Evidence Table 12.  Complications of treatment for coexisting glaucoma and cataract.

											Complications

(Number of Eyes)

				Early	Late

Study design: Randomized controlled trials

Anders, Pham, Holschbach et al., 1997 

Europe

Followup: 12 to  23 months

Quality: 67%	1	43				0				2	0			1							

	2	42																			

Blondeau, Phelps, 1981

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 75%	1	48				0				4	5									3	

	2	50				1				8	10									3	

Bobrow, 1998 

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 82%	1	35		1		1				3	1					1					6

	2	35		1		0				0	0					0					9

Borggrefe, Lieb, Grehn, 1999 

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 64%	1	25		1		4			6	3	4										

	2	25		1		3			6	4	1										

Carlson, Alward, Barad et al.,  1997

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 79%	1	14		0		3			1	1				2			1		0	0	3

	2	15		1		4			0	1				3			0		1	1	4

Cohen, Greff, Novack et al., 1996

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 69%	1	36							7		2									1	

	2	35							5		0									0	

Collaborative Normal-Tension Glaucoma Study Group, 1998a 

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 67%	1	61	√																		

	2	79	√																		

Collaborative Normal-Tension Glaucoma Study Group, 1998b 

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 67%	1	66	√																		

	2	79	√																		

Demailly, Kretz, 1992

Europe

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 35%	1	14				6		3													

	2	13				2		2													

El-Sayyad, Helal, 

El-Maghraby et al., 1999 

Saudi Arabia

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 61%	1	39		1	1	2	0			3							0		0	0	6

	2	37		3	3	1	0			5							0		1	1	8

Gandolfi, Vecchi, 1997

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 62%	1	12				3				0	0	0							0	0	

	2	12				2				0	0	0							0	0	

Gayton, Van Der Karr, Sanders, 1999

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 50%	1	29								0											1

	2	29								17											0

Gimbel, Meyer, DeBroff et al., 1995

Canada

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 63%	1	53								1											

	2	53								0											

Hennis, Stewart, 1991

United States

Followup: 3 to 5 months

Quality: 50%	1	15				1		1	1		1										

	2	17							2												

Hugkulstone, Sadiq, Rubasingham, 1997

Europe

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 56%	1	9																			4

	2	10																			4

Kitazawa, Suemori- Matsushita, Yamamoto et al., 1993

Japan

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 73%	1	11				4		2		2	2								2	0	

	2	11				3		1		3	0								0	0	

Krupin, Feitl, Bishop, 1989

United States

Followup: ≤ 24 hours

Quality: 54%	1	26		0			0			1							0				

	2	42		0			0			2							0				

Lemon, Shin, Kim 

et al., 1998

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 66% 	1	30				3				2	9					0					

	2	39				2				1	3					1					

Lewis, Phelps, 1984

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 76%	1	37									5									3	

	2	34									11									6	

O'Grady, Juzych, Shin et al., 1993 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 45%	1	N.R.				2		10													

	2	N.R.				1		0													

Robin, Ramakrishnan, Krishnadas et al., 1997

India

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 78%	1	71				0						0			0		0				

	2	78				0						0			1		0		2		

	3	77				3						0			0		0		2		

	4	74				0						0			0		0		2		

Sanders, Cantor, Dobler et al., 1999 

United States

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 88%	1	25			2	1			0	2	2	1	2	1			0		0		

	2	25			2	0			1	5	3	2	1				1		1		

Shin, Kim, Ren 

et al., 1998

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 78%	1	81					1														

	2	93																			

Spaeth, 1980

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 22%	1	15								5											

	2	15								4											

Storr-Paulsen, Pedersen, Laugesen, 1998

Europe

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 72%	1	10									0										

	2	10									0										

West, Burke, Cunliffe et al., 1992

Europe

Followup: ≤ 24 hours

Quality: 69%	1	10																			

	2	11																			

	3	15																			

Wilson, 1989

St. Lucia

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 74%	1	45		1		2						1									

	2	35		0		2						0									

Wong, Ruderman, Krupin et al., 1994 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 62%	1	24			2	4		16		12											

