Objective:

Evaluate the effectiveness of cataract surgery to control intraocular pressure in patients undergoing vitrectomy with silicone injection referred by retina specialists to the Cataract Service of Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from January 2016 to January 2017.

Methods:

A descriptive prospective case-series study was conducted of 20 patients. The universe was all the patients undergoing vitrectomy with administration of silicone oil as a vitreal substitute who were diagnosed with cataract and ocular hypertension.

Results:

Patients undergoing vitrectomy with silicone oil injection and cataract surgery were mostly male, mean age was under 60 years, and a relationship was found to underlying vitreoretinal disease. Cataract surgery was associated to a considerable reduction in intraocular pressure in the postoperative period. All patients achieved an open chamber angle after surgery, leading to a reduction in the use of topical medication. Eventual filtration surgery was not required.

Conclusions:

In patients undergoing vitrectomy, cataract surgery leads to sustained intraocular pressure improvement until the sixth month of the postoperative period.

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