BACKGROUND Cataract and glaucoma are both common conditions and are often present in the same patient. The incidence of these diseases increases with age. Besides vision impairment, these diseases are associated with decrement in quality of life (QOL). OBJECTIVE To study the effect of phacoemulsification surgery on various parameters in patients with glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrol...

BACKGROUND North-eastern region of India continue to suffer from limited resources, added upon by Mongoloid racial similarity and poor cataract surgery rate has contributed to the increase incidence of advanced cataract like phacomorphic glaucoma. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the visual prognosis and related complications of phacomorphic glaucoma cases by manual small incision cataract surgeries in ...

PURPOSE To compare the outcomes of cataract surgery alone versus combined cataract surgery with trabeculectomy in eyes with phacomorphic glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a retrospective comparative case series, 126 eyes of phacomorphic glaucoma presenting within 4 weeks of onset between 1993 and 2012, with at least 6 months of postoperative follow-up were included. Group 1 included 63 eyes ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of cataract surgery on intraocular pressure (IOP) in filtered eyes with primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG). METHODS In this prospective interventional case series, 37 previously filtered eyes from 37 PACG patients with mean age of 62.1±10.4 years were consecutively enrolled. All patients had visually significant cataracts and phacoemulsification was performed...

Trabeculectomy surgery has been shown to lower intraocular pressure and is the most commonly performed glaucoma procedure worldwide. However, giving a patient a 'bleb for life' is not without consequences and the failure of trabeculectomy to control IOP in the long term is well documented. In some instances, such as in patients with exfoliative glaucoma or primary angle closure glaucoma, catara...

Aim: To describe changes in the quality of life and visual performance advanced glaucoma patients after lensectomy. Materials methods: Retrospective cohort study with requiring cataract surgery between March September 2018 at Glaucoma Service Hospital Oftalmológico Santa Lucía. Advanced was defined as present when there a cup/disc ratio > 0.8, field damage within 10 degrees central fixation ...

Objective To evaluate whether radiation may offer a practical method of improving surgical success for glaucoma drainage surgery in South Africa. Design Double blind, randomised controlled trial. Setting Three public hospitals in South Africa. Participants 450 black Africans with primary glaucoma. Interventions Trabeculectomy with 1000 cGy radiation or standard trabeculectomy without radiation ...

BACKGROUND Fibrin pupillary-block glaucoma is a rare complication after cataract surgery. The treatment for this condition is still controversial, since Nd:YAG laser fibrin membranotomy tends to reocclude and laser peripheral iridotomy entails the risk of damaging the corneal endothelium in the presence of corneal edema associated with elevated intraocular pressure. CASE PRESENTATION A 62-yea...

BACKGROUND Aphakic glaucoma is a common complication after congenital cataract extraction, especially in those who have surgery during infancy. This case report describes a case of bilateral pupillary block glaucoma diagnosed with intraoperative ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) after removal of congenital cataract. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case report of a 9-month-old infant with bilatera...

AIMS To report a case of a patient who developed uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome after an uneventful cataract surgery and to discuss risk factors, diagnostic challenges, management options, and clinical implications. BACKGROUND Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome is a rare but potentially serious cataract surgery complication. Clinical manifestations include increased intraocular pressu...