Glaucoma triple procedure: a one-site vs. a two-site approach

Coll Antropol. 2000 Dec;24(2):367-71.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate the success rate of combined glaucoma and small cataract surgery by means of a one-site versus two-site approach. Fifty-eight eyes of fifty-five patients undergoing combined surgery were operated: thirty-one eyes underwent two-site approach and twenty-seven eyes underwent one-site approach. Short term and long term mean intraocular pressure (IOP) was similar in both groups. There was no significant difference in postoperative inflammation and complication rates between two groups. There is no significant difference in the postoperative results in those two different approaches to perform combined operations of cataract and glaucoma.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cataract / pathology
  • Cataract Extraction / methods*
  • Female
  • Glaucoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Trabeculectomy / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome