded in terms of IOP lowering at 12\u00a0months in-between 90\u00b0 and 120\u00b0 of treated trabecular meshwork (<jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>&gt;\u20090.7). No severe adverse reactions were recorded in this study.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>One-year results show that KDB combined with cataract surgery is an effective treatment option for glaucoma patients. IOP lowering was successfully achieved in NTG patients with complete success in 70% of the patients. 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