[Prevention and treatment of complications due to combined surgery for glaucoma and cataract]

Complications of combined glaucoma and cataract surgery are frequent. It is why prevention is necessary, based on rightness of the operative indication, the most appropriate technique and the quality of the execution, main topics reviewed in this paper. When prevention has not been sufficient and complications occur, it is necessary to recognize their causes. Complications may occur early or late, may not induce any clinical consequence or on the contrary induce serious ones. The most frequent complications and their treatment are reported. A technique of surgical revision, useful either in case of filtration failure or in case of severe hypotony, is proposed and discussed according to the most recent data in the literature.