Role of Phacoemulsification in Angle Closure Glaucoma

Sasan Moghimi， MD， Shan Lin， MD

1．Jules Stein Eye Institute， University of California， Los Angeles Medical School， Los Angeles， CA， USA

2．Farabi Eye Hospital， Tehran University of Medical Science， Tehran， Iran

3．Koret Vision Center，University of California， San Francisco Medical School，San Francisco， CA，USA

Role of cataract surgery

Table 1 International Society Geographic and Epidemiological Ophthalmology（ISGEO）classification of primary angle closure

Table 2 Factors and mechanisms associated with angle closure glaucoma

Acute primary angle closure

Chronic angle closure glaucoma vs．APAC

Post APAC glaucoma

Fellow eye

Primary angle closure glaucoma

Phacoemulsification vs．phacotrabeculectomy

Predicting factors for success

Phacoemulsification and goniosynechialysis

Plateau iris

Primary angle closure／suspect

Epidemiologic evidence

Complications

Conclusion