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A Storr-Paulsen1, J H Pedersen, C Laugesen
1Department of Ophthalmology, Frederiksberg University Hospital, Denmark.
Abstract:
This prospective study compares combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy (phaco-trab) to conventional phacoemulsification (phaco) in patients with coexisting cataract and open angle glaucoma. Twenty eyes were randomly assigned to either phaco-trab or phaco and followed for 12 months. Postoperatively, IOP decreased significantly in both groups, but patients with the combined procedure had fewer early IOP-elevations and significantly less medication. Visual acuity improved equally in the two groups.
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