This issue at a glance

In this issue of JOCO, Hashemian and coauthors present “Combined cataract extraction and trabeculotomy by the internal approach for coexisting cataract and open-angle glaucoma”. In this interventional case series, 30 eyes with uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma and cataract were candidates for combined trabeculectomy and phacoemulsification. The mean IOP decreased significantly after one year of surgery (P < 0.05). There was a reduction in applications of glaucoma medication from 2.52 ± 0.60 at baseline to 1.40 ± 0.53 at 12 months. The major complication of surgery was transient blood reflux which resolved rapidly. The authors emphasize the success of such approach and particularly early rehabilitation of the patients.