Journal Reviews

Mono vs. multi-therapy in IOP control

1 December 2018 | | Glaucoma | baseline pressure, intraocular pressure, multi-therapy, open-angle glaucoma, target pressure, therapy

This randomised control trial studied newly diagnosed glaucoma patients given mono‐ or multi‐therapy regarding differences in initial intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, target IOP levels reached and influence of untreated baseline IOP on IOP reduction. Patients newly diagnosed with manifest primary...

Importance of visual fields for detection of progression in glaucoma

1 October 2017 | | Glaucoma | EMGT, glaucoma stage, open-angle glaucoma, optic disc, progression, visual field

Early detection of progression of glaucoma, and escalating treatment is vital to maintain vision in patients. In this paper from the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT) group they compared the earliest detection of progression in visual fields and monoscopic optic...

Predictors of IOP reduction after SLT

1 December 2016 | | Glaucoma | maximum tolerated therapy, open-angle glaucoma, pre-SLT IOP, predictors for success, selective laser trabeculoplasty

The aim of this study was to identify predictors of intraocular pressure reduction following selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, who are already taking maximally tolerated IOP-lowering medication and need further IOP reduction. In this prospective...

Risk factors for NTG in a young Korean population

1 April 2015 | | Glaucoma | diabetes mellitus, myopia, open-angle glaucoma, risk factor, young adult

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...