Comparative Clinical Results of Phacoemulsification Combined with CO2 Laser-Assisted Sclerectomy vs. Phacoemulsification Combined with Trabeculectomy in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma

Juan Carlos Izquierdo Villavicencio^*, Fabiola Patricia Quezada Baltodano, Imelda María Ramírez Jiménez, Ana Luisa González Méndez and María Corina Ponte-Dávila

Department of Ophthalmology, Research Department Oftalmosalud Eye Institute, Lima-Peru, Av. Javier Prado Este 1142, San Isidro, Lima, Peru

^*Corresponding Author: Juan Carlos Izquierdo Villavicencio, Chief of Glaucoma, Department of Ophthalmology, Research Department Oftalmosalud Eye Institute, Lima-Peru, Av. Javier Prado Este 1142, San Isidro, Lima, Peru, Tel: +511-985-148-485 Email:

Keywords: CO2 laser–assisted sclerectomy; Best-corrected visual acuity; Intraocular pressure; Trabeculo-Decemet’s membrane

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