Postural control in glaucoma patients with virtual reality
1 August 2015
| Brian Ang
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors report on a cross-sectional study evaluating postural control and history of falls in glaucoma patients. History of falls was obtained using the Falls Screening and Referral Algorithm. Postural stability was assessed using a force platform under four conditions:...
Micropulse vs. continuous wave trans scleral diode cyclophotocoagulation in refractory glaucoma
1 June 2015
| Anjali Gupta
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EYE - Glaucoma
Continuous wave cyclophotocoagulation (CWCPC) delivers continuous high intensity energy to the ciliary body in an attempt to reduce aqueous secretion and hence lower IOP. It is often used as a treatment of last resort due to the potential side-effects of...
Optic nerve head perfusion response to reduced blood pressure and increased intraocular pressure
1 June 2015
| Khadijah Basheer
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EYE - Glaucoma
The purpose of this prospective study was to test the hypothesis that blood flow autoregulation in the optic nerve head has less reserve to maintain normal blood flow where there is a blood pressure induced decrease in ocular perfusion pressure...
Risk factors for NTG in a young Korean population
1 April 2015
| Anjali Gupta
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EYE - Glaucoma
Previously known ocular and systemic risk factors for normal tension glaucoma (NTG) include myopia, peripapillary atrophy, disc haemorrhage, migraine, obstructive sleep apnoea, thyroid disease and cerebral infarction. However, most NTG risk factor studies have examined patients aged 40 years and...
Conjunctival inflammation in glaucoma patients
1 April 2015
| Khadijah Basheer
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EYE - Glaucoma
Numerous studies have demonstrated that topical medications and preservatives used for the management of glaucoma can induce significant histopathologic and inflammatory changes in the ocular surface. This study describes an increased expression of major histocompatibility complex class II antigen HLA-DR,...
Implantation of intraocular pressure sensor in glaucoma patients
1 April 2015
| Wai Siene Ng
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors report safety and accuracy of an intraocular intraocular pressure (IOP) sensor placed in the ciliary sulcus during planned cataract surgery. Six patients underwent implantation of the device; a silicone rubber ring-shaped device encapsulating pressure sensitive capacitors and a...
Brn3b neuroprotective effect in rat glaucoma model
1 April 2015
| Wai Siene Ng
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EYE - Glaucoma
An adeno-associated virus-directed overexpression of the Brn3b protein in hypothesised to confer neuroprotective effects in this paper. This is ultimately tested in a well-accepted rat glaucoma model (Morrison’s model: saline injection into episcleral veins of rat eyes with a force...
SLT vs. topical treatment with prostaglandin analogues in the management of PACG
1 April 2015
| Lona Jawaheer
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EYE - Glaucoma
Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has been shown to be useful in the management of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), but its use in primary angle closure (PAC) / primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) has yet to be validated. Narayanaswamy et...
Visual recovery following Ex-Press vs. trab
1 April 2015
| Lorraine North
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors describe a prospective randomised study of 64 POAG subjects with controlled IOPs comparing visual acuity data in patients randomised to either Ex-Press model P50 or trabeculectomy. Visual acuities were recorded at baseline, day one, weeks one and two...
Eye drop prescription and usage in glaucoma patients
1 April 2015
| Lorraine North
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors describe a study using a questionnaire to determine how patients use their glaucoma medications to investigate the association between patterns of eye drop prescriptions and medication use. They enrolled 67 Japanese patients who had been prescribed topical anti-glaucoma...
Full thickness macular hole after YAG PI
1 April 2015
| Lorraine North
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EYE - Glaucoma
The authors report a case of macular hole post YAG peripheral iridotomy (PI) of a patient with pre-existing vitreomacular adhesion. Although a relatively safe procedure, some anterior segment complications are well documented such as corneal endothelium damage, rise in IOP,...
Reproducible OCT RNFL map in unilateral glaucoma
1 April 2015
| Lorraine North
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EYE - Glaucoma
The aim of the study was to compare the reproducibility of the optical coherence tomography retinal nerve fibre layer (OCT RNFL) thickness map between glaucomatous and fellow normal eyes of unilateral glaucoma patients. The authors carried out a prospective case...
