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Goniosynechialysis (GSL) was performed in 70 eyes with primary angle-closure glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure (IOP) could not be controlled with laser or surgical iridectomy. Following GSL, the IOP was maintained at below 20 mmHg, with and without eye drops, in 34 (87%) of 39 aphakic eyes and in 13 (42%) of 31 phakic eyes. In 8 of 10 eyes, all of which were phakic and the first GSL procedure was not effective, IOP could be controlled by a second GSL procedure combined with lens extraction. Life-table analysis showed a significant difference between the probable success rate, after 5 years, between the phakic and aphakic groups. Postoperative tonographic C values showed improvement in outflow facility. However, frequently encountered complications were exudation of fibrin and minor hemorrhage. Our results suggest that a combination of GSL and extraction of the lens may be necessary to control refractory angle-closure glaucoma.
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Tanihara, H., Nishiwaki, K. & Nagata, M. Surgical results and complications of goniosynechialysis. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 230, 309–313 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00165936
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