title: Surgical outcome of phacoemulsification combined with the Pearce trabeculectomy in patients with glaucoma.
abstract: The safety and efficacy of phacoemulsification and posterior chamber lens insertion combined with the Pearce trabeculectomy (PE/PCL/P-TRX) in patients with coexistent cataract and glaucoma was evaluated retrospectively. The Pearce trabeculectomy is a form of nonfiltration glaucoma surgery in which an inner block containing trabecular meshwork is excised under a scleral-pocket incision which is closed tightly. Thirty consecutive eyes sustained a reduction of mean intraocular pressure from 21.0 +/- 4.4 mm Hg to 16.6 +/- 3.3 mm Hg after PE/PCL/P-TRX at one year (P less than .001). The average number of glaucoma medications used was reduced from 1.9 to 0.8 postoperatively. At one year, 60% (18 of 30) of eyes treated with PE/PCL/P-TRX had intraocular pressures less than 21 mm Hg without medications.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pasquale
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity