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  • Balancing Glaucoma Care: Tackling Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment to Preserve Patient Quality of Life

    The Science behind the Tip In contrast to underdiagnosis, which has been described in population-based studies as affecting 50% or more of glaucoma...

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    Balancing Glaucoma Care: Tackling Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment to Preserve Patient Quality of Life

    Balancing Glaucoma Care: Tackling Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment to Preserve Patient Quality of Life

    The Science behind the Tip In contrast to underdiagnosis, which has been described in...

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  • Treatment Outcomes Comparing the Paul and Baerveldt Glaucoma Implants After One Year of Follow-Up

    OBJECTIVE: To compare efficacy and safety profiles of the PGI and BGI in the treatment of medically uncontrolled glaucoma at 1 year of follow-up....

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    Treatment Outcomes Comparing the Paul and Baerveldt Glaucoma Implants After One Year of Follow-Up

    Treatment Outcomes Comparing the Paul and Baerveldt Glaucoma Implants After One Year of Follow-Up

    OBJECTIVE: To compare efficacy and safety profiles of the PGI and BGI in the treatment of...

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  • Evaluating Primary Treatment for People with Advanced Glaucoma: Five-Year Results of the Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study

    Purpose: To determine whether primary trabeculectomy or medical treatment produces better outcomes in terms of quality of life (QoL), clinical...

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    Evaluating Primary Treatment for People with Advanced Glaucoma: Five-Year Results of the Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study

    Evaluating Primary Treatment for People with Advanced Glaucoma: Five-Year Results of the Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study

    Purpose: To determine whether primary trabeculectomy or medical treatment produces better...

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  • Activation of the ROCK/MYLK Pathway Affects Complex Molecular and Morphological Changes of the Trabecular Meshwork Associated With Ocular Hypertension

    Purpose: The Rho-associated protein kinase and myosin light chain kinase (ROCK/MYLK) pathway undeniably plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology...

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    Activation of the ROCK/MYLK Pathway Affects Complex Molecular and Morphological Changes of the Trabecular Meshwork Associated With Ocular Hypertension

    Activation of the ROCK/MYLK Pathway Affects Complex Molecular and Morphological Changes of the Trabecular Meshwork Associated With Ocular Hypertension

    Purpose: The Rho-associated protein kinase and myosin light chain kinase (ROCK/MYLK) pathway...

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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 many individuals living with more than one illness....

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    The relationship between multiple deprivation and severity of glaucoma at diagnosis

    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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  • Angle Closure SIG

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: John Thygesen Co-chair: Gus Gazzard The goal of this SIG is to further the promotion of knowledge about the...

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    Angle Closure SIG

    Angle Closure SIG

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: John Thygesen Co-chair: Gus Gazzard The goal of this SIG...

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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 (4), Sung Ryul Shim (5), Ahnul Ha (6) 1 Department...

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    Placebo effect and its determinants in ocular hypotensive therapy: meta-analysis and multiple meta-regression analysis

    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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  • 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 misinterpretation of disease progression. Studies have...

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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

    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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  • 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 Eliassen (3,4,5,6), Lisa Frueh (3), Clary B Clish (7),...

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    Plasma metabolite profile for primary open-angle glaucoma in three US cohorts and the UK Biobank

    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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  • 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 Silva (1), João Barbosa-Breda (1,2,3), Joana Araújo...

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    Comparison of Trabeculectomy Outcomes Performed by Residents in Training and Ophthalmologists

    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 can occur with drugs such as topiramate. The...

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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

    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 filtration surgery (1). Cataract surgery causes anterior...

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    Cataract Surgery in Patients with Functioning Glaucoma Filtration Surgery

    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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Fast Progressors in Glaucoma: Prevalence Based on Global and Central Visual Field Loss

Clinical paper of the month

Fast Progressors in Glaucoma: Prevalence Based on Global and Central Visual Field Loss

Author(s): Aidan B Jackson (1), Keith R Martin (2), Michael A Coote (1), Felipe A Medeiros (3), Christopher A Girkin (4), Massimo A Fazio (4),...

June 30, 2023

Comparison of Trabeculectomy Outcomes Performed by Residents in Training and Ophthalmologists

NGP Paper

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 Silva (1), João Barbosa-Breda (1,2,3), Joana Araújo...

