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In a retrospective study in a consecutive series of operations performed by the author, 13 eyes in 10 patients underwent combined extracapsular cataract extraction, posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and trabeculectomy. All had significant cataract and chronic open-angle glaucoma with field loss, uncontrolled or marginally controlled on maximum tolerable medical treatment. All had a postoperative reduction in intraocular pressure. Significant complications included malignant glaucoma (in two eyes) and a late choroidal detachment (in one eye). The indications for and the advantages of the combined procedure are discussed, emphasising the advantages of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and posterior chamber lens implantation, in patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG).
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PMID:Combined extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation and trabeculectomy. 367 12

A standard 100-spot laser trabeculoplasty was applied to 137 eyes of 109 presurgical patients with a variety of primary, secondary, and postsurgical glaucomas. Average follow-up was 15.3 months. Laser therapy was most successful in eyes without prior surgery (chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG), pseudoexfoliation, pigmentary dispersion) or with only one prior operation (iridectomy, trabeculectomy, or intracapsular cataract extraction). The mean range for pressure reduction was 6 to 12 mmHg. Failures were frequently seen in eyes with angle recession, uveitis, or more than one operation. Visual field deterioration was seen in 11% of successful COAG eyes. Asymmetric responses in bilaterally treated COAG patients were seen half the time. A drift downward of 5 mmHg or more at six months after laser reversed itself by 12 months in approximately one out of eight eyes from various categories.
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PMID:Laser trabeculoplasty and the glaucomas. 662 18