• Gonioscopy is always essential

    Angle closure is defined by iridotrabecular contact of ≥180° (1) and the presence or development of angle closure can change the treatment plan....

    Learn more...
    Gonioscopy is always essential

    Gonioscopy is always essential

    Angle closure is defined by iridotrabecular contact of ≥180° (1) and the presence or development...

    Learn more...
  • Association of Blood Pressure and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Rates of Thinning in Patients with Moderate to Advanced Glaucoma

    Objective: To investigate the influence of baseline blood pressure (BP) on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) rates of change (RoCs) in glaucoma...

    Learn more...
    Association of Blood Pressure and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Rates of Thinning in Patients with Moderate to Advanced Glaucoma

    Association of Blood Pressure and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Rates of Thinning in Patients with Moderate to Advanced Glaucoma

    Objective: To investigate the influence of baseline blood pressure (BP) on retinal nerve fiber...

    Learn more...
  • Aqueous Humor Antioxidants in Glaucoma: Correlations With Subtypes, Intraocular Pressure, and Medication Use - A Prospective Study

    Purpose: To investigate the correlations between aqueous humor total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and glaucoma subtypes, intraocular pressure (IOP),...

    Learn more...
    Aqueous Humor Antioxidants in Glaucoma: Correlations With Subtypes, Intraocular Pressure, and Medication Use - A Prospective Study

    Aqueous Humor Antioxidants in Glaucoma: Correlations With Subtypes, Intraocular Pressure, and Medication Use - A Prospective Study

    Purpose: To investigate the correlations between aqueous humor total antioxidant capacity (TAC)...

    Learn more...
  • Care Delivery

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: Anton B. Hommer Co-chair: Gabor Hollo Update on ongoing projects The goal of this SIG is to keep an updated...

    Learn more...
    Care Delivery

    Care Delivery

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: Anton B. Hommer Co-chair: Gabor Hollo Update on ongoing...

    Learn more...
  • Comparative Study of Early Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes of the PreserFlo MicroShunt with and without an Intraluminal Suture Stent

    Objective: To assess the early safety and effectiveness outcomes of the PreserFlo MicroShunt with and without an intraluminal suture stent. Design:...

    Learn more...
    Comparative Study of Early Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes of the PreserFlo MicroShunt with and without an Intraluminal Suture Stent

    Comparative Study of Early Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes of the PreserFlo MicroShunt with and without an Intraluminal Suture Stent

    Objective: To assess the early safety and effectiveness outcomes of the PreserFlo MicroShunt with...

    Learn more...
  • Iris Crypts Could Reduce the Chance of Angle Closure: A Computational Biomechanics Study Derived From Clinical and Human Iris Data

    Purpose: To investigate the effect of crypts during pupil constriction and dilation on the potential for angle closure by performing finite element...

    Learn more...
    Iris Crypts Could Reduce the Chance of Angle Closure: A Computational Biomechanics Study Derived From Clinical and Human Iris Data

    Iris Crypts Could Reduce the Chance of Angle Closure: A Computational Biomechanics Study Derived From Clinical and Human Iris Data

    Purpose: To investigate the effect of crypts during pupil constriction and dilation on the...

    Learn more...
  • Glaucoma drainage devices - Is the Paul glaucoma implant suitable for children with glaucoma?

    Only a few studies exist on the Paul glaucoma device in children with glaucoma. Compared to Ahmed glaucoma Valve or Baerveldt implant, there is...

    Learn more...
    Glaucoma drainage devices - Is the Paul glaucoma implant suitable for children with glaucoma?

    Glaucoma drainage devices - Is the Paul glaucoma implant suitable for children with glaucoma?

    Only a few studies exist on the Paul glaucoma device in children with glaucoma. Compared to Ahmed...

    Learn more...
  • Comparison of Methods to Deliver Mitomycin C in Trabeculectomy Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Purpose: Compare different methods to deliver Mitomycin C (MMC) in trabeculectomy surgery. Clinical relevance: Knowing the best way to apply MMC...

    Learn more...
    Comparison of Methods to Deliver Mitomycin C in Trabeculectomy Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Comparison of Methods to Deliver Mitomycin C in Trabeculectomy Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Purpose: Compare different methods to deliver Mitomycin C (MMC) in trabeculectomy surgery....

    Learn more...
  • Aqueous Humor Antioxidants in Glaucoma: Correlations With Subtypes, Intraocular Pressure, and Medication Use - A Prospective Study

    Purpose: To investigate the correlations between aqueous humor total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and glaucoma subtypes, intraocular pressure (IOP),...

    Learn more...
    Aqueous Humor Antioxidants in Glaucoma: Correlations With Subtypes, Intraocular Pressure, and Medication Use - A Prospective Study

    Aqueous Humor Antioxidants in Glaucoma: Correlations With Subtypes, Intraocular Pressure, and Medication Use - A Prospective Study

    Purpose: To investigate the correlations between aqueous humor total antioxidant capacity (TAC)...

    Learn more...
  • 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...

    Learn more...
    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...

    Learn more...
  • 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...

    Learn more...
    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...

    Learn more...
  • 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)...

    Learn more...
    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...

    Learn more...
Qualitative and quantitative morphologic changes in the vasculature and extracellular matrix of the prelaminar optic nerve head in eyes with POAG

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

The cataract surgeon should be informed that the patient has pseudo-exfoliation syndrome

Tip of the month

The cataract surgeon should be informed that the patient has pseudo-exfoliation syndrome

The Science behind the Tip Although the diagnosis of pseudo-exfoliation syndrome (PEX) with a fully dilated pupil in an elderly patient should pose...

