title: Phaco-emulsification of cataract in eyes with glaucoma.
abstract: This study was conducted to determine how phaco-emulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation influenced intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with glaucoma, and glaucoma medication requirements postoperatively. A retrospective clinical analysis was undertaken of 226 eyes of 182 glaucoma patients who had undergone phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. IOP on the first day after operation increased from a preoperative mean of 17.1 mmHg (SD +/- 3.9 mmHg) to a mean of 20.7 mmHg (SD +/- 9.0 mmHg). One week after operation the average IOP was 17.4 mmHg (SD +/- 5.5 mmHg). One year after operation the average IOP had declined to 15.3 mmHg (SD +/- 3.1 mmHg). One year after operation 34% of the patients did not need glaucoma medication. If glaucoma is fairly well controlled (mean IOP preoperative 17.1 mmHg) phaco-emulsification alone can result in satisfactory IOP control in eyes with capsular and primary open-angle glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Laakso, Helsinki Municipal Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peräsalo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome