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Severity of glaucoma key to choosing surgical approach
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Choosing a surgical option for the patient with both glaucoma and cataract depends on the type and severity of glaucoma, according to a presenter here.Options are cataract surgery alone, a combined phacoemulsification and glaucoma procedure, or a two-stage surgery, with either the glaucoma procedure first and then the cataract extraction later or the cataract extraction first and the glaucoma procedure, if necessary, later.