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Balancing Glaucoma Care: Tackling Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment to Preserve Patient Quality of Life
The Science behind the Tip In contrast to underdiagnosis, which has been described in...
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Treatment Outcomes Comparing the Paul and Baerveldt Glaucoma Implants After One Year of Follow-Up
OBJECTIVE: To compare efficacy and safety profiles of the PGI and BGI in the treatment of...
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Evaluating Primary Treatment for People with Advanced Glaucoma: Five-Year Results of the Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study
Purpose: To determine whether primary trabeculectomy or medical treatment produces better...
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Activation of the ROCK/MYLK Pathway Affects Complex Molecular and Morphological Changes of the Trabecular Meshwork Associated With Ocular Hypertension
Purpose: The Rho-associated protein kinase and myosin light chain kinase (ROCK/MYLK) pathway...
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The relationship between multiple deprivation and severity of glaucoma at diagnosis
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with higher odds of chronic diseases, with...
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Angle Closure SIG
SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: John Thygesen Co-chair: Gus Gazzard The goal of this SIG...
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Placebo effect and its determinants in ocular hypotensive therapy: meta-analysis and multiple meta-regression analysis
Author(s): Sooyeon Choe (1), Young Kook Kim (2), Woosuk Chung (3), Donghyun Ko (3), Marvin Lee...
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Be aware of the potential influence of the vitreoretinal interface when interpreting OCT images of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in glaucoma patients
Vitreous traction can cause artifacts that may obscure RNFL thinning, potentially leading to...
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Plasma metabolite profile for primary open-angle glaucoma in three US cohorts and the UK Biobank
Author(s): Oana A Zeleznik ° (1,2), Jae H Kang ° (3,4), Jessica Lasky-Su (3,4), A Heather...
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Comparison of Trabeculectomy Outcomes Performed by Residents in Training and Ophthalmologists
Author(s): Mário Lima-Fontes (1), Ana Faria-Pereira (1), Mariana Leuzinger-Dias (1), Marta Inês...
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Oral acetazolamide (Diamox) is known to lower intraocular pressure, but it can very rarely cause acute bilateral angle closure with severely elevated intraocular pressure
The mechanism is thought to be an idiosyncratic reaction to sulphonamides, similar to that which...
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Cataract Surgery in Patients with Functioning Glaucoma Filtration Surgery
The accelerated development of cataract is frequently seen in the years following glaucoma...
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Fast Progressors in Glaucoma: Prevalence Based on Global and Central Visual Field Loss
Author(s): Aidan B Jackson (1), Keith R Martin (2), Michael A Coote (1), Felipe A Medeiros (3), Christopher A Girkin (4), Massimo A Fazio (4),...
June 30, 2023
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Comparison of Trabeculectomy Outcomes Performed by Residents in Training and Ophthalmologists
Author(s): Mário Lima-Fontes (1), Ana Faria-Pereira (1), Mariana Leuzinger-Dias (1), Marta Inês Silva (1), João Barbosa-Breda (1,2,3), Joana Araújo...
June 30, 2023
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When interpreting RNFL OCT scans, attention should be paid to the presence of peripapillary retinoschisis
Peripapillary retinoschisis (PPRS) occurs significantly more frequently in glaucoma patients (1%-6%) compared to healthy subjects (0.5%) (1). The...
June 30, 2023
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Longitudinal Changes of Bruch's Membrane Opening, Anterior Scleral Canal Opening, and Border Tissue in Experimental Juvenile High Myopia
Author(s): Mahmoud T KhalafAllah (1,2), Preston A Fuchs (3), Fred Nugen (3), Mustapha El Hamdaoui (3), Alexander Levy (4), David T Redden (5),...
May 31, 2023
Validation of Rates of Mean Deviation Change as Clinically Relevant End Points for Glaucoma Progression
Author(s): Felipe A Medeiros (1), Alessandro A Jammal (2) 1 Vision, Imaging and Performance Laboratory, Duke Eye Center, Duke University, Durham,...
May 31, 2023
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OCT can be a helpful additional tool to differentiate glaucoma from other optic neuropathi
Differentiating between glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies can be quite challenging. In addition to a thorough clinical history...
May 31, 2023
MIND diet lowers risk of open-angle glaucoma: the Rotterdam Study
Author(s): Joëlle E Vergroesen (1,2), Tosca O E de Crom (2), Cornelia M van Duijn (3), Trudy Voortman (2,4), Caroline C W Klaver (1,2,5,6), Wishal...
April 30, 2023
Oral acetazolamide (Diamox) is known to lower intraocular pressure, but it can very rarely cause acute bilateral angle closure with severely elevated intraocular pressure
The mechanism is thought to be an idiosyncratic reaction to sulphonamides, similar to that which can occur with drugs such as topiramate. The...
