![]() The mean preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was 42.7 mm Hg+/-12.5 (SD) in group 1 and 45.0 mm Hg+/-12.1 (SD) in group 2 (P=0.70). Nd:YAG laser goniopuncture was not performed postoperatively. After complete circumferential dilatation of the SC, a Prolene suture, either 6-0 Prolene (group 1) or 10-0 Prolene (group 2), was retracted through the SC and tightened leaving tension on the canal and trabecular meshwork. In a prospective randomised trial of 90 patients, canaloplasty was performed with a flexible microcatheter (iTrack-250A) and sodium hyaluronidate 1.4% (Healon GV). ![]() To compare the safety and efficacy of two polypropylene (Prolene) sutures for tensioning of the inner wall of Schlemm's canal (SC) in black African patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) undergoing canaloplasty.
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