	2	20			5	4		7		8											

Study design: Non-randomized controlled trials

Bellucci, Luraschi, 1998

Europe

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 24%	1	10																			

	2	10																			

Nielsen, 1997

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 29%	1	10				1				2	0		0								1

	2	16				1				8	3		1								1

Shingleton, Chaudhry, O'Donoghue et al., 1999

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 63%	1	44		0	0	1	0		0	2		1	1	1	0	1	0			0	7

	2	44		0	1	4	0		1	2		0	0	0	1	1	0			1	7

Vyas, Bacon, Percival, 1998

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 34%	1	25				0			3	2											

	2	25				2			5	5											

Study design: Cohort studies

Anand, Menage, Bailey, 1997

Europe

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 28%	1	35		3					6	16										1	7

	2	54		1					12	12										4	11

	3	43		1					5	12										0	2

Arnold, 1996

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 37%	1	20				1			5	12											

	2	20				2			3	11											

Bellucci, Perfetti, Babighian et al., 1997

Europe

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 21%	1	100				17															

	2	200		5		12															

Berestka, Brown, 1997

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 48%	1	28		5		6	0			0						1	0		0		7

	2	24		0		8	0			0						0	0		0		1

Budenz, Pyfer, Singh et al., 1999

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 58%	1	21		0				0		3	0				0	0			0	0	

	2	28		1				0		2	4				0	2			0	0	

	3	29		2				1		0	3				0	0			1	0	

Caprioli, Park, Weitzman, 1996 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 83%	1	40		5				1		2											

	2	40		0				0		7											

Chia, Goldberg, 1998

Australia

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 50%	1	50			22			28	18	10			0								30

	2	50			12			16	8	16			4								20

Cohen, 1990

United States

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 61%	1	22		1	5			0		2											

	2	22			13			0		2											

Derick, Evans, Baker, 1998

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 63%	1	42		1		2				3	0	1	0			1					

	2	42				4				4	2		1								

Honjo, Tanihara, Negi et al., 1996 

Japan

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 13%	1	25		1			0		15	3		1					0				

	2	10		0			0		0	1		0					0				

	3	12		1			0		2	1		0					0				

Hurvitz, 1993

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 33%	1	N.R.					0					0				0	0				

	2	N.R.					0					0				2	0				

	3	N.R.					0					0				1	0				

Kosmin, Wishart, Ridges, 1997 

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 50%	1	30				5			8	1											2

	2	30				1			3	1											3

Liu, Su, Chou 

et al., 2000

Taiwan

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 63%	1	22				1	0			1							0				

	2	18				0	0			3							0				

Lyle, Jin, 1991 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 64%	1	104				3				15	3					1					10

	2	112				13				30	15					4					20

McGuigan, Gottsch, Stark et al., 1986

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 40%	1	40						1	1												8

	2	40								3											0

	3	10								4											0

McKinzie, Boggs, 1989

United States

Followup: ≤24 hours

Quality: 30%	1	8																			

	2	8																			

Murchison, Shields, 1989

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 44%	1	34																			

	2	22																			

	3	22				2															

Murchison, Shields, 1990

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 67%	1	22		4						8											4

	2	25		0						5											4

Neumann, Zalish, Oliver, 1988 

Israel

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 34%	1	23							11												

	2	23							5												

Park, Weitzman, Caprioli, 1997 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 63%	1	40		5						2											

	2	40								7											

Savage, Thomas, Belcher et al., 1985 United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 29% 	1	127		3						6						2					9

	2	157		4						0						3					8

	3	12																			

Shingleton, Jacobson, Kuperwaser, 1995 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 46%	1	35								0										0	

	2	37								0										0	

Shingleton, Gamell, O'Donoghue et al., 1999

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 59%	1	164		0		1			0			0				1					29

	2	75		1		1			0			0				1					15

	3	71		0		1			1			1				1					25

Stewart, Crinkley, Carlson, 1994 

United States

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 36%	1	N.R.				1		0													

	2	N.R.				2		1													

Tezel, Kolker, Kass et al., 1997a.

