[Determination of retention during phacoemulsification with AOL in patients with open-angle glaucoma].

: Phacoemulsification is the most sparing technique of cataract removal in patients with open-angle glaucoma. The retention of intraocular fluid should be determined to choose a pathogenetically oriented antiglaucoma operation for uncompensated open-angle glaucoma (OAG). The study of the Schlemm's canal retrograde blood filling phenomenon may be a technique of the most informative value. The phenomenon was studied on 102 eyes (in 82 cases of glaucoma) during phacoemulsification, which indicated the high effectiveness and safety of the use of this intraoperative method. Its advantage is that manipulations are easy-to-use and accessible. This method is of particular value in treating patients with cataract concurrent with OAG, who are to undergo phacoemulsification with a one-stage pathogenetically oriented antiglaucoma operation.