• Optic Disc Microvasculature Reduction and Visual Field Progression in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

    Purpose: To investigate the relationship between optic disc vessel density (ODVD) reduction and visual field (VF) progression in primary open-angle...

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    Optic Disc Microvasculature Reduction and Visual Field Progression in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

    Optic Disc Microvasculature Reduction and Visual Field Progression in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

    Purpose: To investigate the relationship between optic disc vessel density (ODVD) reduction and...

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  • Consider cotton wool spots as potential triggers for (non-glaucomatous) nerve fibre bundle defects

    It may be tempting to make a glaucoma diagnosis in the presence of a nerve fibre bundle defect with or without visual field defect when located in...

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    Consider cotton wool spots as potential triggers for (non-glaucomatous) nerve fibre bundle defects

    Consider cotton wool spots as potential triggers for (non-glaucomatous) nerve fibre bundle defects

    It may be tempting to make a glaucoma diagnosis in the presence of a nerve fibre bundle defect...

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  • Risk Score Predicting Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients With Vascular Predisposition

    Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that a questionnaire-based risk score predicts the prevalence of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)...

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    Risk Score Predicting Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients With Vascular Predisposition

    Risk Score Predicting Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients With Vascular Predisposition

    Purpose: We tested the hypothesis that a questionnaire-based risk score predicts the prevalence...

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  • Not every ring scotoma is due to glaucoma

    In advanced stages of glaucoma, patients may present with an annular scotoma, also known as ring scotoma, where the retinal sensitivity is...

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    Not every ring scotoma is due to glaucoma

    Not every ring scotoma is due to glaucoma

    In advanced stages of glaucoma, patients may present with an annular scotoma, also known as ring...

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  • Relationship between Blood Pressure and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression

    Purpose: To examine the relationship between systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) and the rate of change in standard automated perimetry (SAP) in...

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    Relationship between Blood Pressure and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression

    Relationship between Blood Pressure and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression

    Purpose: To examine the relationship between systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) and the rate...

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  • Comparison of Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy, Canaloplasty, and Viscocanaloplasty: A Multi-Centred Study

    Prcis: Deep sclerectomy (DS) and canaloplasty provide better intraocular pressure (IOP) control than viscocanalostomy. DS required less glaucoma...

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    Comparison of Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy, Canaloplasty, and Viscocanaloplasty: A Multi-Centred Study

    Comparison of Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy, Canaloplasty, and Viscocanaloplasty: A Multi-Centred Study

    Prcis: Deep sclerectomy (DS) and canaloplasty provide better intraocular pressure (IOP) control...

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  • Macular Oxygen Saturation in Glaucoma Using Retinal Oximetry of Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Purpose: A cross-sectional pilot study to compare macular oxygen saturation (sO2) and associated clinical measurements between normal and glaucoma...

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    Macular Oxygen Saturation in Glaucoma Using Retinal Oximetry of Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Macular Oxygen Saturation in Glaucoma Using Retinal Oximetry of Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Purpose: A cross-sectional pilot study to compare macular oxygen saturation (sO2) and associated...

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  • Childhood Glaucoma

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: Esther Hoffmann Co-chair: Zeynep Aktas Childhood glaucoma is a rare but severe ocular condition that can...

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    Childhood Glaucoma

    Childhood Glaucoma

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: Esther Hoffmann Co-chair: Zeynep Aktas Childhood glaucoma...

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  • Avoid premature removal of the intraluminal suture in glaucoma drainage devices to minimize the risk of hypotony

    While prolene suture removal is an effective method for reducing IOP at the slit-lamp, removing it too early can lead to postoperative hypotony and...

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    Avoid premature removal of the intraluminal suture in glaucoma drainage devices to minimize the risk of hypotony

    Avoid premature removal of the intraluminal suture in glaucoma drainage devices to minimize the risk of hypotony

    While prolene suture removal is an effective method for reducing IOP at the slit-lamp, removing...

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  • Biomechanics-Function in Glaucoma: Improved Visual Field Predictions from IOP-Induced Neural Strains

    Purpose: (1) To assess whether neural tissue structure and biomechanics could predict functional loss in glaucoma; (2) To evaluate the importance...

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    Biomechanics-Function in Glaucoma: Improved Visual Field Predictions from IOP-Induced Neural Strains

    Biomechanics-Function in Glaucoma: Improved Visual Field Predictions from IOP-Induced Neural Strains

    Purpose: (1) To assess whether neural tissue structure and biomechanics could predict functional...

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  • Validation of a Visual Field Prediction Tool for Glaucoma: A Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Glaucoma in the United Kingdom

    Purpose: A previously developed machine-learning approach with Kalman filtering technology accurately predicted the disease trajectory for patients...

