Combined thermotrabeculocanalotomy cataract extraction.

The results of combined thermotrabeculocanalotomy-cataract extraction are reported on 9 cases, 7 of which are glaucoma cases controlled by medical therapy, one secondary glaucoma following chronic angle-closure, and one secondary glaucoma following trauma. The results were satisfactory both in terms of visual acuity and lessening reliance on medical therapy of the glaucoma following surgery. More importantly, the safety of the procedure is emphasized, which further indicates that the combined procedure should be considered as the procedure of choice when a cataract must be extracted in a patient with glaucoma.