AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 11 (November)

Combined Cataract Extraction and Glaucoma Surgery, Part III (November 2003)

November 2003 pages 10-12 Coding Communication:Combined Cataract Extraction and Glaucoma Surgery, Part III This article in the glaucoma surgery series focuses on combined surgery-cataract extraction and trabeculectomy for glaucoma, which, until recently, was performed infrequently. Combined surgery can be challenging and difficult given the physiologic and anatomic effects of chronic treatment for and complications associated with glaucoma. Hence, the procedure is not indicated for every patient with glaucoma and a visually symptomatic cataract. However, recent advances in surgical treatment of both conditions have led to the expanded use of the combined procedure. These advances include small-incision phacoemulsification and foldable...

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