Surgical output and clinic burden of glaucoma in lagos, Nigeria.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of nepafenac on intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients treated with prostaglandin (PG) analogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospective clinical study included 35 patients who had been receiving latanoprost (n=12), travoprost (n=12), or bimatoprost (n...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Özyol P,Özyol E,Erdoğan BD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the clinical features of optic disc progression in patients with ocular hypertension and early glaucoma. PATIENTS:A total of 336 eyes of 168 patients with ocular hypertension or early glaucoma. METHODS:Two glaucoma specialists independently graded the baseline and most recent optic disc photograp...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Lloyd MJ,Mansberger SL,Fortune BA,Nguyen H,Torres R,Demirel S,Gardiner SK,Johnson CA,Cioffi GA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variants in LOXL1 are significantly associated with exfoliation syndrome (XFS), however the impact of the associated variants on disease development is not yet understood. Initially the associated missense changes, R141L and G153D, were considered to be pathogenic alleles. Flipping of the risk allele in certain popula...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Wiggs JL,Pasquale LR

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, 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 investigate the relationship between sociodemographic factors and nonpersistence with topical glaucoma medication. DESIGN:This was a retrospective, observational cohort study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We invited glaucoma patients on medical therapy from a general ophthalmology practice to complete a standardiz...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Leung VC,Jin YP,Hatch W,Mammo Z,Trope GE,Buys YM,Macrae WG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study resident compliance with the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Preferred Practice Patterns (PPPs) for primary open-angle glaucoma suspect (POAGS) in a resident ophthalmology clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two hundred charts were selected for analysis of adult patients with the International Classi...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Mihlstin M,Juzych MS,Kromrei HT,Hwang FS,Yin J

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this article was to study longitudinal changes in bleb morphology (presence of microcysts and bleb height and vascularity) in subjects enrolled in the Singapore 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) trabeculectomy study. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial. MATERIA...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kumaran A,Husain R,Htoon HM,Aung T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors identify any diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) variation in healthy Cayo Santiago macaques, as well as Cayo Santiago macaques with normotensive and hypertensive primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), to further evaluate their potential value as a model for human POAG. METHODS:Twenty-four monkeys (eig...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Komaromy AM,Brooks DE,Kubilis PS,Dawson WW,Sapp HL Jr,Nelson G,Collins BR,Sherwood MB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if there is a difference in response to metyrapone, which blocks the conversion of 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol in the adrenal gland between normals and ocular hypertensives (OH) plus primary open-angle glaucomas (POAG) without pigmented angles. METHODS:Intravenous metyrapone was given to 20 norma...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Schwartz B,Wysocki A,Qi Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the ability of frequency-doubling technology (FDT) perimetry and short-wavelength automated perimetry (SWAP) to detect glaucomatous damage in preperimetric glaucoma subjects. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred seventy-eight eyes of 278 subjects categorized as normal eyes [n=98; intraocular pressure <20 mm Hg, ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Ferreras A,Polo V,Larrosa JM,Pablo LE,Pajarin AB,Pueyo V,Honrubia FM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lasers have been used to treat dysfunctional blebs, but the laser remodeling of blebs that dissect into the palpebral fissure has not been reported. We describe the unique use of krypton green laser to treat dissected blebs and discuss treatment outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective review of consecutiv...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Welcome BA,Skuta GL,Reynolds AC

更新日期：2006-04-01 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

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：:Many of these techniques have been adapted to investigate hemodynamic alterations, not only in glaucoma, but in diverse disorders such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal dystrophies, and nonglaucomatous optic neuropathies. However, each of these techniques has limitations and there is not a single ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Cioffi GA,Alm A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the reproducibility of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular thickness measurements using OCT-3. METHODS:Randomly chosen eyes of healthy individuals were scanned following pupillary dilation by two trained operators (RGO, RV) using OCT-3 (software version A1.1, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dub...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Gürses-Ozden R,Teng C,Vessani R,Zafar S,Liebmann JM,Ritch R

