‘Flying Eagle’ Incision for Combined Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery-Trabeculectomy

Abstract

Combined trabeculectomy with cataract extraction is a frequently performed procedure. Manual small incision cataract surgery(MSICS) is preferred over phacoemulsification in combination with trabeculectomy in situations like lens induced glaucoma, hard cataract, non-dilating pupil with shallow chamber, corneal opacities or non-availability of phacomachine. We describe a simple technique of MSICS-trabeculectomy with lens implantation using anterior chamber maintainer that results in satisfactory control of intraocular pressure with minimal induction of astigmatism.

Keywords

• combined surgery
• msics
• trabeculectomy
• intraocular pressure