Comparison of Ex-PRESS implantation versus trabeculectomy combined with phacoemulsification in primary open-angle glaucoma: a retrospective in vivo confocal microscopy study.

At the one-year follow-up, Phaco-ExPRESS generated better filtering bleb with larger area of microcysts, looser connective tissues, and less inflammation than that of Phaco-Trab, providing adequate IOP control and less IOP-lowering medications. These findings indicate that Phaco-ExPRESS could be more preferred than Phaco-Trab for the treatment of patients with coincident POAG and cataract.