Modified phacotrabeculectomy with Crozafon punch

Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol. 1996:261:59-63.

Abstract

We retrospectively evaluated the results of combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy by analyzing 22 consecutive operations. A "Crozafon punch" was used to perform the trabeculectomy through the sclerocorneal tunnel. The mean follow-up period was 6 months. Visual acuity of 0.5 or better was achieved in 18 eyes (82%). Intraocular pressure control was achieved in 18 eyes without medication, 4 eyes required a beta-blocking agent. The complication rate was low.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cataract Extraction / methods
  • Glaucoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Middle Aged
  • Phacoemulsification*
  • Postoperative Period
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tonometry, Ocular
  • Trabeculectomy / instrumentation*
  • Visual Fields