abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the effects of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) treatment on habitual intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuations in patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) using a SENSIMED Triggerfish contact lens sensor (CLS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten patients diagnosed with NTG we...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Tojo N,Oka M,Miyakoshi A,Ozaki H,Hayashi A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk of developing glaucoma in patients taking systemic fluoroquinolones. METHODS:A case-control study was carried out among a cohort of subjects who had visited an ophthalmologist in the Province of British Columbia, Canada from 2000 to 2007. Cases were identified as those newly diagnosed wi...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Yang L,Etminan M,Mikelberg FS

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Primary intraocular lymphoma can cause an elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP), resulting from infiltration of the trabecular meshwork with neoplastic lymphocytes. More rarely, therapeutic procedures can induce a highly synchronised death of tumor cells, leading to congestion of the trabecular meshwork with cell de...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： van Oterendorp C,Ness T,Illerhaus G,Neuburger M,Jordan JF

更新日期：2014-09-01 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 determine the risk factors for hyphema after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:In total, 420 patients (420 eyes) with glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy with MMC between June 1, 2005 and December 31, 2010 at Kumamoto University Hospital, Japan, were retrospectively evaluated. Hy...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kojima S,Inatani M,Shobayashi K,Haga A,Inoue T,Tanihara H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) by swinging flashlight as a potentially useful screening test for glaucomatous optic neuropathy. METHODS:One hundred seven subjects prospectively recruited from a mixed population of glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous patients were examined for a RAPD by 1 ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Charalel RA,Lin HS,Singh K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the efficacy and safety of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) insertion into the ciliary sulcus in pseudophakic/aphakic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A chart review was done on patients with uncontrolled glaucoma, who underwent AGV implantation with tube inserted into the ciliary sulcus. Baseline intraocula...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Eslami Y,Mohammadi M,Fakhraie G,Zarei R,Moghimi S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Destruction of the ciliary body, an option in glaucoma surgical treatment, can be performed using various methods. Laser energy, now the principle source for cyclodestruction, can be delivered in a transpupillar, transvitreal in conjunction with a vitrectomy and transscleral manner. The current technique for endocyclo...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Vila-Arteaga J,Stirbu O,Suriano MM,Vila-Mascarell E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Glaucoma drainage implantation in conjunction with Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis placement is a surgical option in controlling postoperative glaucoma. The purpose of this study is to report outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy and glaucoma drainage implantation with corneal patch graft in Boston Type 1 K...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Huh ES,Aref AA,Vajaranant TS,de la Cruz J,Chau FY,Cortina MS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the outpatient clinic burden and surgical workload related to glaucoma in Lagos, Nigeria. METHODS:A multicentre study involving the 2 tertiary eye institutions, 7 secondary eye centers with eye care facilities, and the largest private eye hospital in Lagos state, Nigeria. Data on outpatient departm...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Adekoya BJ,Onakoya AO,Shah SP,Adepoju FG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to investigate whether floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) could be an indicator of glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 152 patients were included: 75 patients with OSA and without FES; 52 patients with OSA and FES; and 25 non-OSA patients...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Muniesa M,Sánchez-de-la-Torre M,Huerva V,Lumbierres M,Barbé F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to quantitatively study the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in children born prematurely with isolated optic nerve cupping. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Six otherwise healthy premature children with clinical evidence of increased cup to disc ratios were enrolled in this observation...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Glass LR,Cioffi GA,Blumberg DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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 usefulness of the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT)-determined ganglion cell complex thickness to total retinal thickness ratio (G/T ratio) in diagnosing glaucoma. METHODS:A total of 99 eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma and 35 normal eyes were enrolled in the study. SD O...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Kita Y,Kita R,Takeyama A,Takagi S,Nishimura C,Tomita G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Upper eyelid sulcus deepening has recently been reported as an adverse effect of prostaglandin (PG) eye drop use. However, no data are available regarding the frequency of upper eyelid sulcus deepening caused by different types of PG eye drops. We used 5 types of PG eye drops in Japanese subjects and examined t...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Inoue K,Shiokawa M,Wakakura M,Tomita G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the agreement between neuroretinal rim area (RA) measurements using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph I (HRT Classic) and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT II). To compare apparent RA changes in follow-up series of HRT II topographies when using either an HRT Classic or HRT II mean topography as ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Wang YX,O'Leary N,Strouthidis NG,White ET,Ho TA,Garway-Heath DF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the association of antihypertensive medications with optic disc structure by blood pressure (BP) level, in nonglaucoma subjects. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, population-based study. METHODS:A subset of Thessaloniki Eye Study participants was included in this study. Subjects were interviewed for medi...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Harris A,Topouzis F,Wilson MR,Founti P,Kheradiya NS,Anastasopoulos E,Gong G,Yu F,Jonescu-Cuypers CP,Pappas T,Koskosas A,Coleman AL

