Bilateral Pseudoexfoliation Deposits on Intraocular Lens Implants by Elena Bonafonte Marquez, Sergio Bonafonte Royo

“…Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is the most common cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma worldwide and these deposits are usually found on the natural lens. …”
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Clinical Applications of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by Su-Ho Lim

“…., pterygium, pinguecula, and scleromalacia), architectural analysis after cataract surgery, post-LASIK keratectasia, Descemet’s membrane detachment, evaluation of corneal graft after keratoplasty, corneal deposits (corneal dystrophies and corneal verticillata), keratitis, anterior segment tumors, and glaucoma evaluation (angle assessment, morphological analysis of the filtering bleb after trabeculectomy, or glaucoma drainage device implantation surgery). …”
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Pathological Mechanism and Clinical Therapy Progress of Schlemm’s Canal by Yasha Zhou, Zhenxin Liu, Wenyong Gao, Yijing Yang, Qinghua Peng, Hanyu Tan

“…With the rapid development of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, an increasing number of surgeons became familiar with SC, and the area generated substantial academic attention. …”
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Iris-Occlusion of XEN Gel Stent following Ab Externo Transconjunctival Implantation Technique by Sunil Ruparelia, Nir Shoham-Hazon

“…The use of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices has become increasingly common for the management of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in the context of glaucoma. …”
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External Dacryocystorhinostomy: Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes in Patients with and without Previous Dacryocystitis by Gilad Rabina, Shani Golan, Meira Neudorfer, Igal Leibovitch

“…Left-side obstruction was more common than right-side obstruction among patients with previous episodes of dacryocystitis (48.3% versus 31.7%, resp., P=0.031). Glaucoma patients were significantly more likely to develop dacryocystitis than patients without glaucoma (P=0.002). …”
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Large-Scale Survey of Unselected Automated Visual Fields in a Major Reading Center: Patterns and Data Analysis by Lilly Zborowski-Naveh, Rita Ehrlich, Moshe Luski, Dov Weinberger, Mona Boaz, Dan D. Gaton

“…The large majority of patients (70.4%) were referred due to glaucoma, ocular hypertension or suspected glaucoma. …”
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Enhancing ophthalmology education through a mobile flipped classroom: a new teaching method by Maryam Yadgari, Masomeh Kalantarion, Mohammad-Mehdi Sadoughi, Soleiman Ahmady, Mohammad-Hasan Shahriari

“…Abstract Objective Glaucoma is a major cause of irreversible blindness globally. …”
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Anterior Chamber Angle Evaluation with Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Matthew Bald, Yan Li, David Huang

“…This is useful for angle closure glaucoma diagnosis and management. Moreover, 840 nm FD-OCT is a useful tool for postsurgical evaluation in glaucoma patients.…”
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Evaluation of Outflow Structures In Vivo after the Phacocanaloplasty by Daiva Paulaviciute-Baikstiene, Renata Vaiciuliene, Vytautas Jasinskas, Ingrida Januleviciene

“…To evaluate the in vivo changes in Schlemm’s canal (SC) and the trabecular meshwork (TM) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) after phacocanaloplasty using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). …”
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Case Series of Brittle Cornea Syndrome by Taher Eleiwa, Mariam Raheem, Nimesh A. Patel, Audina M. Berrocal, Alana Grajewski, Mohamed Abou Shousha

“…Glaucoma was controlled medically. Later, the kid underwent right transcorneal lensectomy and vitrectomy with synechiolysis. …”
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Outcome of Pediatric Cataract Surgeries in a Tertiary Center in Switzerland by Sarah Claudia Ambroz, Marc Töteberg-Harms, James V. M. Hanson, Jens Funk, Daniel Barthelmes, Christina Gerth-Kahlert

“…PCO was the most frequent postoperative complication. Aphakic glaucoma is often associated with ocular developmental abnormalities and a poor visual outcome.…”
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MicroPulse Transscleral Laser Therapy Demonstrates Similar Efficacy with a Superior and More Favorable Safety Profile Compared to Continuous-Wave Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation by Enrico Bernardi, Marc Töteberg-Harms

