Clinical Evaluation of Combined Surgery in Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract (II).
- Author:
Jae Do KIM
1
;
Nam Ho BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Opthalmology, Catholic University Medical College Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cataract;
Combined surgery;
Glaucoma
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber;
Cataract Extraction;
Cataract*;
Glaucoma*;
Humans;
Hyphema;
Intraocular Pressure;
Lens Implantation, Intraocular;
Lenses, Intraocular;
Membranes;
Postoperative Complications;
Trabeculectomy;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992;33(12):1174-1180
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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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%).
