purpose: to evaluate ocular biometric changes after phacotrabeculectomy and its effect on intraocular lens power calculation. methods: twenty six eligible eyes (24 patients) underwent phacotrabeculectomy. they were reexamined at least 6 months after the operation in a historical cohort study. main outcome measures included axial length (al) with contact a- scan (us-8000, nidek, gamaguri, japan)...

purpose: to compare the success rate of mitomycin-c versus bevacizumab for prevention of bleb failure following phacotrabeculectomy. method: in this study 74 eyes of 69 patients with uncontrolled iop, progressive visual field loss and cataract were randomized in two groups. in the first group, after conjunctival peritomy at the sclera flap site, sponge pats soaked in mitomycin c with concentrat...

PURPOSE To determine whether pupil enlargement during phacotrabeculectomy affects postoperative visual acuity and intraocular pressure (IOP) compared to combined surgery without pupil enlargement. METHODS A retrospective study of 74 patients who underwent combined phacotrabeculectomy with (37 eyes) or without (37 eyes) pupil enlargement was performed. Postoperative outcome measures included b...