Which patients are treated for glaucoma? An observational analysis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the intraocular pressure-lowering effect of unoprostone isopropyl (unoprostone) 0.12% and latanoprost 0.005%. A correlation between the intraocular pressure-lowering effect of unoprostone and latanoprost was also evaluated. METHODS:A single-masked randomized study included 18 patients between 49 and...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kobayashi H,Kobayashi K,Okinami S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Measurement of intraocular pressure is affected by the shape and thickness of the cornea, and corneal shape is thought to be maintained by contraction of corneal fibroblasts. The effects of the antiglaucoma drugs latanoprost, timolol maleate, and pilocarpine on the contraction of corneal fibroblasts cultured in...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Liu Y,Yanai R,Lu Y,Hirano S,Sagara T,Nishida T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The GDx is a scanning laser polarimeter that assesses peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickness. In addition to the 14 existing outcome parameters, four new parameters have been described recently: the Ellipse Standard Deviation (ESD), the Normalized Superior Area (NSA), the Normalized Inferior Area (NIA) and t...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Colen TP,Tang NE,Mulder PG,Lemij HG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of tube obstruction of a non valved glaucoma drainage device (Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant; AADI) with a dislocated Soemmering's ring leading to a postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) spike after an initial IOP reduction. A 24 year old male with bilateral aphakia, bilateral secondary glaucoma ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Khurana M,Sudhir RR,Rishi E,Sakaria P,Vijaya L

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are regarded by many as critical communications providing guidance within specific medical fields. Over a decade ago, the first microinvasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) procedures were introduced. Since then, a number of these novel intraocular pressure controlling surgical...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Michaelov E,Armstrong JJ,Nguyen M,Instrum B,Lam T,Denstedt J,Hutnik CML

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate circulatory melatonin levels by assessing nocturnal urinary excretion of 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and to compare the high-tension group and the low-tension group. METHODS:This study included 80 eyes of 41 POAG patients and 87 eyes of 44 contro...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kim JY,Jeong AR,Chin HS,Kim NR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the frequency of epiretinal membranes (ERM) in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma subjected to trabeculectomy. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study on patients subjected to trabeculectomy with at least a 6-month follow-up. Ophthalmologic examination and spectral-domain optical coherence t...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Vieira L,Cabugueira A,Borges B,Carvalho V,Noronha M,Abegão Pinto L,Reina M,Dutra Medeiros M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the incidence of glaucoma and elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with inflammatory eye disease. METHODS:Retrospective review of medical records of 391 consecutive patients with uveitis attending a uveitis clinic of an academic Department of Ophthalmology from January 1999 to August...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Neri P,Azuara-Blanco A,Forrester JV

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate, using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), the Meibomian gland (MG) features and conjunctival goblet cell density (GCD) in glaucomatous patients controlled with prostaglandin/timolol fixed combinations (PTFCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 60 white patients were treated w...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Agnifili L,Mastropasqua R,Fasanella V,Brescia L,Scatena B,Oddone F,Mastropasqua L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare near and distance stereoacuity between patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and a control group, and to analyze the associations between stereoacuity and POAG severity. METHODS:This cross-sectional study compared near and distance stereoacuity between the POAG and control groups. The dat...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Park CK,Kim DW,Lee CK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is considered to be a disease of extracellular matrix. Here we review key experimental evidence of aberrations in structure, expression, and function of glycoproteins, complex carbohydrates, and glycosaminoglycans found in extracellular matrix components forming exfoliation material in patie...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Huflejt ME,Preiss JS,Thomson JE,Gils IM,Vuskovic MI

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Subconjunctival mitomycin C has been used in glaucoma filtration surgery with success. A prospective, randomized, masked, placebo-controlled study was performed to evaluate whether single transconjunctival mitomycin C applied either preoperatively or postoperatively would enhance the success of filtration surge...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Buffenn AN,Saetre SB,Higginbotham EJ,Musch DC,Kincaid MC

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the efficacy of argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and of glaucoma associated with exfoliation syndrome (EXF). METHODS:Review of > 200 charts from patients treated with ALT between 1981 and 1987 identified 66 POAG and 29 EXF eyes that underw...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Threlkeld AB,Hertzmark E,Sturm RT,Epstein DL,Allingham RR

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection in patients suffering from intractable periorbital pain after acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG). PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this prospective randomized intervention study, 19 patients suffering from periorbital pain after an AACG att...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Chien KH,Lu DW,Chen YH,Cheng JH,Chen JT

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our purpose was to investigate the effects of the calcium channel blocker verapamil on intraocular pressure and blood circulation in the human optic nerve head. METHODS:The effects of three different concentrations of topical verapamil (0.063%, 0.125%, and 0.25%) on intraocular pressure and optic nerve head ca...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Netland PA,Feke GT,Konno S,Goger DG,Fujio N

