J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1992 Dec;33(12):1174-1180.

Clinical Evaluation of Combined Surgery in Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract (II)

• Kim JD
• Baek NH

Abstract

We reviewed 39 consecutive cases of extracapsular cataract extraction and with or without posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation combined with trabeculectomy in 35 glucoma patients. In 26 (66.7%) of the 39 cases, intraocular lens was implanted. The mean preoperative intraocular pressure was 26.3mmHg on glaucoma medications Postoperatively, the average intraocular pressure was 15.5mmHg which was 1O.8mmHg(41.5%) lower than the preoperative level. Visual acuity improved in 37 eyes (94.9%) with an average improvement of 4.3 lines at postopertive 6 months. The postoperative complications are hyphema (5 yeyes. 12.8%), shallow anterior chamber (3 eyes, 7.7%), fibroexudative membrane (3 eyes, 7.7%) and endophthalmitis(1 eye, 2.6%).

Keyword

Cataract; Combined surgery; Glaucoma

MeSH Terms

Anterior Chamber
Cataract Extraction
Cataract*
Glaucoma*
Humans
Hyphema
Intraocular Pressure
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Lenses, Intraocular
Membranes
Postoperative Complications
Trabeculectomy
Visual Acuity