[Long-term experiences with scleral cauterization in anti-glaucoma surgery].

The authors evaluate their experience with basal iridectomy and scleral cauterization on 117 eyes. On 80 eyes the operation was carried out according to the classic method of Scheie, on 37 eyes with a modification using the scleral flap. Intraocular pressure was compensated in 80% of the patients on whom the classic method was used, including the administration of miotica and in 91.8% of those who underwent the modified procedure with scleral flap. Special Consideration is given to the problem of lens opacification in the postoperative course. No postoperative infections were encountered.