Modified phacotrabeculectomy with Crozafon punch.
We retrospectively evaluated the results of combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy by analyzing 22 consecutive operations. A "Crozafon punch" was used to perform the trabeculectomy through the sclerocorneal tunnel. The mean follow-up period was 6 months. Visual acuity of 0.5 or better was achieved in 18 eyes (82%). Intraocular pressure control was achieved in 18 eyes without medication, 4 eyes required a beta-blocking agent. The complication rate was low.
Rasouli
H
H
Dept. of Ophthalmology, UZ - KU, Leuven.
Foets
B
B
Goethals
M
M
Riestra
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014794:Visual Fields