“…The improved safety profile of MP-TLT allows the therapeutic spectrum to be broadened, granting ophthalmologists’ treatment of glaucoma in earlier stages of glaucoma than those typically treated with CW-TSCPC, i.e., early to moderate and to patients with good central-vision.…”
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Assessment of Anterior Segment Measurements with Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography before and after Ab Interno Trabeculotomy (Trabectome) Surgery by Handan Akil, Ping Huang, Vikas Chopra, Brian Francis

“…To compare the changes of anterior segment parameters, assessed by swept source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) after combined Trabectome-cataract surgery and Trabectome-only surgery in open angle glaucoma patients. Methods. Thirty-eight eyes of 24 patients with open angle glaucoma were scanned with swept source AS-OCT before and 4 weeks after combined Trabectome-cataract or Trabectome-only surgery. …”
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Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma by Silvana Guerriero, Ermete Giancipoli, Lorenza Ciracì, Giuseppe Ingravallo, Marcella Prete, Elisabetta Di Leo, Antonietta Cimmino, Nicola Cardascia

“…To confirm this rumor, we report the sad story of a surgeon with bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma unresponsive to traditional therapies. Methods/Design. …”
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Two-Year Follow-Up of Clinical Efficacy of Femtosecond Laser, Modified Capsular Tension Ring, and Iris Hook-Assisted Surgical Treatment of Lens Subluxation in Patients with Elevate... by Chao Wang, Yuhua Rui, Yi Zhou, Tu Hu, Xiaobo Xia, Jian Jiang

“…Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), IOP, number of glaucoma medication complications, endothelial cell density (ECD), and tilt of the lens were recorded before and after surgery. …”
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Risk Factors for Tube Shunt Exposure: A Matched Case-Control Study by Michael S. Koval, Fouad F. El Sayyad, Nicholas P. Bell, Alice Z. Chuang, David A. Lee, Stephen M. Hypes, Davinder S. Grover, Laura A. Baker, Stephen M. Huddleston, Donald L. Budenz, Robert M. Feldman

“…To evaluate potential risk factors for developing tube shunt exposure in glaucoma patients. Patients and Methods. Forty-one cases from 41 patients that had tube shunt exposure from 1996 to 2005 were identified from the Robert Cizik Eye Clinic and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. …”
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Comparison of ZETA Fast (PTS) (Optopol Technology) and Humphrey SITA Fast (SFA) (Carl Zeiss Meditec) Perimetric Strategies by Basil Mathews, Jeff Laux, Cassandra Barnhart, David Fleischman

“…To compare two threshold strategies for visual field assessment, ZETA Fast (Optopol Technology) and Humphrey SITA Fast (Carl Zeiss Meditec), in controls and subjects with glaucoma. Patients and Methods. A prospective case-control study was carried out in which the clinical practice study included 26 controls and 26 glaucoma subjects. …”
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Evaluating vitamin C-related gene-environment and metabolite-environment interaction effects on intraocular pressure in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Rebecca Lelievre, Mohan Rakesh, Pirro G. Hysi, Julian Little, Ellen E. Freeman, Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon

“…Abstract High intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important risk factor for glaucoma, which is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. …”
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Decreased TNF Levels and Improved Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival in MMP-2 Null Mice Suggest a Role for MMP-2 as TNF Sheddase by Lies De Groef, Manuel Salinas-Navarro, Griet Van Imschoot, Claude Libert, Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke, Lieve Moons

“…Likewise, in the retina, various studies in animal models and human patients suggested MMPs to be involved in glaucoma. In this study, we sought to determine the spatiotemporal expression profile of MMP-2 in the excitotoxic retina and to unravel its role during glaucoma pathogenesis. …”
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Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Outpatient Treatment Patterns in Patients with Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration from a Japanese Hospital Claims Database by Tomohiro Iida, Aya Narimatsu, Kenji Adachi, Edward CY Wang

“…Of these, 68 patients were treated for at least 12 months (all with ranibizumab PRN), and 29 had neither cataracts nor glaucoma and were included in the treatment pattern analysis. …”
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