-
Identification of Optic Nerve–Related Biomarkers in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Based on Comprehensive Bioinformatics and Mendelian Randomization
Purpose: Glaucoma is the primary cause of permanent vision loss worldwide. However, the...
Learn more... -
Quality of Life and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study
Importance: If preperimetric glaucoma reduces patient-reported vision-related quality of life...
Learn more... -
Fatal beauty: which cosmetics are your glaucoma patients using?
Colorism refers to the difference in social treatment between light-skinned and dark-skinned...
Learn more... -
The relationship between multiple deprivation and severity of glaucoma at diagnosis
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with higher odds of chronic diseases, with...
Learn more... -
.jpg?grayscale=true)
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...
Learn more... -
.jpg?grayscale=true)
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...
Learn more... -
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...
Learn more... -
Angle Closure SIG
SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: John Thygesen Co-chair: Gus Gazzard The goal of this SIG...
Learn more... -
.jpg?grayscale=true)
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...
Learn more... -
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...
Learn more... -
Cataract Surgery in Patients with Functioning Glaucoma Filtration Surgery
The accelerated development of cataract is frequently seen in the years following glaucoma...
Learn more...
Cataract Surgery in Patients with Functioning Glaucoma Filtration Surgery
The accelerated development of cataract is frequently seen in the years following glaucoma filtration surgery (1). Cataract surgery causes anterior...
September 01, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Early Lens Extraction for Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma – Implications of the EAGLE Trial
Pearls Manager: Hari Jayaram Patients newly diagnosed with Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma without advanced damage or Primary Angle Closure with IOP...
July 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Drops or SLT as First Line Treatment? – Implications of the LiGHT Trial
Pearls Manager: Hari Jayaram Newly diagnosed patients with Ocular Hypertension or Open Angle Glaucoma were randomised to one of two treatment...
June 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Observation or Laser Peripheral Iridotomy? – Implications of the ZAP Trial
Pearls Manager: Hari Jayaram The ZAP study was a single-centre randomised clinical trial performed in China to compare Laser Peripheral Iridotomy...
May 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Observation or Treatment? – Implications of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study
Pearls Manager: Hari Jayaram The OHTS was a multicentre randomised clinical trial designed to study the effect of topical ocular hypotensive...
April 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Patient Co-operation is Essential to Achieve IOP-Lowering and Successful Outcomes
Pearls Manager: Hari Jayaram Adherence and continued usage of (“persistence”) prescribed glaucoma management is necessary to achieve sustained IOP...
March 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Glaucoma associated with retinal detachment
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Retinal detachment is usually associated with reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) but long standing retinal...
March 20, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Visual Field Progression
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Visual field progression analyses may be event or trend-based. Trend analyses quantify rate of progression, usually...
February 21, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Anxiety associated with glaucoma
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Diagnosis with glaucoma is a moment of anxiety for patients that can be mitigated by provision of timely support and...
February 20, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Anterior chamber angle imaging cannot replace gonioscopy
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Anterior chamber angle imaging devices can be useful to identify the iris configuration of a narrow angle, to assess...
January 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Glaucoma associated with retinal detachment
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Retinal detachment is usually associated with reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) but long standing retinal...
January 30, 2021
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Optical coherence tomography for glaucoma diagnosis
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Optical coherence tomography (OCT) on its own does not provide a clinical diagnosis of glaucoma, just a statistical...
December 30, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Minimally invasive and micro incisional glaucoma surgery
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Surgical procedures that entail less tissue manipulation with the expectation of a better safety profile and quicker...
November 30, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Malignant glaucoma
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Malignant glaucoma or aqueous misdirection is a rare type of secondary angle closure glaucoma most commonly...
October 20, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Optimising eye drop instillation
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham When two eye drops are instilled 30 seconds apart, almost 50% of the first drug will be washed out. It is recommended...
September 30, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
The Collaborative Normal Tension Glaucoma Study (CNTGS)
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham The CNTGS compared treatment versus no treatment in patients with normal tension glaucoma who had verified...
July 30, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Wound healing is one of the main determinants of long-term intraocular pressure control after filtering surgery
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Risk factors for conjunctival scarring include young age, African ancestry, inflammatory eye disease, long-term...
June 18, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Individualized glaucoma treatment
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Individualized glaucoma treatment aims at providing glaucoma management tailored to the individual needs of the...
May 30, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Glaucoma associated with retinal detachment
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Retinal detachment is usually associated with reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) but long standing retinal...
March 30, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Visual Field Progression
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Visual field progression analyses may be event or trend-based. Trend analyses quantify rate of progression, usually...
February 20, 2020
.jpg?grayscale=true)
The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS)
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham The OHTS was a multicentre randomised clinical trial designed to study the effect of topical ocular hypotensive...
December 20, 2019
.jpg?grayscale=true)
How should we define target intraocular pressure?
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Target IOP is the upper limit of IOP estimated to be compatible with a rate of progression sufficiently slow to...
December 02, 2019
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Glaucoma following childhood cataract surgery
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Secondary glaucoma is a frequent serious complication after cataract surgery in early infancy. The incidence may...
November 30, 2019
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Gonioscopy is essential for evaluating patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of glaucoma
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham The corneal wedge method is helpful for identifying Schwalbe’s line, a collagen condensation of the Descemet’s...
October 22, 2019
.jpg?grayscale=true)
Clinical examination of the optic nerve head
Pearls Manager: Andrew Tatham Cup/disc ratio (CDR) depends on optic disc size. A large CDR in an eye with a normal large disc may be erroneously...
September 30, 2019