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    Validation of a Visual Field Prediction Tool for Glaucoma: A Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Glaucoma in the United Kingdom

    Validation of a Visual Field Prediction Tool for Glaucoma: A Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Glaucoma in the United Kingdom

    Purpose: A previously developed machine-learning approach with Kalman filtering technology...

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  • Fatal beauty: which cosmetics are your glaucoma patients using?

    Colorism refers to the difference in social treatment between light-skinned and dark-skinned people. This sociological concept is a result of...

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    Fatal beauty: which cosmetics are your glaucoma patients using?

    Fatal beauty: which cosmetics are your glaucoma patients using?

    Colorism refers to the difference in social treatment between light-skinned and dark-skinned...

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Retinal Vessel Caliber Is Associated with the 10-year Incidence of Glaucoma: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Clinical paper of the month

Retinal Vessel Caliber Is Associated with the 10-year Incidence of Glaucoma: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Author(s): Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Lee AJ, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital,...

November 30, 2012

Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

Author(s): Vithana EN, Khor CC, Qiao C, Nongpiur ME, George R, Chen LJ, Do T, Abu-Amero K, Huang CK, Low S, Tajudin LS, Perera SA, Cheng CY, Xu L,...

November 30, 2012

In patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, phacoemulsification with IOL implantation can result in a late, sustained reduction in intraocular pressure

Tip of the month

In patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, phacoemulsification with IOL implantation can result in a late, sustained reduction in intraocular pressure

The Science behind the Tip Raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in an eye with pseudoexfoliation syndrome results from pigment and exfoliation...

October 31, 2012

Longitudinal effect of topical antiglaucoma medications on central corneal thickness

Clinical paper of the month

Longitudinal effect of topical antiglaucoma medications on central corneal thickness

Author(s): Viswanathan D, Goldberg I, Graham SL Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. BACKGROUND: To...

October 31, 2012

Intraocular pressure magnitude and variability as predictors of rates of structural change in non-human primate experimental glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Intraocular pressure magnitude and variability as predictors of rates of structural change in non-human primate experimental glaucoma

Author(s): Gardiner SK, Fortune B, Wang L, Downs JC, Burgoyne CF Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 97232, USA....

October 31, 2012

Topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors can cause damage in corneas with severe endothelial dysfunction

Tip of the month

Topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors can cause damage in corneas with severe endothelial dysfunction

The Science behind the Tip The enzyme carbonic anhydrase is present in the corneal endothelium where it is involved in fluid transport (1). It thus...

September 30, 2012

Practical landmarks for visual field disability in glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Practical landmarks for visual field disability in glaucoma

Author(s): Saunders LJ, Russell RA, Crabb DP. City University London, London, UK. BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess whether mean deviation (MD) from...

September 30, 2012

siRNA Silencing of Gene Expression in Trabecular Meshwork: RhoA siRNA Reduces IOP in Mice

Experimental Paper of the Month

siRNA Silencing of Gene Expression in Trabecular Meshwork: RhoA siRNA Reduces IOP in Mice

Author(s): Liu Q, Wu K, Qiu X, Yang Y, Lin X, Yu M Few reports described efficient transfection in the trabecular meshwork (TM) in vivo. In the...

September 30, 2012

The Relationship Between Statin Use and Open-Angle Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

The Relationship Between Statin Use and Open-Angle Glaucoma

Author(s): Stein JD, Newman-Casey PA, Talwar N, Nan B, Richards JE, Musch DC. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of...

July 31, 2012

Structural and functional abnormalities of retinal ganglion cells measured in vivo at the onset of optic nerve head surface change in experimental glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Structural and functional abnormalities of retinal ganglion cells measured in vivo at the onset of optic nerve head surface change in experimental glaucoma

Author(s): Fortune B, Burgoyne CF, Cull GA, Reynaud J, Wang L. Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research...

July 31, 2012

In patients with progressive normal tension glaucoma, the use of topical brimonidine may help to preserve visual function

Tip of the month

In patients with progressive normal tension glaucoma, the use of topical brimonidine may help to preserve visual function

The Science behind the Tip A recent study has shown that visual function is more likely to be preserved with brimonidine 2% than with timolol 0.5%...

June 30, 2012

Do patients with glaucoma have difficulty recognising faces?

Clinical paper of the month

Do patients with glaucoma have difficulty recognising faces?

Author(s): Glen FC, Crabb DP, Smith ND, Burton R, Garway-Heath DF. Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University London, Northampton...

June 30, 2012

IOP induces upregulation of GFAP and MHC-II and microglia reactivity in mice retina contralateral to experimental glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

IOP induces upregulation of GFAP and MHC-II and microglia reactivity in mice retina contralateral to experimental glaucoma

Author(s): Gallego BI, Salazar JJ, de Hoz R, Rojas B, Ramírez AI, Salinas-Navarro M, Ortín-Martínez A, Valiente-Soriano FJ, Avilés-Trigueros M,...

