Objective:

Determine the results of two-site phacotrabeculectomy as combined therapy for Cuban patients with glaucoma and cataract.

Methods:

An observational prospective longitudinal descriptive study was conducted of Cuban patients undergoing phacotrabeculectomy at the Glaucoma Service of Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from June 2016 to April 2017.

The study universe was all the patients undergoing two-site phacotrabeculectomy. The sample was patients operated on by the same surgeon who consented to participate in the research. Patients with a history of intraocular surgery were excluded, as well as those who could not be followed up at the institution. The variables considered were age, sex, skin color, best corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, number of ocular hypotensive drugs, and complications developed. Follow-up extended for two years with visits on the next day, at seven and thirty days, at three and six months, and at one and two years.

Results:

Thirty-one patients were observed. Mean age was 70 years, with a predominance of the female sex and non-white skin color. Best corrected visual acuity was 0.58 preoperative and 0.73 postoperative. Mean preoperative intraocular pressure was 22.04 mmHg, whereas at two years it was 16.37 mmHg. Hypotensive drugs averaged 3.0 preoperative and 0.3 at two years. The most common complications were intraoperative posterior capsule rupture and postsurgical posterior capsule opacity.

Conclusions:

Two-site phacotrabeculectomy reduces intraocular pressure, improves best corrected visual acuity and lowers the number of ocular hypotensive drugs for at least two years. The complications associated to the technique are minimum.

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