Many people have both cataracts and glaucoma at the same time. In some cases, people have cataracts that affect their daily activities, and their eye pressure has not been controlled successfully with glaucoma medicine or laser treatment. For some of these people, ophthalmologists may suggest doing a combined cataract-glaucoma surgery.
Doing both surgeries at the same time can be safer and easier for the patient and also less expensive.
There are different glaucoma procedures that can be combined with cataract surgery. Your ophthalmologist can explain if a combined procedure is the best option for you. He or she can also explain the types of glaucoma surgeries used with cataract surgery.
