6. BRIEF RESUME OF THE INTENDED WORK:

The control of postoperative astigmatism is an important challenge which has received great interest especially in the recent years. When a patient suffers from co-existing cataract and glaucoma, the choice of surgery may be a combined procedure of cataract extraction and trabeculectomy as a one-stage procedure to restore visual rehabilitation and to prevent progressive optic nerve damage. ................
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