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Abstract #18407 Published in IGR 3-3

A study on the treatment of secondary glaucoma due to intumescent senile cataract

Zhang J; Guo L; Wang Let al.
Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology 2001; 37: 359


OBJECTIVE: To discuss surgical methods of treating secondary glaucoma due to intumescent senile cataract. METHODS: Of 47 inpatient cases (49 eyes) who suffered from secondary glaucoma due to intumescent senile cataract, 28 cases (30 eyes) had undergone the following four different types of operation: (1) extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) implantation with peripheral iridectomy; (2) ECCE and PC-IOL implantation with segmental iridectomy; (3) ECCE and PC-IOL implantation with trabeculectomy; and (4) five-combined-operation including scleral trephination, cyclodialysis, vitreous paracentesis, ECCE, and PC-IOL implantation. RESULTS: The corrected visual acuity in 28 eyes improved, whereas that in two eyes did not because of optic nerve atrophy. The intraocular pressure in 30 eyes was within normal limits, including 12 eyes using antiglaucoma drugs topically. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with secondary glaucoma due to intumescent senile cataract can be cured surgically by iridectomy or trabeculectomy combined with ECCE and PC-IOL implantation. The five-combined-operation is an effective way of treating difficult cases such as long-term disease course, unsatisfactory results with antiglaucoma drugs, and swelling lens with flat anterior chamber. LA: Chinese

Dr J. Zhang, Department of Ophthalmology, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China


Classification:

9.4.4.2 Glaucomas associated with cataracts (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.4 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the lens)



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