Combined trabeculectomy and cataract extraction: modified technique.
Two groups of patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma and cataract underwent combined surgery. Compared with the 11 who underwent the classic technique, the 11 who underwent a modified technique in which the cataractous lens was extracted through an incision in clear cornea obtained better control of their intraocular pressure and were less likely to have postoperative hyphema; however, their residual astigmatism was greater. The modified technique took a mean of 30 minutes less operating time and consistently produced a high-quality filtration bleb.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000601:surgery*