April 21, 2023
Prediagnostic Plasma Metabolomics and the Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma
Author(s): Jae H Kang (1), Oana Zeleznik (1), Lisa Frueh (1), Jessica Lasky-Su (1), A Heather Eliassen (1,2), Clary Clish (3), Bernard A Rosner...
April 01, 2023
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Proposed Mechanism of Long-Term Intraocular Pressure Lowering With the Bimatoprost Implant
Author(s): W Daniel Stamer (1), Kristin M Perkumas (1), Min H Kang (2), Mohammed Dibas (3), Michael R Robinson (3), Douglas J Rhee (2) 1 Department...
March 31, 2023
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Use corneal hysteresis to identify high-risk glaucoma patients
Identifying those patients at greater risk of disease progression is a key step in glaucoma management algorithms. Several variables have been...
March 31, 2023
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The relationship between multiple deprivation and severity of glaucoma at diagnosis
Author(s): Thai Ling Wong (1), Juan Lyn Ang (2), Sundeep Deol (2), Fiona Buckmaster (1), Alice D. McTrusty (1) and Andrew J. Tatham (1,2) 1 Centre...
March 30, 2023
Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Number of Peripapillary OCT Scans Needed to Detect Glaucoma Worsening
Author(s): Chris Bradley (1), Kaihua Hou (2), Patrick Herbert (2), Mathias Unberath (2), Michael V Boland (3), Pradeep Ramulu (4), Jithin Yohannan...
March 01, 2023
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Intracameral Injection of AAV-DJ.COMP-ANG1 Reduces the IOP of Mice by Reshaping the Trabecular Outflow Pathway
Author(s): Yunsheng Qiao (1), Zhongmou Sun (2), Chen Tan (1), Junyi Lai (1), Xinghuai Sun (1,3,4), Junyi Chen (1,3,4) 1 Department of Ophthalmology...
February 28, 2023
Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Baseline Results and Costs of a Cluster-Randomized Trial
Author(s): Lisa A Hark (1), Jason D Horowitz (2), Prakash Gorroochurn (3), Lisa Park (2), Qing Wang (2), Daniel F Diamond (2), Noga Harizman (2),...
February 28, 2023
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Transconjunctival suturing techniques to treat over-filtration following trabeculectomy
Hypotony is a recognised complication following filtration surgery such as trabeculectomy (1). Where this is due to over-filtration, intervention...
February 28, 2023
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Cooperation of Angiopoietin-2 and Angiopoietin-4 in Schlemm's Canal Maintenance
Author(s): Emmi Kapiainen (1,2,3), Harri Elamaa (1,2,3), Ilkka Miinalainen (2,3), Valerio Izzi (1,2,4,5), Lauri Eklund (1,2,3) 1 Oulu Center for...
January 31, 2023
Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: Six-Year Results of Primary Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty versus Eye Drops for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
Author(s): Gus Gazzard (1), Evgenia Konstantakopoulou (2), David Garway-Heath (3), Mariam Adeleke (4), Victoria Vickerstaff (5), Gareth Ambler (6),...
January 31, 2023
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Be aware of obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for the development or progression of glaucoma
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects almost 1 billion people aged 30-69 years worldwide, of which 425 million have a moderate to severe OSA (1)....
January 31, 2023
Consider glaucoma drainage implant in patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
Glaucoma occurs in up to 70% of patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ICE) (1). Given the high failure rate of medical treatment,...
December 30, 2022
Estimating the Length of the Preclinical Detectable Phase for Open-Angle Glaucoma
Author(s): Johan Aspberg (1,2), Anders Heijl (1,2), Boel Bengtsson (1) 1 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Ophthalmology, Lund University,...
December 29, 2022
Effect of trabeculectomy on the rate of progression of visual field damage
Author(s): Susanna Friederike Koenig (1,2), Giovanni Montesano (3,4), Clarissa Ern Hui Fang (5), David Paul Crabb (3), Hari Jayaram (5,4), Jonathan...
December 29, 2022
Thrombospondin 1 missense alleles induce extracellular matrix protein aggregation and TM dysfunction in congenital glaucoma
Author(s): Haojie Fu (1,2), Owen M Siggs (3,4), Lachlan Sw Knight (3), Sandra E Staffieri (5,6,7), Jonathan B Ruddle (7), Amy E Birsner (1), Edward...
December 29, 2022
Consider axial length as an important parameter for your surgical decision in childhood glaucoma patients
Publishing date: November 2022 Primary congenital glaucoma leads to blindness if not treated adequate. Typical symptoms are epiphora, photophobia...
December 19, 2022
Association of High Polygenic Risk With Visual Field Worsening Despite Treatment in Early Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Author(s): Owen M Siggs (1,2), Ayub Qassim (1), Xikun Han (3), Henry N Marshall (1), Sean Mullany (1), Weixiong He (3), Emmanuelle Souzeau (1),...
November 30, 2022