VISUAL REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH GLAUCOMA AND CATARACT

Authors
CLAOUE C MCHUGH D STEELE A
Citation
C. Claoue et al., VISUAL REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH GLAUCOMA AND CATARACT, Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma, 28(2), 1996, pp. 84-87
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma
ISSN journal
10794794 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
84 - 87
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-4794(1996)28:2<84:VRIPWG>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A cohort of 68 patients (71 eyes) who had simultaneous surgery for gla ucoma and cataract with a minimum of 6 months follow up was analyzed. Fifty-nine percent achieved an improvement in Snellen visual acuity to 6/12 or more after surgery, but 84% had improved vision by a mean of 3.9 Snellen lines. After surgery, intraocular pressure (IOP) was contr olled in 89% of eyes; in 73%, this occured without any ocular hypotens ive therapy. The mean time to visual stabilization was 4.6 months.