Safety and Efficacy of Three Variants of Canaloplasty With Phacoemulsification to Treat Glaucoma and Cataract

Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Three Variants of Canaloplasty: Ab-externo, Ab-interno and Minicanaloplasty Combined With Phacoemulsification to Treat Glaucoma and Cataract. A Randomised, Prospective Study.

It is a comparative study of Safety and Efficacy of Three Variants of Canaloplasty: ab-externo, ab-interno and minicanaloplasty. Combined With Phacoemulsification to Treat Glaucoma and Cataract. It is a Randomised, Prospective Study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• co-existing glaucoma and cataract
• glaucoma types: primary open angle glaucoma,
• eye with characteristic glaucoma changes (biomicroscopic,visual field)
• IOP over 21 mmHg after washout
• patients not tolerating antiglaucoma medications,
• patients with poor compliance
• progression in visual field

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous surgical glaucoma procedure
• previous cataract surgery
• BCVA under 0,004
• closed angle glaucoma secondary glaucoma (pseudoexfoliative, pigmentary)
• poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
• advanced AMD
• active inflammatory disease
• pregnancy
• mental disease or emotional instability general steroid therapy