June 30, 2023

When interpreting RNFL OCT scans, attention should be paid to the presence of peripapillary retinoschisis

Tip of the month

When interpreting RNFL OCT scans, attention should be paid to the presence of peripapillary retinoschisis

Peripapillary retinoschisis (PPRS) occurs significantly more frequently in glaucoma patients (1%-6%) compared to healthy subjects (0.5%) (1). The...

June 30, 2023

Longitudinal Changes of Bruch's Membrane Opening, Anterior Scleral Canal Opening, and Border Tissue in Experimental Juvenile High Myopia

Experimental Paper of the Month

Longitudinal Changes of Bruch's Membrane Opening, Anterior Scleral Canal Opening, and Border Tissue in Experimental Juvenile High Myopia

Author(s): Mahmoud T KhalafAllah (1,2), Preston A Fuchs (3), Fred Nugen (3), Mustapha El Hamdaoui (3), Alexander Levy (4), David T Redden (5),...

May 31, 2023

Validation of Rates of Mean Deviation Change as Clinically Relevant End Points for Glaucoma Progression

Clinical paper of the month

Validation of Rates of Mean Deviation Change as Clinically Relevant End Points for Glaucoma Progression

Author(s): Felipe A Medeiros (1), Alessandro A Jammal (2) 1 Vision, Imaging and Performance Laboratory, Duke Eye Center, Duke University, Durham,...

May 31, 2023

OCT can be a helpful additional tool to differentiate glaucoma from other optic neuropathi

Tip of the month

OCT can be a helpful additional tool to differentiate glaucoma from other optic neuropathi

Differentiating between glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies can be quite challenging. In addition to a thorough clinical history...

May 31, 2023

MIND diet lowers risk of open-angle glaucoma: the Rotterdam Study

Clinical paper of the month

MIND diet lowers risk of open-angle glaucoma: the Rotterdam Study

Author(s): Joëlle E Vergroesen (1,2), Tosca O E de Crom (2), Cornelia M van Duijn (3), Trudy Voortman (2,4), Caroline C W Klaver (1,2,5,6), Wishal...

April 30, 2023

Oral acetazolamide (Diamox) is known to lower intraocular pressure, but it can very rarely cause acute bilateral angle closure with severely elevated intraocular pressure

Tip of the month

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 can occur with drugs such as topiramate. The...

April 21, 2023

Prediagnostic Plasma Metabolomics and the Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Prediagnostic Plasma Metabolomics and the Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma

Author(s): Jae H Kang (1), Oana Zeleznik (1), Lisa Frueh (1), Jessica Lasky-Su (1), A Heather Eliassen (1,2), Clary Clish (3), Bernard A Rosner...

April 01, 2023

Proposed Mechanism of Long-Term Intraocular Pressure Lowering With the Bimatoprost Implant

Experimental Paper of the Month

Proposed Mechanism of Long-Term Intraocular Pressure Lowering With the Bimatoprost Implant

Author(s): W Daniel Stamer (1), Kristin M Perkumas (1), Min H Kang (2), Mohammed Dibas (3), Michael R Robinson (3), Douglas J Rhee (2) 1 Department...

March 31, 2023

Use corneal hysteresis to identify high-risk glaucoma patients

Tip of the month

Use corneal hysteresis to identify high-risk glaucoma patients

Identifying those patients at greater risk of disease progression is a key step in glaucoma management algorithms. Several variables have been...

March 31, 2023

The relationship between multiple deprivation and severity of glaucoma at diagnosis

NGP Paper

The relationship between multiple deprivation and severity of glaucoma at diagnosis

Author(s): Thai Ling Wong (1), Juan Lyn Ang (2), Sundeep Deol (2), Fiona Buckmaster (1), Alice D. McTrusty (1) and Andrew J. Tatham (1,2) 1 Centre...

March 30, 2023

Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Number of Peripapillary OCT Scans Needed to Detect Glaucoma Worsening

Clinical paper of the month

Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Number of Peripapillary OCT Scans Needed to Detect Glaucoma Worsening

Author(s): Chris Bradley (1), Kaihua Hou (2), Patrick Herbert (2), Mathias Unberath (2), Michael V Boland (3), Pradeep Ramulu (4), Jithin Yohannan...

