Small incision cataract extraction for treatment of secondary glaucoma due to intumescent cataract: report of 31 cases

Objective: To study the effects of small incision extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) on secondary glaucoma caused by intumescent cataract.Methods: Thirty-one cases (31 eyes) with secondary acute glaucoma due to senile intumescent cataract were performed small incision ECCE and intraocular lens implantation (IOL).All the cases were followed up for 3-12 months.Results: The corrected visualacuity of 17 eyes reached 0.5,12 eyes 0.05-0.5 and 2 eyes were below 0.05.Twenty-seven eyes had normal IOP after the operation and 4 eyes were kept normal IOP by intervention of medicine.Conclusions: The clinical results show that small incision ECCE is effective on patients with secondary glaucoma caused by intumescent cataract.