Background: To evaluate the long-term effects of combined endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation and phacoemulsification (phaco) versus phacoemulsification alone on intraocular pressure control and medication reliance in the treatment of mild to moderate glaucoma.

As a predictable and significant structural relationship exists between macular thickness and VF defects, macular scan OCT should be studied further and considered more carefully in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.