更新日期：2013-09-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess and compare the impact of medical and surgical glaucoma treatments on patients' health-related Quality of Life (QoL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We used the 25-question version of the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) for this cross-sectional study. Patients were divided...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Guedes RA,Guedes VM,Freitas SM,Chaoubah A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent advent of in vivo two-photon microscopy has allowed the repeat imaging of cortical structures at microscopic resolution within intact brains. Recent data obtained using this imaging technique shows that dendritic spines, the postsynaptic sites of the majority of excitatory synapses in the central nervous sy...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Majewska AK

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：PURPOSE:During the last decades, the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant (BGI) has proven effective in the surgical treatment of glaucoma. Various surgical procedures have been used for its implantation and these may yield different clinical outcomes and different intraoperative and postoperative complications. We evaluated the...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Poels MM,Niessen AG,de Waard PW,Lemij HG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Dietary deficiencies in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to effect retinal function including retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity, which may have implications for glaucoma. In this study we consider retinal function after dietary manipulation and intraocular pressure (IOP) stress designed to compromise RG...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Nguyen CT,Vingrys AJ,Bui BV

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the amount of intraocular pressure (IOP) asymmetry in a large group of ethnically diverse patients with and without glaucoma, and to delineate the risk for glaucoma which increasing amounts of IOP asymmetry confer upon the patient. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Collaborative retrospective study of 326 gl...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Williams AL,Gatla S,Leiby BE,Fahmy I,Biswas A,de Barros DM,Ramakrishnan R,Bhardwaj S,Wright C,Dubey S,Lynch JF,Bayer A,Khandelwal R,Ichhpujani P,Gheith M,Siam G,Feldman RM,Henderer JD,Spaeth GL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the influence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on macular thickness measurement made with Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (RTVue-OCT) to detect glaucoma. METHODS:: One nonglaucomatous eye of 79 white persons was imaged. This comprised 25 healthy eyes, 19 eyes with early/interme...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Garas A,Papp A,Holló G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate aqueous levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) with and without normal tension glaucoma (NTG), and to assess the therapeutic efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) in these patients. METHODS:Sixteen eyes ...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Sin BH,Song BJ,Park SP

更新日期：2013-02-01 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:To validate the Italian version of the Glaucoma Symptom Scale (GSS) Questionnaire and its symptoms and function subscales. METHODS:This transversal validation study enrolled nonhospitalized patients with glaucoma, and a reference sample of patients without eye diseases. Eligible participants had to be cognitiv...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Rossi GC,Pasinetti GM,Scudeller L,Milano G,Mazzone A,Raimondi M,Bordin M,Lanteri S,Bianchi PE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the outcome of surgical bleb revision for late-onset bleb leaks after trabeculectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Appropriate cases were identified. Qualified and complete success required intraocular pressure of 21 mm Hg or less with and without glaucoma medication use, respectively. Bleb survival was de...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Lin AP,Chung JE,Zhang KS,Chang MM,Orengo-Nania S,Gross RL,Chang PT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective was to assess the long-term economic consequences of the medical management of glaucoma in the UK. METHODS:The economic evaluation was conducted using the results from a 10-year Markov model based around 3 key triggers for a switch in medical therapy for glaucoma, namely: lack of tolerance (using...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Orme M,Collins S,Loftus J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate morphological features of filtering blebs after trabeculectomy with limbus-based versus fornix-based conjunctival flaps (LBCF and FBCF, respectively) using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy-five eyes of 62 patients with glaucoma were...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Morita K,Gao Y,Saito Y,Higashide T,Kobayashi A,Ohkubo S,Sugiyama K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of myopic optic disc tilt and rotation on peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness characteristics measured by Cirrus HD spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (Cirrus HD OCT). METHODS:A total of 93 right eyes from 93 healthy young m...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Hwang YH,Yoo C,Kim YY

更新日期：2012-08-01 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:To compare the rates of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness loss using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in progressing versus nonprogressing eyes using 4 methods to define functional progression. METHODS:Normal and glaucomatous eyes with ≥3 years of follow up were prospectively enrolled. Standard auto...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Grewal DS,Sehi M,Paauw JD,Greenfield DS,Advanced Imaging in Glaucoma Study Group.

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the reproducibility of the new digital Goldmann applanation tonometer AT 900D (DGT) for measuring intraocular pressure and to compare its readings with those provided by the conventional analog Goldmann tonometer (AGT). METHODS:In 3 different sessions (S1, S2, and S3), 3 intraocular pressure measure...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Morales-Fernandez L,Martinez-de-la-Casa JM,Garcia-Feijoo J,Saenz-Frances F,Santos-Bueso E,Garcia-Sanchez J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery (CLASS) in primary and pseudoexfoliative open-angle glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients for primary filtration surgery underwent CLASS with a CO2 laser system (OT-134-IOPtiMate, IOPtima Ltd., Ramat Gan, Israel). This self-controlled system...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Geffen N,Ton Y,Degani J,Assia EI

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether a structure-function model developed for normal age-related losses of retinal ganglion cells also models the retinal ganglion cell losses in glaucomatous optic neuropathy. METHODS:The model to relate age-related loss of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and reduced sensitivity for standa...

journal_title：Journal of glaucoma

authors： Wheat JL,Rangaswamy NV,Harwerth RS

更新日期：2012-02-01 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 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