AIM:To evaluate the effects and safety of primary phacoemulsification plus intraocular lens implantation for controlled chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG) and acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG). METHODS: Sixty-eyes of 45 cases with CACG or CACG were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-four eyes in IOL group underwent phacoemulsification plus intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Twenty-six eyes in laser iridotomy (LI) group included treatment by LI. Intraocular pressure (IOP), numbers of antiglaucom...