October 31, 2010

Incidence of glaucomatous visual field loss: a ten-year follow-up from the Rotterdam Study

Clinical paper of the month

Incidence of glaucomatous visual field loss: a ten-year follow-up from the Rotterdam Study

Author(s): Czudowska MA, Ramdas WD, Wolfs RC, Hofman A, De Jong PT, Vingerling JR, Jansonius NM Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center,...

October 31, 2010

Functional MRI signal changes in primary visual cortex corresponding to the central normal visual field of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

If conservative measures are unsuccessful in the management of malignant glaucoma, phaco with IOL combined with posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy usually is

Tip of the month

If conservative measures are unsuccessful in the management of malignant glaucoma, phaco with IOL combined with posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy usually is

The Science behind the Tip Malignant glaucoma in a phakic eye typically follows incisional surgery for primary angle-closure glaucoma. Shallowing...

September 30, 2010

Anthropometric measures and their relation to incident primary open-angle glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Anthropometric measures and their relation to incident primary open-angle glaucoma

Author(s): Pasquale LR, Willett WC, Rosner BA, Kang JH Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,...

September 30, 2010

Current approaches and future prospects for stem cell rescue and regeneration of the retina and optic nerve

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

Effect of sleeping in a head-up position on intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Effect of sleeping in a head-up position on intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma

Author(s): Buys YM, Alasbali T, Jin YP, Smith M, Gouws P, Geffen N, Flanagan JG, Shapiro CM, Trope GE Department of Ophthalmology and Vision...

August 31, 2010

Genome-wide association study of normal tension glaucoma: common variants in SRBD1 and ELOVL5 contribute to disease susceptibility

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

Clinical classification of childhood glaucomas

Clinical paper of the month

Clinical classification of childhood glaucomas

Author(s): Yeung HH, Walton DS Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA....

July 31, 2010

Mitochondrial damage in the trabecular meshwork of patients with glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

In patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma and cataract, phacoemulsification with IOL implantation usually results in IOP control up to 2 years after surgery

Tip of the month

In patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma and cataract, phacoemulsification with IOL implantation usually results in IOP control up to 2 years after surgery

The Science behind the Tip An anteriorly positioned and thickened lens plays an important role in the pathogenesis of anterior chamber shallowing...

June 30, 2010

Effect of patient's life expectancy on the cost-effectiveness of treatment for ocular hypertension

Clinical paper of the month

Effect of patient's life expectancy on the cost-effectiveness of treatment for ocular hypertension

Author(s): Kymes SM, Plotzke MR, Kass MA, Boland MV, Gordon MO OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of expected life span on the cost-effectiveness...

June 30, 2010

Metabolic vulnerability disposes retinal ganglion cell axons to dysfunction in a model of glaucomatous degeneration

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

Measurement of central corneal thickness is essential to ensure optimal management of glaucoma patients

Tip of the month

Measurement of central corneal thickness is essential to ensure optimal management of glaucoma patients

The Science behind the Tip The measurement of central corneal thickness (CCT) has emerged as an important parameter to determine in all patients...

May 31, 2010

Delaying Treatment of Ocular Hypertension: the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study

Clinical paper of the month

Delaying Treatment of Ocular Hypertension: the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study

Author(s): Michael A. Kass, MD; Mae O. Gordon, PhD; Feng Gao, PhD; Dale K. Heuer, MD; Eve J. Higginbotham, MD; Chris A. Johnson, PhD; John K....

May 31, 2010

Neuroprotective Effects of Intravitreal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Experimental Glaucoma

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

Disc Haemorrhages

Tip of the month

Disc Haemorrhages

The Science behind the Tip Although described most commonly in normal tension glaucoma, optic disc haemorrhages may occur in all forms of glaucoma....

April 30, 2010

When should neuroradiological imaging be undertaken in patients with normal tension glaucoma?

Tip of the month

When should neuroradiological imaging be undertaken in patients with normal tension glaucoma?

The Science behind the Tip Clinicians must remain vigilant to detect intracranial pathology in patients with normal tension glaucoma. Most patients...

March 31, 2010

Simvastatin and Disease Stabilization in Normal Tension Glaucoma: A Cohort Study.

Clinical paper of the month

Simvastatin and Disease Stabilization in Normal Tension Glaucoma: A Cohort Study.

Author(s): Leung DY, Li FC, Kwong YY, Tham CC, Chi SC, Lam DS. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong...

March 31, 2010

Episcleral Venous Pressure Responses to Topical Nitroprusside and N-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester.

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Glaucoma A Prospective Study.

Clinical paper of the month

Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Glaucoma A Prospective Study.

Author(s): Ren R, Jonas JB, Tian G, Zhen Y, Ma K, Li S, Wang H, Li B, Zhang X, Wang N Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye...

February 28, 2010

Hemoglobin expression and regulation in glaucoma: insights into retinal ganglion cell oxygenation.

Experimental Paper of the Month

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

Prediction of glaucomatous visual field loss by extrapolation of linear trends

Clinical paper of the month

Prediction of glaucomatous visual field loss by extrapolation of linear trends

Author(s): Bengtsson B, Patella VM, Heijl A Departments of Clinical Sciences and Ophthalmology, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital,...

January 31, 2010

Ocular hypertension impairs optic nerve axonal transport leading to progressive retinal ganglion cell degeneration

Experimental Paper of the Month

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