title: Modified phacotrabeculectomy with Crozafon punch.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Ophthalmology, UZ - KU, Leuven.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rasouli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foets
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goethals
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riestra
mesh_terms: 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