Characteristics of pseudoexfoliation in the Thessaloniki Eye Study.

abstract：:The most effective way to control glaucoma is by lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in order to prevent the progression of the disease. Glaucoma drainage devices (GDDs) are surgical option reserved for refractory cases and have been designed to address known complications of conventional filtering surgery. They are, ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Elahi S,Bravetti GE,Gillmann K,Villamarin A,Meeus L,Stergiopoulos N,Mansouri K,Mermoud A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To classify the appearance of the optic disc seen on fundus photographs of healthy subjects and patients with or suspected glaucoma whose diagnosis was based upon visual fields (VFs) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (sdOCT) results. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One eye of 100 patients with or suspected...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Alhadeff PA,De Moraes CG,Chen M,Raza AS,Ritch R,Hood DC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether glaucoma was related to central corneal thickness (CCT). METHODS:The Beijing Eye Study 2006 is a population-based study that included 3251 (73.3%) subjects (aged 45+y) out of the 4439 subjects who had participated in the survey in 2001, and who returned for a reexa...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Xu L,Zhang H,Wang YX,Jonas JB

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis aims to comprehensively evaluate the association between total homocysteine (tHcy) levels, serum folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B6 levels, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T genotype, and risk of normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A systematic search of ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Li J,Xu F,Zeng R,Gong H,Lan Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evaluating the use of Indomethacin, Dexamethasone, and no anti-inflammatory treatment immediately after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Prospective randomized clinical trial of 132 eyes. Both eyes of the patient underwent SLT. One of the eyes was treated with Indomethacin 0.1% or D...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： De Keyser M,De Belder M,De Groot V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old Indian male with a diagnosis of ocular hypertension was started on a prostaglandin analog (PGA) in both eyes to lower intraocular pressure. Six years later, he developed progressively increasing bilateral limbal conjunctival hyperpigmentation. Travoprost was discontinued and replaced with brinzolamide an...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Choi DY,Chang RT,Yegnashankaran K,Friedman NJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The modern version of trabeculectomy is associated with a very high success rate. As time progresses after surgery, failure of filtration, however, is common, as are problems with filtering blebs such as leaks and dysesthesia. Needle revision of filtering blebs is a useful adjunct to failed, failing, leaking, or dyses...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Feldman RM,Tabet RR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the effects of posterior sub-Tenon capsule (PST) injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) on intraocular pressure (IOP) in the human eye. METHODS:The study included 115 patients who received PST injections of 40-mg TA to treat macular edema with diabetic retinopathy (n=57), branch reti...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Iwao K,Inatani M,Kawaji T,Koga T,Mawatari Y,Tanihara H

更新日期：2007-03-01 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:To describe findings and utility of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in optic nerve head drusen (ONHD). OBSERVATIONS:A 57-year-old white man presented with a decrease in contrast sensitivity of the inferior visual field in both eyes. Clinical examination, visual fields, optical coherence tomogra...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Flores-Reyes E,Hoskens K,Mansouri K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of glaucoma during pregnancy represents a challenge for the physician. Important disease and patients' health decisions begin even before conception and continue throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding. The data on this topic is limited due to ethical and legal constraints and challenges of conducting large,...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Mathew S,Harris A,Ridenour CM,Wirostko BM,Burgett KM,Scripture MD,Siesky B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the prevalence of optic disc hemorrhage in Asian patients with established glaucoma using a recently described, highly sensitive detection method. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients entering a trial of glaucoma filtering surgery in Southeast Asia (The Singapore 5FU Study) were assessed for the presence o...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Gazzard G,Morgan W,Devereux J,Foster P,Oen F,Seah S,Khaw PT,Chew P

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To correlate Humphrey visual field mean sensitivity and peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickness as measured by scanning laser polarimetry. METHODS:The authors studied 54 eyes of 34 patients who visited a university-based glaucoma clinic and had undergone scanning laser polarimetry and Humphrey perimetry with...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kwon YH,Hong S,Honkanen RA,Alward WL