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:The pressure on glaucoma services is ever-growing, and policymakers seek robust cost-effectiveness arguments in their decisions around resource allocation. The benefits of glaucoma are in preventing or delaying a future loss of vision and associated quality of life, and this expectation is quantified using a metric ca...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Park I,Gale J,Skalicky SE

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old Hispanic male individual with moderate primary open-angle glaucoma on maximal tolerated topical therapy with recent visual field progression presented with excessive glare due to cataract in the right eye. The patient underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification with supraciliary microstent implantation. ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Wang YE,Galor A,Junk AK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate resource use and costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension in the Netherlands in 1996 and to determine how costs differed between patients, diagnoses, and hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patient characteristics and glaucoma-related resource use were colle...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Oostenbrink JB,Rutten-van Mölken MP,Sluyter-Opdenoordt TS

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Molteno implant is one of the most widely used drainage devices for the management of complicated glaucoma. Antiproliferative agents such as mitomycin-C (MMC) have markedly improved the outcome of glaucoma filtering surgery. This case control study compares the results of these two techniques in the managem...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Sayyad FE,Helal M,Elsherif Z,El-Maghraby A

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the appearance of a defect in the parapapillary region of a highly myopic eye. METHODS:During a routine ophthalmologic examination, in a 26-year-old man with a visual acuity of 0.80 and a refractive error of -10.25 D, a dehiscence in the parapapillary region was detected. A choroidal vessel appeare...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Dai Y,Jonas JB,Ling Z,Sun X

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between glaucomatous structural damage assessed by the Cirrus Spectral Domain OCT (SDOCT) and functional loss as measured by standard automated perimetry (SAP). METHODS:Four hundred twenty-two eyes (78 healthy, 210 suspects, 134 glaucomatous) of 250 patients were recruited from the...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Leite MT,Zangwill LM,Weinreb RN,Rao HL,Alencar LM,Medeiros FA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure the serum bile acids (SBA) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and to compare with nonglaucomatous controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A hospital-based case control study of 90 patients above the age of 40 years was conducted. Patients with POAG formed the study group and individuals with...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Jacob MM,Pai H V,Gnanaharan J,Kamath S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to investigate (1) the prevalence of nonadherence with eye drop treatment; (2) selected correlates of nonadherence at the patient and health-care organization level; and (3) the diagnostic value of the ophthalmologists' ratings, using patients' self-reports as standard. METHODS:This cross-sect...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Vandenbroeck S,De Geest S,Dobbels F,Fieuws S,Stalmans I,Zeyen T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate anxiety felt by glaucoma patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In total, 472 glaucoma patients responded to a questionnaire on anxiety, subjective symptoms, and vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) associated with glaucoma. Anxiety was evaluated using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), state anx...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

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

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the outcome of modified deep sclerectomy [D-lectomy mitomycin C (MMC)] for medically refractory glaucoma patients. METHODS:In a retrospective comparative study, the surgical outcome in 1 eye each of 31 patients who underwent D-lectomy MMC was compared with that of 91 eyes of 91 patients who underwe...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Chihara E,Okazaki K,Takahashi H,Shoji T,Adachi H,Hayashi K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the efficacy and safety of inferior 180 degrees goniosynechialysis followed by diode laser peripheral iridoplasty in the treatment of chronic angle-closure glaucoma with total synechial angle closure. METHODS:Five patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma and total synechial angle closure whose in...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Lai JS,Tham CC,Chua JK,Lam DS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unique case in which an inadvertent filtering bleb was created after a complicated cataract surgery through an unusual mechanism: an internal fragment of corneal stroma, which was still attached at one end of the clear corneal wound, was pushed into the anterior chamber, became inadvertently entrapped in t...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Alasil T,Jakobiec FA,Zakka FR,Gardiner M,Chen TC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00