Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Ana Luisa González Méndez

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• Research Article
  Clinical Results of Endocyclophotocoagulation in Patients with Cataract and Open-Angle Glaucoma at Oftalmosalud Eye Institute, Lima-Peru
  Author(s): Juan Carlos Izquierdo Villavicencio, Ana Luisa González Méndez, Imelda Ramírez Jiménez, Fabiola Patricia Quezada Baltodano, Roció Cecilia Araujo Segura, Lukas Saldarriaga Franco and María Corina Ponte-Dávila Juan Carlos Izquierdo Villavicencio, Ana Luisa González Méndez, Imelda Ramírez Jiménez, Fabiola Patricia Quezada Baltodano, Roció Cecilia Araujo Segura, Lukas Saldarriaga Franco and María Corina Ponte-Dávila
  
  Purpose: To describe the clinical results of the endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) in patients with Cataract and Open-angle glaucoma with 2 years follow up (Lima, Peru). Methods: A retrospective study, included 41 eyes that evaluates the results of the Phaco+ECP performed 2011 and 2013 at Oftalmosalud Eye Institute in Lima, Peru. It was evaluated best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) preoperatively and 1 day, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after ECP, and the number of anti-glaucomatous drugs administered was noted preoperatively and at 1 and 2 years after surgery. Success rate was defined as IOP ≤ 18 mmHg with or without medication at 1 and 2 years postop. Results: The mean BCVA was 0.7 ± 0.6 preoperatively, 1.0 ± 0.8 at day 1, 0.4 ± 0.5 at 1 month, 0.3 ± .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000762

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