No-stitch combined glaucoma cataract-surgery.
A new method of small incision cataract surgery is presented which allows sutureless wound closure with a fistulating aperature for regulating IOP. After in-the-bag pcIOL implantation, a triangular opening is made into the posterior scleral valve and combined with a peripheral iridectomy. Sufficient regularization of the IOP and good visual results could be observed in the majority of all 61 eyes operated on using this method.
Klemen
U M
UM
Eye Department, Hospital St. Pölten, Austria.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D018463:Filtering Surgery; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity