Eight-year follow-up of excimer laser trabeculostomy alone and combined with phacoemulsification in patients with open-angle glaucoma

To describe the 8-year results of excimer laser trabeculostomy (ELT) alone and ELT in conjunction with phacoemulsification (phaco).University hospital.Retrospective review.308 nm excimer laser energy delivered through an intraocular fiber-optic probe created channels through the inner wall of Schlemm canal. 2 groups were studied: ELT alone and ELT + phaco. Inclusion criteria were adult patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension on...