ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2021
Comparative Efficacy of Phacotrabeculectomy versus Trabeculectomy with or without Later Phacoemulsification: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.
Review in Journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Short-term outcomes of Mitomycin-C augmented phaco-trabeculectomy using subconjunctival injections versus soaked sponges: a randomized controlled trial.Eye (London, England) · 2024Trial
- Temporal changes in aqueous humor inflammatory cytokines of the contralateral eye after unilateral phacotrabeculectomy in rabbits.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Long-term outcomes after phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy in uncontrolled glaucoma and cataract in staged versus combined approaches: a single-center observational study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Sustainability practices made easy.Eye (London, England) · 2025Review
- Review
- Review
- Phacoemulsification versus Phacoemulsification/Trabeculectomy for the Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Coexistent with Cataract: A Comparative Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The Efficacy and Safety of the GATT Procedure in Open-Angle Glaucoma-6-Month Results.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Trends in operating room-based glaucoma procedures at a single eye center from 2016-2020.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Trabeculectomy: Does It Have a Future?Cureus · 2022Review
- Efficacy and safety of non-penetrating glaucoma surgery with phacoemulsification versus non-penetrating glaucoma surgery: a Meta-analysis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- A Retrospective Comparison of Phaco-tube vs. Phaco-trabeculectomy in Glaucoma Patients.Ophthalmology. GlaucomaArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
There is no consensus on the surgical management of coexisting cataract in patients who undergo glaucoma surgery. In this study, we systematically reviewed the literature to compare the efficacy and safety of phacotrabeculectomy and trabeculectomy either alone or followed by later phacoemulsification. We systematically searched the literature databases PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central. Eligible studies were comparative trials of eyes with glaucoma that underwent either phacotrabeculectomy or trabeculectomy with or without later phacoemulsification. Our primary outcome measure was intraocular pressure (IOP) control closest to 12 months. Secondary outcome measures were efficacy closest to 12 months in terms of visual acuity, visual field, prevalence of complications, needling or revision, number of antiglaucomatous medications, and surgical success. We identified 25 studies with a total of 4,749 eyes. The IOP did not differ significantly between those who underwent phacotrabeculectomy versus trabeculectomy with (MD: 0.63, CI95%: -0.32, 1.59,
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.