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  • Title: Glaucoma triple procedures: efficacy of intraocular pressure control and visual outcome.
    Author: Longstaff S, Wormald RP, Mazover A, Hitchings RA.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg; 1990 Nov; 21(11):786-93. PubMed ID: 2270164.
    Abstract:
    Sixty-three glaucoma triple surgeries [combined trabeculectomy, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE), and posterior-chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) implantation] were reviewed. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was controlled satisfactorily in all cases; 25% required additional glaucoma therapy but fewer glaucoma medications. Eighty-six percent achieved 6/12 or better visual acuity. Postoperative IOP and visual acuity results were similar to those achieved by trabeculectomy or ECCE/PC-IOL, respectively. Cumulative years of preoperative glaucoma therapy had an adverse effect on postoperative IOP control.
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