Phacoemulsification with gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy versus phacoemulsification alone in primary angle closure glaucoma: A randomized controlled study.

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of combining phacoemulsification with gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) compared to phacoemulsification alone in the management of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).

Methods: Prospective, institutional study in which eyes requiring surgery for PACG were randomized to undergo phacoemulsification followed by GATT (phaco-GATT group) or phacoemulsification alone. Success was defined as having a final IOP of 6-20 mmHg with no subsequent glaucoma surgery or vision-threatening complications.

Prolene Canalostenting in Deep Sclerectomy: A Pilot Study.

Purpose: To study the effect of implantation of a 5/0 prolene suture segment inside Schlemm's canal as an adjunct to deep sclerectomy.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective, interventional case series of nine eyes of six patients with open angle glaucoma. Patients underwent deep sclerectomy with insertion of a segment of 5/0 prolene into Schlemm's canal at the filtration site without suturing.