Phacoviscocanalostomy versus phacoemulsification alone for glaucoma associated with cataract: a meta-analysis
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis compare the safety and efficacy of phacoemulsification alone versus combined phacoviscocanalostomy in glaucoma and cataract patients. Methods: We followed PRISMA guidelines. PubMed®, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase were searched for randomized clinical trial and non-randomized clinical trial studies comparing phaco versus phacoviscocanalostomy in patients with any glaucoma and cataract type. Statistical analysis was conducted using RevMan software. Results: The study included 889 patients from one randomized clinical trial and three non-randomized clinical [...]
Authors
- Bruna Gabriel Miranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0282-816X)
- Adroaldo Alencar Costa Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9297-9111)
- Mílton Ruiz Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-5289)
- Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7281-2791)
- Dillan Cunha Amaral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7948-154X)
- Jaime Guedes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-8082)
- Ricardo Noguera Louzada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9610-5768)
- Karina de Oliveira Caneca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3066-2702)
- Ana Luiza Machado Ribeiro Pimentel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1122-6657)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37039/1982.8551.20250034
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71