Phaco plus ab-interno canaloplasty at four years
In a noncomparative 40-eye cohort, IOP and medication reduction peaked at one year and attenuated; only 10% remained medication-free at four years.
doi: 10.1007/s10792-026-04331-0Glaucoma
Diagnosis and intraocular pressure control
Anterior lens capsule as a spacer in deep sclerectomy
In a 60-eye RCT, an autologous capsule spacer during combined phacoemulsification and deep sclerectomy was associated with lower IOP at 6 and 12 months.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2026.10.023Phacoemulsification with microhook trabeculotomy: outcomes in 880 eyes
In a retrospective cohort, phaco‑TMH reduced pressure and medication burden through two years; extending the incision to 6 clock hours did not improve success.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-026-04749-xPhacogoniotomy versus phacotrabeculectomy in advanced angle-closure glaucoma: three years
Glaucoma
PhacoemulsificationAngle-closure glaucomaPhacogoniotomyPhacotrabeculectomyAdvanced glaucoma
In a multicenter randomized trial, phacogoniotomy was noninferior to phacotrabeculectomy for three-year pressure reduction in cataract with advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma.
doi: 10.1016/j.apjo.2026.100353A silicone implant in phaco-viscocanalostomy: better anatomy, not better pressure
In a randomized trial of 60 patients, a silicone spacer enlarged the scleral lake but did not improve six-month pressure or surgical success.
doi: 10.18502/jovr.v21.17712ELIOS with phacoemulsification in POAG: 24-month outcomes
In a prospective study of 318 patients, combined excimer laser trabeculostomy reduced unmedicated pressure, but comparison used external performance goals rather than a concurrent control.
doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2026.08.006Phacoemulsification with ECP in angle-closure glaucoma: two-year outcomes
A randomized trial in 66 patients found lower pressure and a lower medication burden at two years after phacoemulsification with ECP than after phacoemulsification alone.
doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002693Primary SLT for glaucoma: six-year LiGHT trial results
The LiGHT extension compared selective laser trabeculoplasty with pressure-lowering drops as initial treatment. Six-year data provide a clearer view of long-term disease control.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.09.009Macular thickness after phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy
The study compared anterior-segment inflammation and central macular thickness after two different operations.
doi: 10.1111/aos.70032Cataract surgery combined with iStent or Kahook Dual Blade
A Swedish randomised trial compared phacoemulsification alone with surgery combined with two MIGS procedures.
doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2025.12.006