Open AccessiStent Inject (Second-generation Trabecular Microbypass) Versus Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy in Association With Phacoemulsification for the Surgical Treatment of Open-angle Glaucoma and Cataracts: 1-Year Results
Author(s) -
Ricardo Augusto Paletta Guedes,
Daniela Marcelo Gravina,
Vanessa Maria Paletta Guedes,
Alfredo Chaoubah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001576
Subject(s) - medicine , phacoemulsification , glaucoma , cataracts , ophthalmology , open angle glaucoma , visual acuity
Both nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) and iStent inject are safe and effective when combined with phacoemulsification. The NPDS group presented lower final intraocular pressure (IOP); however, more postoperative intervention and longer recovery time was required.