AIM: To analyze the clinical effects of cataract extraction with modified small incision non-phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation combined with trabeculectomy for the treatment of cataract and glaucoma.

METHODS:From March 2009 to July 2011, 100 patients with cataract and glaucoma were selected as objects in our hospital. They were all given cataract extraction with modified small incision non-phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation combined with trabeculectomy. We made a comparison on intraocular pressure and the vision of patients before and 6 months after surgery.

RESULTS: In the group, the average intraocular pressure was 14.1±2.73 mmHg 6 months after surgery, which was significantly lower than before(46.8±22.5mmHg). Visual acuity in 74 cases of patients was >0.3, which was significantly higher than before the surgery(0 case, P<0.05). Only 6 cases had cornea edema, which resolved with 1 week.

CONCLUSION: Cataract extraction with modified small incision non-phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation combined with trabeculectomy for the treatment of cataract and glaucoma can control the intraocular pressure well, make the eyesight recover faster. The cost and complication rate are lower, it has a wide range of surgical indications.