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pachymetry plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma and corneal diseases. There have been several outbreaks of epidemic ocular infections in ophthalmology clinics worldwide with reports of viral, parasitic, and prion disease. Contact pachymetry is a possible vehicle of transmission due...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Jasani KM,Barua A,Putri C,Mercieca K,Sattar N,Sanghrajka A,Bhan-Bhargava A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the pre-laser anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) features in White eyes which may predict the outcome after laser peripheral iridotomy (PI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consecutive White patients who underwent laser PI at Capital Eye Specialists over a 25-month period (November 2007 t...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Ang GS,Wells AP

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the tolerability and functionality of a wireless ocular telemetry sensor in African American patients with glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this prospective, observational cohort study, 20 African American patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) were evaluate...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Marando CM,Mansouri K,Kahook MY,Seibold LK

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between serum glucose levels and intraocular pressure (IOP) both in subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) as well as in subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data of a cross-sectional sample of 18,406 subjects who underwent ro...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Cohen E,Kramer M,Shochat T,Goldberg E,Krause I

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRECIS:Repeated use of the Micropulse P3 (MP3) probe during micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation is associated with an increase in laser output over time. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the laser efficacy of the MP3 probe following repeated use. METHODS:This was an observational study carri...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Lun K,Suwandono ME,Koh V,Chew PT

更新日期：2019-08-01 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 evaluate the effects of flunarizine, a nonselective calcium channel blocker, on intraocular pressure (IOP) in monkeys with laser-induced unilateral glaucoma and on aqueous humor dynamics in normal monkeys. METHODS:The IOP was measured before and hourly for 6 hours after single-dose administration of 0.5%, 1...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Wang RF,Gagliuso DJ,Podos SM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome is a genetically heterogeneous, autosomal dominant disorder that is characterized by anterior segment defects, glaucoma, and extraocular anomalies. This study examined the two genes known to cause Rieger syndrome, PITX2 and FOXC1, for mutations in five Brazilian families with Axenfeld-R...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Borges AS,Susanna R Jr,Carani JC,Betinjane AJ,Alward WL,Stone EM,Sheffield VC,Nishimura DY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of conjunctival melting over the tube of a glaucoma shunt, which was successfully repaired with amniotic membrane transplantation. ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Papadaki TG,Siganos CS,Zacharopoulos IP,Panteleontidis V,Charissis SK

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:We explored the risk factors for glaucoma blindness among adults aged 40 years and above with primary glaucoma in Nigeria. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:A total of 13,591 participants aged 40 years and above were examined in the Nigeria Blindness Survey; 682 (5.02%; 95 CI, 4.60%-5.47%) had glaucoma by ISGEO's crite...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kyari F,Wormald R,Murthy GV,Evans JR,Gilbert CE,Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group.

更新日期：2016-10-01 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: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 describe a simple method and outcomes of remodeling dysesthetic, oversized filtering blebs. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective chart review of the initial consecutive patients who had undergone "bleb window"-pexy (BWP) over a 1-year period. Patients with symptomatic, oversized, and dysmorphic blebs that did...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Tabet R,Feldman RM,Bell NP,Lee DA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the prevalence, long-term changes and associated factors for pseudoexfoliation (PEX) in a population aged 40 years and above from rural and urban south India. MATERIALS AND METHODS:At baseline (the Chennai Glaucoma Study), 7774 subjects were examined. After 6 years, as a part of the incidence study, ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Vijaya L,Asokan R,Panday M,Choudhari NS,Sathyamangalam RV,Velumuri L,George R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in glaucoma patients and examined the relationship between VR-QOL and indices of visual function and subjective symptoms. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Four hundred seventy-two glaucoma patients completed a questionnaire concerning VR-QOL and subjective symptoms of gl...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Takahashi G,Otori Y,Urashima M,Kuwayama Y,Quality of Life Improvement Committee.

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00