[Cataract surgery in primary open angle glaucoma].
Cataract surgery has a moderate lowering effect on the intraocular pressure. When glaucoma seems controlled by medication, phacoemulsification gives a chance of improving the situation. Those eyes are most likely to get an intraocular pressure rise by retention of visco-elastic substance.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie C.H.U. Sart-Tilman B-4000 Liège.
D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
D006820:Hyaluronic Acid