Surgical management of glaucoma in pseudophakic patients

Abstract

Pseudophakic patients that require surgical management of glaucoma have many of the same options as phakic patients. Considerations when performing incisional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy with adjunctive antimetabolites and glaucoma drainage device implantation) and laser glaucoma surgery (laser trabeculoplasty and laser cyclophotocoagulation) in pseudophakic patients are reviewed here. The decision to operate and the choice of surgical procedure must be individualized for each patient.