The Effect of Prior Trabeculectomy on Refractive Outcomes of Cataract Surgery

Editor: We read with great interest the article titled The Effect of Prior Trabeculectomy on Refractive Outcomes of Cataract Surgery by Zhang and associates.1 We applaud the authors for highlighting the issue of refractive surprises following cataract surgery in post-trabeculectomy eyes. Beside the...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2013-11, Vol.156 (5), p.1070-1071
Main Authors: Shah, Janvi, Vijaya, Lingam, Shantha, Balekudaru, George, Ronnie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cataract - complications
Cataracts
Eye surgery
Female
Glaucoma - surgery
Humans
Lenses, Intraocular
Male
Ophthalmology
Phacoemulsification
Refraction, Ocular
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Trabeculectomy - methods
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Summary:Editor: We read with great interest the article titled The Effect of Prior Trabeculectomy on Refractive Outcomes of Cataract Surgery by Zhang and associates.1 We applaud the authors for highlighting the issue of refractive surprises following cataract surgery in post-trabeculectomy eyes. Beside the advantages of being noninvasive and noncontact, these devices are also more accurate in measuring axial length because the question of indentation does not arise.2,3 The devices also come with the disadvantages of inaccuracy in dense cataracts, corneal pathology and tear film abnormalities.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2013.07.024