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 40%	1	151			1	19		4		9		0	3						6	0	38

	2	64			5	8		0		3		1	0						2	1	9

Tezel, Kolker, Kass et al., 1997b.

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 48%	1	127				12		3		10		2	4						12		50

	2	270				32		6		13		3	4						11		58

Wand, 1996

United States

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: 57%	1	24				1	1			1											

	2	33				0	0			11											

Wedrich, Menapace, Hirsch et al., 1996

Europe

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: 43%	1	N.R.				2			22	12											

	2	N.R.				1			9	18											

Wishart, Austin, 1993

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 54%	1	34		0		6			11	13	12										8

	2	34		0		1			2	1	5										1

Yalvac, Airaksinen, Tuulonen, 1997 Europe

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: 46%	1	35		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	2	21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Yu, Chong, Caesar et al., 1996

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: 65%	1	21								5											

	2	24								4											

Case-control studies

Caprioli, Park, Kwon et al., 1997 

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	40		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	

	2	40																			

Costa, Smith, Spaeth et al., 1993 

United States

Followup: 3 to 5 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	16				3				2											

	2	68				4				6											

Donoso, Rodriguez, 2000 

Chile

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	18						0			0				0		0		0	0	

	2	22						0			0				0		0		0	0	

El-Sayyad, Helal, Khalil et al., 1999

Saudi Arabia

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: Not Applicable	1	53			5	3			3	6	1				0					1	7

	2	53			2	1			2	5	2				0					1	10

Noben, Linsen, Zeyen, 1998

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	N.R.			2	2			2	2											

	2	N.R.			2	1			2	1											

Stewart, Crinkley, Carlson, 1994 

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: Not Applicable	1	15				2				0		1						1			

	2	16				2				1		0						1			

Study design: Clinical series

Asamoto, Yablonski, 1993 

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	98								21	18										

	2	47								11	5										

	3	12								3	4										

	4	16								8	2										

Bloomberg, 1996 

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	N.R.				1				51											

Burratto, Ferrari, 1990

Europe

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	104							2	1						1					4

Cheung, Wright, Murali et al., 1997 

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	157				21		2		20	5		2	4		3			5		3

Cinotti, Fiore, Maltzman et al., 1998

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	160														2					

Crandall, 1991

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	100		1		15		0	5	16						2					18

Gunning, Greve, 1991

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	102		2		1				111						1					31

Jayamanne, Kostakis, Phelan, 1997

Europe

Followup: 6 to 11 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	100							4	5						2				1	

Karlen, Sanchez, Schnyder et al., 1999

Europe

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	100			10	11	0	2	0	7	1	0	0	25			0				

Kooner, Dulaney, Zimmerman, 1988

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: Not Applicable	1	91				0				4											15

	2	9				0				1											3

	3	3				0				1											0

Mamalis, Lohner, Rand et al., 1996

United States

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	212				6				28						5					26

McCartney, Memmen, Stark et al., 1988

United States

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: Not Applicable	1	108		3		1	1			15											20

Montgomery, Gills, 1980

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	238				7				112											64

Onali, Raitta, 1991

Europe

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	103		8					7												

Perasalo, 1997

Europe

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: Not Applicable	1	226		9	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	

Tanihara, Negi, Akimoto et al., 1993 

Japan

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	439			0	1	0					0			0		0			0	

Tornqvist, Drolsum, 1991

Europe

Followup: Not Reported

Quality: Not Applicable	1	277					1			51	44										

Watson, Jakeman, Ozturk et al., 1990 

Europe

Followup: ≥ 24 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	150																			

Yang, Moster, Azuara-Blanco 

et al., 1997

United States

Followup: 12 to 23 months

Quality: Not Applicable	1	182				5	0	15	0	16	4	0	0			5	1		2	0	22