• Not every ring scotoma is due to glaucoma

    In advanced stages of glaucoma, patients may present with an annular scotoma, also known as ring scotoma, where the retinal sensitivity is...

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    Not every ring scotoma is due to glaucoma

    Not every ring scotoma is due to glaucoma

    In advanced stages of glaucoma, patients may present with an annular scotoma, also known as ring...

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  • Relationship between Blood Pressure and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression

    Purpose: To examine the relationship between systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) and the rate of change in standard automated perimetry (SAP) in...

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    Relationship between Blood Pressure and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression

    Relationship between Blood Pressure and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression

    Purpose: To examine the relationship between systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) and the rate...

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  • Comparison of Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy, Canaloplasty, and Viscocanaloplasty: A Multi-Centred Study

    Prcis: Deep sclerectomy (DS) and canaloplasty provide better intraocular pressure (IOP) control than viscocanalostomy. DS required less glaucoma...

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    Comparison of Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy, Canaloplasty, and Viscocanaloplasty: A Multi-Centred Study

    Comparison of Outcomes of Deep Sclerectomy, Canaloplasty, and Viscocanaloplasty: A Multi-Centred Study

    Prcis: Deep sclerectomy (DS) and canaloplasty provide better intraocular pressure (IOP) control...

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  • Macular Oxygen Saturation in Glaucoma Using Retinal Oximetry of Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Purpose: A cross-sectional pilot study to compare macular oxygen saturation (sO2) and associated clinical measurements between normal and glaucoma...

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    Macular Oxygen Saturation in Glaucoma Using Retinal Oximetry of Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Macular Oxygen Saturation in Glaucoma Using Retinal Oximetry of Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Purpose: A cross-sectional pilot study to compare macular oxygen saturation (sO2) and associated...

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  • Childhood Glaucoma

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: Esther Hoffmann Co-chair: Zeynep Aktas Childhood glaucoma is a rare but severe ocular condition that can...

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    Childhood Glaucoma

    Childhood Glaucoma

    SIG Corner Editor: Hana Abouzeid Chair: Esther Hoffmann Co-chair: Zeynep Aktas Childhood glaucoma...

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  • Avoid premature removal of the intraluminal suture in glaucoma drainage devices to minimize the risk of hypotony

    While prolene suture removal is an effective method for reducing IOP at the slit-lamp, removing it too early can lead to postoperative hypotony and...

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    Avoid premature removal of the intraluminal suture in glaucoma drainage devices to minimize the risk of hypotony

    Avoid premature removal of the intraluminal suture in glaucoma drainage devices to minimize the risk of hypotony

    While prolene suture removal is an effective method for reducing IOP at the slit-lamp, removing...

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  • Biomechanics-Function in Glaucoma: Improved Visual Field Predictions from IOP-Induced Neural Strains

    Purpose: (1) To assess whether neural tissue structure and biomechanics could predict functional loss in glaucoma; (2) To evaluate the importance...

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    Biomechanics-Function in Glaucoma: Improved Visual Field Predictions from IOP-Induced Neural Strains

    Biomechanics-Function in Glaucoma: Improved Visual Field Predictions from IOP-Induced Neural Strains

    Purpose: (1) To assess whether neural tissue structure and biomechanics could predict functional...

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  • Validation of a Visual Field Prediction Tool for Glaucoma: A Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Glaucoma in the United Kingdom

    Purpose: A previously developed machine-learning approach with Kalman filtering technology accurately predicted the disease trajectory for patients...

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    Validation of a Visual Field Prediction Tool for Glaucoma: A Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Glaucoma in the United Kingdom

    Validation of a Visual Field Prediction Tool for Glaucoma: A Multicenter Study Involving Patients With Glaucoma in the United Kingdom

    Purpose: A previously developed machine-learning approach with Kalman filtering technology...

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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 people. This sociological concept is a result of...

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    Fatal beauty: which cosmetics are your glaucoma patients using?

    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 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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  • 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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  • 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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The eye and the heart

Clinical paper of the month

The eye and the heart

Author(s): Flammer J, Konieczka K, Bruno R M, Virdis A, Flammer A J, Taddei S The vasculature of the eye and the heart share several common...

May 31, 2013

How Does Glaucoma Look?: Patient Perception of Visual Field Loss

Clinical paper of the month

How Does Glaucoma Look?: Patient Perception of Visual Field Loss

Author(s): Crabb DP, Smith ND, Glen FC, Burton R, Garway-Heath DF Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University London, London,...

April 30, 2013

Treatment Outcomes in Malignant Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Treatment Outcomes in Malignant Glaucoma

Author(s): Dave P, Senthil S, Rao HL, Garudadri CS. L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. PURPOSE: To report treatment outcomes in...

March 31, 2013

Balance control in glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Balance control in glaucoma

Author(s): Kotecha A, Richardson G, Chopra R, Fahy RT, Garway-Heath DF, Rubin GS Department of Visual Neuroscience, University College London (UCL)...

