AIM:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy for glaucoma combined with cataract.METHODS:The postoperative vision,intraocular pressure(IOP) and anterior chamber were retrospectively summarized in 36 cases with glaucoma combined with cataract after the phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy.RESULTS:The visual acuity postoperatively was improved in 26 cases(72.2%),the IOP postoperatively was under 21mmHg in 31 cases(86.1%),the rate of functional filtering blebs was 91.7%(33/36),there was few complication after phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy for glaucoma combined with cataract.CONCLUSION:Phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy with better visual recovery and fewer complications is an effective method of surgical treatment for glaucoma combined with cataract.