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Review
. 2000:Suppl:37-44.

[Cataract surgery in primary open angle glaucoma]

[Article in French]
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  • PMID: 11262886
Review

[Cataract surgery in primary open angle glaucoma]

[Article in French]
A Galand. Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol. 2000.

Abstract

Cataract surgery has a moderate lowering effect on the intraocular pressure. When glaucoma seems controlled by medication, phacoemulsification gives a chance of improving the situation. Those eyes are most likely to get an intraocular pressure rise by retention of visco-elastic substance.

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