March 01, 2023

Intracameral Injection of AAV-DJ.COMP-ANG1 Reduces the IOP of Mice by Reshaping the Trabecular Outflow Pathway

Experimental Paper of the Month

Intracameral Injection of AAV-DJ.COMP-ANG1 Reduces the IOP of Mice by Reshaping the Trabecular Outflow Pathway

Author(s): Yunsheng Qiao (1), Zhongmou Sun (2), Chen Tan (1), Junyi Lai (1), Xinghuai Sun (1,3,4), Junyi Chen (1,3,4) 1 Department of Ophthalmology...

February 28, 2023

Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Baseline Results and Costs of a Cluster-Randomized Trial

Clinical paper of the month

Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Baseline Results and Costs of a Cluster-Randomized Trial

Author(s): Lisa A Hark (1), Jason D Horowitz (2), Prakash Gorroochurn (3), Lisa Park (2), Qing Wang (2), Daniel F Diamond (2), Noga Harizman (2),...

February 28, 2023

Transconjunctival suturing techniques to treat over-filtration following trabeculectomy

Tip of the month

Transconjunctival suturing techniques to treat over-filtration following trabeculectomy

Hypotony is a recognised complication following filtration surgery such as trabeculectomy (1). Where this is due to over-filtration, intervention...

February 28, 2023

Cooperation of Angiopoietin-2 and Angiopoietin-4 in Schlemm's Canal Maintenance

Experimental Paper of the Month

Cooperation of Angiopoietin-2 and Angiopoietin-4 in Schlemm's Canal Maintenance

Author(s): Emmi Kapiainen (1,2,3), Harri Elamaa (1,2,3), Ilkka Miinalainen (2,3), Valerio Izzi (1,2,4,5), Lauri Eklund (1,2,3) 1 Oulu Center for...

January 31, 2023

Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: Six-Year Results of Primary Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty versus Eye Drops for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Clinical paper of the month

Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: Six-Year Results of Primary Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty versus Eye Drops for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Author(s): Gus Gazzard (1), Evgenia Konstantakopoulou (2), David Garway-Heath (3), Mariam Adeleke (4), Victoria Vickerstaff (5), Gareth Ambler (6),...

January 31, 2023

Be aware of obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for the development or progression of glaucoma

Tip of the month

Be aware of obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for the development or progression of glaucoma

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects almost 1 billion people aged 30-69 years worldwide, of which 425 million have a moderate to severe OSA (1)....

January 31, 2023

Consider glaucoma drainage implant in patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

Tip of the month

Consider glaucoma drainage implant in patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

Glaucoma occurs in up to 70% of patients with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ICE) (1). Given the high failure rate of medical treatment,...

December 30, 2022

Estimating the Length of the Preclinical Detectable Phase for Open-Angle Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Estimating the Length of the Preclinical Detectable Phase for Open-Angle Glaucoma

Author(s): Johan Aspberg (1,2), Anders Heijl (1,2), Boel Bengtsson (1) 1 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Ophthalmology, Lund University,...

December 29, 2022

Effect of trabeculectomy on the rate of progression of visual field damage

NGP Paper

Effect of trabeculectomy on the rate of progression of visual field damage

Author(s): Susanna Friederike Koenig (1,2), Giovanni Montesano (3,4), Clarissa Ern Hui Fang (5), David Paul Crabb (3), Hari Jayaram (5,4), Jonathan...

December 29, 2022

Thrombospondin 1 missense alleles induce extracellular matrix protein aggregation and TM dysfunction in congenital glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

Thrombospondin 1 missense alleles induce extracellular matrix protein aggregation and TM dysfunction in congenital glaucoma

Author(s): Haojie Fu (1,2), Owen M Siggs (3,4), Lachlan Sw Knight (3), Sandra E Staffieri (5,6,7), Jonathan B Ruddle (7), Amy E Birsner (1), Edward...

December 29, 2022

Consider axial length as an important parameter for your surgical decision in childhood glaucoma patients

Tip of the month

Consider axial length as an important parameter for your surgical decision in childhood glaucoma patients

Publishing date: November 2022 Primary congenital glaucoma leads to blindness if not treated adequate. Typical symptoms are epiphora, photophobia...

December 19, 2022

Association of High Polygenic Risk With Visual Field Worsening Despite Treatment in Early Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Association of High Polygenic Risk With Visual Field Worsening Despite Treatment in Early Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Author(s): Owen M Siggs (1,2), Ayub Qassim (1), Xikun Han (3), Henry N Marshall (1), Sean Mullany (1), Weixiong He (3), Emmanuelle Souzeau (1),...

November 30, 2022