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  • Title: Intraocular pressure reduction following phacoemulsification cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation in glaucoma patients.
    Author: Kim DD, Doyle JW, Smith MF.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers; 1999 Jan; 30(1):37-40. PubMed ID: 9923491.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) following uneventful phacoemulsification cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation (Phaco/PC IOL) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed preoperative and postoperative IOP in 31 consecutive medically-controlled POAG patients who underwent uneventful Phaco/PC IOL. None of the patients had prior intraocular surgery. RESULTS: The mean preoperative IOP in the POAG group was 18.1+/-3.1 mm Hg with patients receiving a mean of 1.7 antiglaucoma medications. With a mean follow-up of 16.4 months, the average postoperative IOP in the POAG group was 15.2+/-2.9 mm Hg (P < .001, Student's t test) with patients receiving a mean of 0.7 antiglaucoma medication (P < .001). CONCLUSION: Phaco/PC IOL may be associated with a significant decrease in IOP in POAG patients, allowing for decreased postoperative antiglaucoma medication.
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