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Therefore, in this study, we investigated the surgical outcomes of a trabeculotomy combined with cataract surgery in patients with POAG over a 12-month follow-up period. Methods: We included 66 patients (corresponding to 83 eyes) with POAG who underwent trabeculotomy ab externo with a metal probe (M-LOT: 120\u00b0 incision of the TM and ISC), ab interno with a Kahook Dual Blade\u00ae (K-LOT: 180\u00b0 incision of the TM and ISC), or ab interno with a 5-0 nylon suture (S-LOT: 360\u00b0 incision of the TM and ISC) between January 2015 and December 2022. We assessed IOP, the percentage reduction from preoperative IOP, the number of IOP-lowering medications taken, the incidence of postoperative complications, and the success rate using Kaplan\u2013Meier survival analysis. Results: The median IOP was significantly lower than the baseline across all three groups. The number of IOP-lowering medications taken was significantly reduced only in the M-LOT group. The mean percentage reduction from the preoperative IOP in the K-LOT group was significantly lower than that in the M and S-LOT groups. Beween those subjected to an ab ineterno LOT, the S-LOT group demonstrated a significantly higher rate of IOP reduction 12 months after the operation compared to the K-LOT group. Kaplan\u2013Meier cumulative survival analyses revealed a lower success rate for the K-LOT group than for the M and S-LOT groups. The M-LOT group had the lowest incidence of hyphema and IOP spikes, whereas the S-LOT group had the highest incidence of these complications. Conclusions: The M-, K-, and S-LOTs had different surgical outcomes during the 12 months of follow-up, with the M-LOT group showing the fewest complications. These results will help in selecting the most suitable trabeculotomy strategy for patients with POAG. Based on the postoperative outcomes of the ab interno K- and S-LOTs, a wider incision of the TM and ISC leads to effective IOP reduction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13247653","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,17]],"date-time":"2024-12-17T03:46:02Z","timestamp":1734407162000},"page":"7653","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["One-Year Outcomes of Trabeculotomy with 120\u00b0, 180\u00b0, or 360\u00b0 Schlemm\u2019s Canal Incision for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Retrospective Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9966-2287","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hidetsugu","family":"Mori","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Osaka, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tatsunori","family":"Kiriishi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Osaka, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masatoshi","family":"Omi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Osaka, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masayuki","family":"Ohnaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Osaka, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8879-3604","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hisanori","family":"Imai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Osaka, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"262","DOI":"10.1136\/bjo.2005.081224","article-title":"The number of people with glaucoma worldwide in 2010 and 2020","volume":"90","author":"Quigley","year":"2006","journal-title":"Br. 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