January 31, 2013

Factors that influence standard automated perimetry test results in glaucoma: test reliability, technician experience, time of day, and season

Clinical paper of the month

Factors that influence standard automated perimetry test results in glaucoma: test reliability, technician experience, time of day, and season

Author(s): Junoy Montolio FG, Wesselink C, Gordijn M, Jansonius NM Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of...

December 31, 2012

Retinal Vessel Caliber Is Associated with the 10-year Incidence of Glaucoma: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Clinical paper of the month

Retinal Vessel Caliber Is Associated with the 10-year Incidence of Glaucoma: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Author(s): Kawasaki R, Wang JJ, Rochtchina E, Lee AJ, Wong TY, Mitchell P. Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital,...

November 30, 2012

Longitudinal effect of topical antiglaucoma medications on central corneal thickness

Clinical paper of the month

Longitudinal effect of topical antiglaucoma medications on central corneal thickness

Author(s): Viswanathan D, Goldberg I, Graham SL Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. BACKGROUND: To...

October 31, 2012

Practical landmarks for visual field disability in glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Practical landmarks for visual field disability in glaucoma

Author(s): Saunders LJ, Russell RA, Crabb DP. City University London, London, UK. BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess whether mean deviation (MD) from...

September 30, 2012

The Relationship Between Statin Use and Open-Angle Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

The Relationship Between Statin Use and Open-Angle Glaucoma

Author(s): Stein JD, Newman-Casey PA, Talwar N, Nan B, Richards JE, Musch DC. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of...

July 31, 2012

Do patients with glaucoma have difficulty recognising faces?

Clinical paper of the month

Do patients with glaucoma have difficulty recognising faces?

Author(s): Glen FC, Crabb DP, Smith ND, Burton R, Garway-Heath DF. Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University London, Northampton...

June 30, 2012

Prevalence of cognitive impairment, depression, and anxiety symptoms among older adults with glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Prevalence of cognitive impairment, depression, and anxiety symptoms among older adults with glaucoma

Author(s): Yochim BP, Mueller AE, Kane KD, Kahook MY. Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs...

May 31, 2012

The effect of thin, thick, and normal corneas on Goldmann intraocular pressure measurements and correction formulae in individual eyes

Clinical paper of the month

The effect of thin, thick, and normal corneas on Goldmann intraocular pressure measurements and correction formulae in individual eyes

Author(s): Park SJ, Ang GS, Nicholas S, Wells AP. Eye Department, Wellington Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New...

April 30, 2012

Cataract surgery after trabeculectomy: the effect on trabeculectomy function

Clinical paper of the month

Cataract surgery after trabeculectomy: the effect on trabeculectomy function

Author(s): Husain R, Liang S, Foster PJ, Gazzard G, Bunce C, Chew PT, Oen FT, Khaw PT, Seah SK, Aung T FRCS(Edin), Singapore National Eye Center,...

March 31, 2012

Outcomes of different management options for malignant glaucoma: a retrospective study

Clinical paper of the month

Outcomes of different management options for malignant glaucoma: a retrospective study

Author(s): Debrouwere V, Stalmans P, Van Calster J, Spileers W, Zeyen T, Stalmans I. Department of Ophthalmology, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven,...

February 29, 2012

Optic nerve sheath diameter in normal-tension glaucoma patients

Clinical paper of the month

Optic nerve sheath diameter in normal-tension glaucoma patients

Author(s): Jaggi GP, Miller NR, Flammer J, Weinreb RN, Remonda L, Killer HE. Kantonsspital Aarau, Buchserstrasse, CH-5001 Aarau, Switzerland;...

January 31, 2012

The Association between Glaucomatous and Other Causes of Optic Neuropathy and Sleep Apnea.

Clinical paper of the month

The Association between Glaucomatous and Other Causes of Optic Neuropathy and Sleep Apnea.

Author(s): Stein JD, Kim DS, Mundy KM, Talwar N, Nan B, Chervin RD, Musch DC. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of...

December 31, 2011

Shrinkage of the scleral canal during cupping reversal in children.

Clinical paper of the month

Shrinkage of the scleral canal during cupping reversal in children.

Author(s): Mochizuki H, Lesley AG, Brandt JD. Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California, Davis; Department of...

November 30, 2011

Intraocular Pressure Control and Long-term Visual Field Loss in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study

Clinical paper of the month

Intraocular Pressure Control and Long-term Visual Field Loss in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study

Author(s): Musch DC, Gillespie BW, Niziol LM, Lichter PR, Varma R; CIGTS Study Group. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University...

October 31, 2011

Vision loss and recovery after trabeculectomy: risk and associated risk factors

Clinical paper of the month

Vision loss and recovery after trabeculectomy: risk and associated risk factors

Author(s): Francis BA, Hong B, Winarko J, Kawji S, Dustin L, