Phacolytic glaucoma there is a degree of risk. Within the cataract removal procedures which take place a variety of complications may occur including; There are several medications which need to be consumed in order to treat phacolytic glaucoma. The medicines induced ensure the management of glaucoma and reduce inflammation. These medications consist of: Aqueous suppressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, hyper-osmotic agents, cycloplegics, anti-glaucoma medications. Medical therapy, however, is only a temporary treatment until cataract surgery can take place. The use of an eyepatch for a certain amount of time, as well as a contact lens to protect the eye which dissolves releasing antibiotics, must
Glaucoma valve drainage, such as iStent, CyPass, or Hydrus. A Cochrane Review of various aqueous shunts and modifications found that the Baerveldt implant may result in lower IOP than the Ahmed implant, but it was unclear if the difference in IOP reduction was clinically significant. The review suggests that practitioners should operate with the devices that they are most comfortable with, and have the most experience using. The glaucoma valve implant is indicated for glaucoma patients not responding to maximal medical therapy, with previous failed guarded filtering surgery (trabeculectomy) or in cases where conventional drainage surgery is unlikely to succeed. Common situations