Edgar M Espana,¹ Syril Dorairaj,¹ Robert Ritch,^1,2 Jeffrey M Liebmann^3,4
1Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, ²Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Medical College, Valhalla, ³Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, and ⁴Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Aim: To report the clinical outcome of 3 patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome who underwent goniotomy for the management of elevated intraocular pressure.
Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective case series of adult patients with uncontrolled glaucoma. Three female patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome underwent goniotomy.
Results: Goniotomy successfully reduced intraocular pressure in all 3 patients for a mean follow-up period of 52.3 months (SD, 38.4 months; range, 8 to 77 months). One patient eventually required a glaucoma drainage device for intraocular pressure control.
Conclusion: Goniotomy is a potentially useful surgical technique for reducing intraocular pressure in eyes with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.

Key words: Glaucoma, Intraocular pressure, Trabeculectomy

Asian J Ophthalmol. 2007;9:107-110.