Frontiers in Medicine
Ab interno trabeculotomy with vs. without cataract surgery for POAG: a retrospective study
Purpose To compare the 12-month efficacy and safety of ab interno trabeculotomy combined with phacoemulsification vs. ab interno trabeculotomy alone in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma(POAG). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on clinical data from patients diagnosed with POAG between January 2021 and January 2025 who underwent either combined surgery (combined group, 39 cases)or ab interno trabeculotomy alone (ab interno trabeculotomy-only group,44 cases). The primary outcome measures were pos …