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Prognostic factors in long-term intraocular pressure control following combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy.

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Stewart, WC; Crinkley, CM; Carlson, AN
Published in: Acta Ophthalmol Scand
April 1996

We studied 36 consecutive patients who underwent combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy to determine prognostic factors associated with intraocular pressure control one year postoperatively. In patients who were either easier (intraocular pressure < 16 mmHg, n = 19) or more difficult (> or = 16 mmHg, n = 17) to control, the mean intraocular pressure increased up to the fourth week postoperatively. In the more difficult to control group, however, the intraocular pressure continued to increase and a statistical difference between groups was noted by the second month postoperatively (P < 0.05). The peak intraocular pressure within the first month postoperatively was lower in patients easier to control long-term (P < 0.005). No statistical difference between groups in the filtering bleb or anterior chamber appearance, or postoperative complications, was noted (P > 0.05). This study suggests combined trabeculectomy and phacoemulsification is safe and effective in controlling intraocular pressure postoperatively. Determining from the early postoperative examination the long-term pressure control, however, is difficult.

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Acta Ophthalmol Scand

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ISSN

1395-3907

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

74

Issue

2

Start / End Page

145 / 150

Location

Denmark

Related Subject Headings

  • Trabeculectomy
  • Prognosis
  • Postoperative Period
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Follow-Up Studies
 

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Stewart, W. C., Crinkley, C. M., & Carlson, A. N. (1996). Prognostic factors in long-term intraocular pressure control following combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. Acta Ophthalmol Scand, 74(2), 145–150. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00059.x
Stewart, W. C., C. M. Crinkley, and A. N. Carlson. “Prognostic factors in long-term intraocular pressure control following combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy.Acta Ophthalmol Scand 74, no. 2 (April 1996): 145–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00059.x.
Stewart WC, Crinkley CM, Carlson AN. Prognostic factors in long-term intraocular pressure control following combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 1996 Apr;74(2):145–50.
Stewart, W. C., et al. “Prognostic factors in long-term intraocular pressure control following combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy.Acta Ophthalmol Scand, vol. 74, no. 2, Apr. 1996, pp. 145–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00059.x.
Stewart WC, Crinkley CM, Carlson AN. Prognostic factors in long-term intraocular pressure control following combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 1996 Apr;74(2):145–150.
Journal cover image

Published In

Acta Ophthalmol Scand

DOI

ISSN

1395-3907

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

74

Issue

2

Start / End Page

145 / 150

Location

Denmark

Related Subject Headings

  • Trabeculectomy
  • Prognosis
  • Postoperative Period
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Follow-Up Studies