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In Vitro Analysis of Pressure Resistance in the Paul Glaucoma Implant and Ahmed ClearPath 250 With and Without Polypropylene Thread Inside the Tube
Purpose: Pressure resistance characteristics of the Paul glaucoma implant (PGI) and Ahmed...
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The Impact of Baseline Intraocular Pressure on Initial Treatment Response in the LiGHT Trial: Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty versus Medication
Purpose: The Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Trial demonstrated the efficacy and safety...
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Insertion of an intraluminal ripcord suture to prevent early post operative hypotony
Hypotony is a common complication associated with the implantation of various unvalved glaucoma...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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Angle Closure SIG
SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: John Thygesen Co-chair: Gus Gazzard The goal of this SIG...
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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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Evidence for a role of angiopoietin-like 7 (ANGPTL7) in extracellular matrix formation of the human trabecular meshwork: implications for glaucoma
Author(s): Comes N, Buie LK, Borrás T. Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. The...
February 28, 2011
Reversal of retinal ganglion cell dysfunction after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure
Author(s): Sehi M, Grewal DS, Goodkin ML, Greenfield DS. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller...
January 31, 2011
Qualitative and quantitative morphologic changes in the vasculature and extracellular matrix of the prelaminar optic nerve head in eyes with POAG
Author(s): Tektas OY, Lütjen-Drecoll E, Scholz M Institute of Anatomy II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany....
November 30, 2010
Functional MRI signal changes in primary visual cortex corresponding to the central normal visual field of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma
Author(s): Qing G, Zhang S, Wang B, Wang N Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology...
October 31, 2010
Current approaches and future prospects for stem cell rescue and regeneration of the retina and optic nerve
Author(s): Dahlmann-Noor A, Vijay S, Jayaram H, Limb A, Khaw PT. The 3 most common causes of visual impairment and legal blindness in developed...
September 30, 2010
Genome-wide association study of normal tension glaucoma: common variants in SRBD1 and ELOVL5 contribute to disease susceptibility
Author(s): Writing Committee fot the Normal Tension Glaucoma Genetic Study Group of Japan Glaucoma Society, Meguro A, Inoko H, Ota M, Mizuki N,...
August 31, 2010
Mitochondrial damage in the trabecular meshwork of patients with glaucoma
Author(s): Izzotti A, Saccà SC, Longobardi M, Cartiglia C. Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. izzotti@unige.it...
July 31, 2010
Metabolic vulnerability disposes retinal ganglion cell axons to dysfunction in a model of glaucomatous degeneration
Author(s): Baltan S, Inman DM, Danilov CA, Morrison RS, Calkins DJ, Horner PJ. We tested the hypothesis that glaucoma disrupts electrophysiological...
June 30, 2010
Neuroprotective Effects of Intravitreal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Experimental Glaucoma
Author(s): Thomas V. Johnson(1,2,3) Natalie D. Bull(1,2) David P. Hunt(1), Nephtali Marina(1), Stanislav I. Tomarev(3), Keith R. Martin(1) Centre...
May 31, 2010
Episcleral Venous Pressure Responses to Topical Nitroprusside and N-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester.
Author(s): Zamora DO, Kiel JW. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. PURPOSE: To determine...
March 31, 2010
Hemoglobin expression and regulation in glaucoma: insights into retinal ganglion cell oxygenation.
Author(s): Tezel G, Yang X, Luo C, Cai J, Kain AD, Powell DW, Kuehn MH, Pierce WM Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of...
February 28, 2010
Ocular hypertension impairs optic nerve axonal transport leading to progressive retinal ganglion cell degeneration
Author(s): Salinas-Navarro M, Alarcón-Martínez L, Valiente-Soriano FJ, Jiménez-López M, Mayor-Torroglosa S, Avilés-Trigueros M, Villegas-Pérez MP,...
January 31, 2010