We would like to congratulate Issa et al¹ on their excellent and, we believe, important paper regarding cataract surgery and intraocular pressure drop.

It has become increasingly obvious to us, in our practice, that many patients do indeed get a significant drop in intraocular pressure (IOP) after phacoemulsification. We now have a substantial number of patients with both acute and chronic angle closure who, following cataract surgery, have been able to come off all …