The influence of phacoemulsification on the intraocular pressure level in patients with co-existing cataract and open-angle glaucoma

Abstract

Based on the examination and treatment results of 94 patients (100 eyes) with cataract and open-angle glaucoma, an estimation of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation influence on the intraocular pressure level was performed. The result analysis showed that phacoemulsification in patients with co-existing cataract and stabilized open-angle glaucoma could ensure a pressure-lowering effect by continued local treatment consisting in instillations of modern IOP-lowering medications.

Keywords

cataract / open-angle glaucoma / phacoemulsification

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Mantseva Y.Y., Astakhov S.Y., Ananyevskaya P.V., Titarenko A.I.