Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation before, during, or after canaloplasty in eyes with open-angle glaucoma: 3-year results.

Purpose: To report 3-year results evaluating the effect on safety and efficacy of canaloplasty to treat open-angle glaucoma when combined with cataract surgery.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective subset analysis of a prospective, international, multicenter study evaluating 133 eyes of 133 adult, open-angle glaucoma patients who underwent canaloplasty with tensioning suture placement. Eighty-two phakic eyes that received canaloplasty alone were compared with 51 eyes that underwent cataract surgery before or during canaloplasty.

Three-year canaloplasty outcomes for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma: European study results.

Background: To report 3-year results investigating the safety and efficacy of canaloplasty, a procedure involving circumferential viscodilation of Schlemm's canal and tensioning of the inner canal wall to treat open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: This was a prospective, multi-center, interventional study of 109 eyes of 109 adult, open-angle glaucoma patients undergoing canaloplasty or combined cataract-canaloplasty surgery. Qualifying preoperative intraocular pressures (IOP) were at least 16 mmHg with historical IOPs of at least 21 mmHg with or without medical therapy.