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AIM: To evaluate the surgical selection and its effect on glaucoma complicated with cataract. METHODS: Seventy-two eyes with coexisting glaucoma and cataract underwent trabeculectomy, phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), filtration state and postoperative complications were observed. RESULTS: The visual acuity of 72 eyes improved quickly and remarkably. The postoperative IOP was normal. 3 months and 18 months after surgery, the mean IOP was 15.30 (plus or minus) 2.64mmHg and 16.72 (plus or minus) 2.30mmHg respectively. 72 eyes didn't occur with serious complications. CONCLUSION: Trabeculectomy combined with phacoemulsification and IOL implantation could control IOP effectively and improve visual acuity quickly and remarkably. LA: Chinese
S.-G. Xia. Department of Ophthalmology, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China. xiashigang130@sina.com
12.14.3 Phacoemulsification (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.14 Combined cataract extraction and glaucoma surgery)