title: Phacoemulsification and trabeculotomy combined with goniosynechialysis for uncontrollable chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess and explore the effectiveness of phacoemulsification and trabeculotomy combined with goniosynechialysis in lowering intraocular pressure in eyes with uncontrollable chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical charts of 24 eyes of 22 patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma were reviewed retrospectively. The probability of successful treatment in 12 eyes that had earlier glaucoma attacks and 12 that did not have an attack were evaluated with Kaplan-Meier life-table analysis with the target pressure set at 15 mm Hg.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean preoperative intraocular pressure for all eyes was 33.3 +/- 12.0 mm Hg and decreased to 11.8 +/- 2.3 mm Hg. The success rate was 86.6% at 1 year after surgery. Life-table analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phacoemulsification and trabeculotomy combined with goniosynechialysis is an effective surgical treatment for chronic angle-closure glaucoma in eyes with or without a previous glaucoma attack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiuchi
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsujino
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Otori
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity