PURPOSE: To report the results of primary phacoemulsification to treat uncontrolled angle-closure glaucoma. SETTING: Private practice and teaching hospital department. METHODS: This retrospective interventional case series assessed 3 patients having phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation for uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) after acute primary angle-closure glaucoma. RESULTS: Intraocular pressure control was achieved in all patients postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Primary phacoemulsification with the option of future trabeculectomy should be considered in selected patients with persistent appositional angle closure and uncontrolled IOP after angle-closure glaucoma.
PURPOSE: To report the results of primary phacoemulsification to treat uncontrolled angle-closure glaucoma. SETTING: Private practice and teaching hospital department. METHODS: This retrospective interventional case series assessed 3 patients having phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation for uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) after acute primary angle-closure glaucoma. RESULTS: Intraocular pressure control was achieved in all patients postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Primary phacoemulsification with the option of future trabeculectomy should be considered in selected patients with persistent appositional angle closure and uncontrolled IOP after angle-closure glaucoma.
Authors: Eamon Sharkawi; Paul H Artes; Daniel Josef Lindegger; Maria Laura Dari; Mohamad El Wardani; Jérôme Pasquier; Adriano Guarnieri Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2021-06-22 Impact factor: 3.117