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This study focused only on adult patients with exfoliation who had not undergone previous ocular surgery. The primary outcome of interest was the mean IOP reduction at 6 and 12 months after uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery. Results: This meta-analysis included one randomized controlled trial and eight observational studies, comprising 220 patients at 6 months and 430 patients at the 12-month time point, respectively. The mean IOP reduction after surgery was 3.43 mmHg (95% CI: \u22124.77 to \u22122.09) after 6 months and 2.75 mmHg (95% CI: \u22124.24 to \u22121.26) after 12 months. In both time points, there was no heterogeneity (I2 = 0), but the certainty of evidence following the GRADE evaluation was very low. Conclusions: The present meta-analysis demonstrates that phacoemulsification can significantly reduce IOP in exfoliation subjects 6 and 12 months after surgery. 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