Temporal Corneal Phacoemulsification Combined With Superior Trabeculectomy

A prospective trial of phaco-trabeculotomy combined with deep sclerectomy versus phaco-trabeculectomy

“…However, the qualified success rate of the two groups was closer. Previous studies on combined surgery using the same or comparable target pressure criteria showed qualified success rates at 1 year of 100% (PTO), 72% (PTE), and 88% (PDS) respectively [7,22,23].…”

Phacotrabeculectomy in Treatment of Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma and Primary Open-angle Glaucoma

“…Park reported a similar rate of vitreous loss of 12.5%. 5 The relatively high rate of vitreous loss might be due to a small pupil from the chronic use of pilocarpine eye drops, or to the switching from corneal to scleral tunnel phacoemulsification by the surgeon. Both groups had a similar early postoperative complications rate (25.8% and 14.7%).…”

Phacoemulsification in patients with previous trabeculectomy: role of 5-fluorouracil

“…Mietz et al 2 suggested that cataract surgery had no markedly negative effect on the functioning bleb. Park et al 3 suggested that impairment in intraocular pressure (IOP) control after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification, in eyes with previous trabeculectomy, is comparable to that in the natural course of trabeculectomy. The most widely held view is that cataract extraction by any technique performed in eyes with a previous filtering procedure will have an adverse effect on the previous filtering bleb.…”