It is a concise informative discussion of the major issues surrounding the management of cataracts and glaucoma it covers current opinion on this topic including controversies and new treatment modalities it is both stimulating and thought provoking each chapter is written by one or two highly regarded glaucoma experts and thus it is has a very broad perspective on this subject the contributors present their strategic thinking surgical techniques and share their pearls of wisdom. The management of the glaucoma patient who has visually significant cataracts is a practical but complex topic as glaucoma is a chronic potentially progressive disease that can lead to irreversible blindness ophthalmologists should develop a treatment approach with emphasis based on the severity of glaucoma rather than on cataract alone trabeculectomy remains an effective surgical choice especially in glaucoma patients with advanced disease who require a low and steady iop in planning . It is a concise informative discussion of the major issues surrounding the management of cataracts and glaucoma it covers current opinion on this topic including controversies and new treatment modalities it is both stimulating and thought provoking each chapter is written by one or two highly regarded glaucoma experts and thus it is has a very broad perspective on this subject the contributors present their strategic thinking surgical techniques and share their pearls of wisdom. Management of cataracts and glaucoma august 2005 british journal of ophthalmology 898 doi 101136 bjo2005068098 source pubmed central authors n spencer request full text pdf to read