Trabeculectomy combined with transscleral sutured posterior chamber lens in the management of glaucoma in aphakia

ABSTRACT

Twenty-nine unilaterally aphakic patients with uncontrolled glaucoma underwent combined trabeculectomy, vitrectomy and transscleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. Postoperatively, all patients received a total of 50 mg 5-fluorouracil by subconjunctival injections. The mean age was 50.6 years with mean follow-up time of 12 months. The mean preoperative intraocular pressure [IOP] was 30.3 mm Hg [SD=6.6] with postoperative mean reduction of 12 +/- 4.1 mm Hg [p <0.005]. Mean preoperative corrected visual acuity was 20/50 [range 20/30-20/100] and mean postoperative corrected visual acuity was 20/70 [range 20/30-20/200]