June 30, 2012

A dry eye can hamper visual field test interpretation

Tip of the month

A dry eye can hamper visual field test interpretation

The Science behind the Tip During visual field (VF) testing the cornea of patients with severe dry eye condition can get dry to such an extent as...

May 31, 2012

Prevalence of cognitive impairment, depression, and anxiety symptoms among older adults with glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Prevalence of cognitive impairment, depression, and anxiety symptoms among older adults with glaucoma

Author(s): Yochim BP, Mueller AE, Kane KD, Kahook MY. Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs...

May 31, 2012

JNK2 and JNK3 are major regulators of axonal injury-induced retinal ganglion cell death

Experimental Paper of the Month

JNK2 and JNK3 are major regulators of axonal injury-induced retinal ganglion cell death

Author(s): Fernandes KA, Harder JM, Fornarola LB, Freeman RS, Clark AF, Pang IH, John SW, Libby RT. Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester...

May 31, 2012

Laser peripheral iridotomy can reduce the intraocular pressure in pigment dispersion syndrome, but may not prevent glaucoma

Tip of the month

Laser peripheral iridotomy can reduce the intraocular pressure in pigment dispersion syndrome, but may not prevent glaucoma

The Science behind the Tip Nd-YAG laser peripheral iridotomy (PI) eliminates the reverse pressure gradient and intermittent posterior bowing of the...

April 30, 2012

The effect of thin, thick, and normal corneas on Goldmann intraocular pressure measurements and correction formulae in individual eyes

Clinical paper of the month

The effect of thin, thick, and normal corneas on Goldmann intraocular pressure measurements and correction formulae in individual eyes

Author(s): Park SJ, Ang GS, Nicholas S, Wells AP. Eye Department, Wellington Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New...

April 30, 2012

Cerebrospinal fluid exchange in the optic nerve in normal-tension glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Cerebrospinal fluid exchange in the optic nerve in normal-tension glaucoma

Author(s): Killer HE, Miller NR, Flammer J, Meyer P, Weinreb RN, Remonda L, Jaggi GP. Kantonsspital Aarau, CH-5001 Aarau, Switzerland;...

April 30, 2012

Gonioscopy should be performed using the minimal possible levels of illumination in order to reliably detect appositional angle closure

Tip of the month

Gonioscopy should be performed using the minimal possible levels of illumination in order to reliably detect appositional angle closure

The Science behind the Tip Anterior chamber angle width varies dramatically with illumination (figure and video in ref. 1) (1,2). Visible...

March 31, 2012

Cataract surgery after trabeculectomy: the effect on trabeculectomy function

Clinical paper of the month

Cataract surgery after trabeculectomy: the effect on trabeculectomy function

Author(s): Husain R, Liang S, Foster PJ, Gazzard G, Bunce C, Chew PT, Oen FT, Khaw PT, Seah SK, Aung T FRCS(Edin), Singapore National Eye Center,...

March 31, 2012

Multipotent Stem Cells from Trabecular Meshwork Become Phagocytic TM cells

Experimental Paper of the Month

Multipotent Stem Cells from Trabecular Meshwork Become Phagocytic TM cells

Author(s): Du Y, Roh DS, Mann MM, Funderburgh ML, Funderburgh JL, Schuman JS. UPMC Eye Center, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center,...

March 31, 2012

Laser peripheral iridotomy does not usually result in long-term intraocular pressure control in patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma

Tip of the month

Laser peripheral iridotomy does not usually result in long-term intraocular pressure control in patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma

The Science behind the Tip The initial treatment of chronic angle-closure glaucoma is to undertake a laser peripheral iridotomy (PI) to prevent...

February 29, 2012

Outcomes of different management options for malignant glaucoma: a retrospective study

Clinical paper of the month

Outcomes of different management options for malignant glaucoma: a retrospective study

Author(s): Debrouwere V, Stalmans P, Van Calster J, Spileers W, Zeyen T, Stalmans I. Department of Ophthalmology, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven,...

February 29, 2012

A New Approach to Assess Intracranial White Matter Abnormalities in Glaucoma Patients Changes of Fractional Anisotropy Detected by 3T Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Experimental Paper of the Month

A New Approach to Assess Intracranial White Matter Abnormalities in Glaucoma Patients Changes of Fractional Anisotropy Detected by 3T Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Author(s): Engelhorn T, Michelson G, Waerntges S, Hempel S, El-Rafei A, Struffert T, Doerfler A. Department of Neuroradiology, University of...

February 29, 2012