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the relationship between optic disc hemorrhages and four different groups of medications used in general vascular disease and diabetes. METHODS:The authors screened citizens of the city of Malmö, Sweden who were between 57 and 79 years old (32,918 subjects), in order to find individuals with undetecte...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Grødum K,Heijl A,Bengtsson B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and the relationship of intraocular pressure (IOP) change with right ventricular diameter (RVD) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). METHODS:Case report. PATIENT:A 22-year-old woman with dilated and congested conjunctival and episcleral veins...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Sato C,Kaneko H,Kondo T,Takayama K,Yasuda S,Terasaki H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To elucidate the relationship between macular retinal thickness and corresponding superior or inferior visual hemifield defects in glaucoma patients. METHODS:Thirty-nine eyes of 39 patients with open-angle glaucoma showed superior or inferior hemifield defects (superior hemifield defects, 27 eyes; inferior hem...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Inuzuka H,Kawase K,Sawada A,Aoyama Y,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditionally, during trabeculectomy, Mitomycin-C (MMC) is applied to the tissues using surgical sponges. However, alternate modes of application exist. This study assessed the success rates, complication rates, final intraocular pressure (IOP), and bleb characteristics between patients receiving subtenon MMC a...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Quist MS,Brown N,Bicket AK,Herndon LW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the frequencies and factors associated with 4 disc patterns in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) identified in population-based studies: focal glaucomatous (FG type), generalized enlargement of cup (GE type), myopic glaucomatous (MG type), and senile sclerotic glaucomatous (SS type) patterns. SUBJECT...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Iwase A,Araie M,Kuwayama Y,Murata H,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a simple technique for removal of malpositioned Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma filtration device. PATIENT AND METHODS:A patient who underwent removal of a malpositioned Ex-PRESS shunt from the right eye with wound revision. RESULTS:Description of step-by-step technique for removal of the Ex-PRESS shunt...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Khouri AS,Khan MN,Fechtner RD,Vold SD

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 bilateral cases that presented as primary ocular hypertension and primary angle-closure glaucoma, respectively; however, they were subsequently discovered to be harboring secretory pituitary tumors. After transsphenoidal tumor resection, intraocular pressures (IOPs) in all 4 eyes returned to normal levels....

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Gupta S,Sihota R,Gupta V,Dada T,Gogia V,Sharma A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in patients with primary angle closure (PAC/PACG) following a YAG peripheral laser iridotomy (PI) compared with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS:A case-control study compared the effectiveness of SLT in PAC/PACG to POAG. Data from pat...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Ali Aljasim L,Owaidhah O,Edward DP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine clinical outcomes following an initial trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C for secondary glaucoma associated with uveitis in Behçet disease (BD) patients. DESIGN:Retrospective interventional case series. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-two eyes in 18 patients with uveitic glaucoma (UG) associated with Behç...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Komae K,Takamoto M,Tanaka R,Aihara M,Ohtomo K,Okinaga K,Matsuda J,Nakahara H,Fujino Y,Kaburaki T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Optic disc photographs of 750 patients attending a glaucoma practice were examined to identify focal peripapillary arteriolar narrowing. METHODS:A subgroup of 110 of these patients' photographs, who had also had finger circulation tested for vasospasm to cold, were divided into patients with peripapillary foca...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Rankin SJ,Drance SM

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to identify the early postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) that predicts low pressure control after a trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study retrospectively analyzed the medical records of the initial trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in patients with pri...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Okimoto S,Kiuchi Y,Akita T,Tanaka J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the impact of a 2-hour information session and 3 patients' phone calls on patient persistence with glaucoma medication. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients with glaucoma treatment, part of a 27-year old solo glaucoma practice, were invited to attend the information session. Patients who attended the ses...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Blondeau P,Carbonneau M,Esper P,Turcotte PC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The interpretation of changes in serial intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements are critical in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. Differentiating true change from test-retest variability (TRV) in IOP measurements using Goldmann applanation tonometry (IOPG) is essential when reviewing these measurements....

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Pearce JG,Maddess T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multifunctional protein clusterin (CLU) is a secreted glycoprotein ubiquitously expressed throughout the body, including in the eye. Its primary function is to act as an extracellular molecular chaperone, preventing the precipitation and aggregation of misfolded extracellular proteins. Clusterin is commonly identi...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Wiggs JL,Kang JH,Fan B,Levkovitch-Verbin H,Pasquale LR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This randomized, masked, prospective study was conducted to compare the outcome of filtering surgery using doses of 0.2 mg/cc or 0.4 mg/cc of mitomycin C (MMC) in eyes that were at higher risk from previous conjunctival incisional surgery. METHODS:Eyes of 50 consecutive patients with primary open-angle, pseudo...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Sanders SP,Cantor LB,Dobler AA,Hoop JS

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00