AIM To evaluate the efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy, phacotrabeculectomy plus intraocular lens implantation(phacotrab+IOL group) and phacoemulsification with IOL(phaco+IOL) in primary angle-closure glaucoma(PACG). METHODS It was a systematic review and meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials(RCT) and clinical controlled trials(CCT) were collected through electronic searches of the C...

PURPOSE To compare the aqueous concentration of erythropoietin (EPO) in eyes with primary open-angle (POAG), pseudoexfoliative (PXFG), and neovascular (NVG) glaucoma with age-matched eyes with cataracts, and to correlate its concentration with other factors including age, gender, intraocular pressure (IOP), type of glaucoma, and severity of glaucoma. METHODS In this prospective non-randomized...

The treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) at an early stage prevents a proportion of PACG-related blindness. Several techniques are available with different degrees of success. Trabeculectomy augmented by antifibrotic agents represents the mainstay of glaucoma surgery, but safety and efficacy are suboptimal; phacotrabeculectomy is associated with more postoperative complications; a...