Using cataract surgery as a treatment for ocular hypertension
Using cataract surgery as a treatment for ocular hypertension ________________________________________ by Michelle Dalton EyeWorld Contributing Writer James D. Brandt, M.D. Steven L. Mansberger, M.D. C ataract surgery can lower IOP in patients with ocular hypertension (OH), according to results from a large cohort study.1 Steven L. Mansberger, M.D., director, Glaucoma Services, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Ore., and colleagues determined "someone who has early glaucoma or needs only 10-20% IOP lowering should be considered for cataract surgery," he said, but does stress the results are only applicable for those with OH, a point co-author James D. Brandt, M.D., professor of ophthalmology, and director, Glaucoma Service, University of California-Davis, reiterated. "We only evaluated OH. It is dangerous to extrapolate the findings of this study to those with glaucoma. It's a whole different population, es...