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  • Title: [Outcome of combined trabeculectomy with cataract operation and intraocular lens implantation].
    Author: Anton L, Martin H.
    Journal: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd; 1998 May; 212(5):275-7. PubMed ID: 9677552.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: When trabeculectomy and cataract extraction with intraocular lens insertion are combined, do the success and complication rates add. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Follow-up of 47 eyes of 34 patients with combined trabeculectomy and cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation after 12 to 42 months. RESULTS: With a low perioperative complication rate the intraocular pressure after one year was below 22 mm Hg in 90% without any medication and in 98% additional glaucoma therapy. After 2 and 3 years the intraocular pressure was normal without any additional therapy in 83% of the eyes. The visual acuity was better or equal to the preoperative value in 89% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of trabeculectomy and of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation has a low complication rate and gives good results regarding intraocular pressure and visual rehabilitation. When a trabeculectomy is indicated, the indication for a simultaneous cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation should not be to restricted.
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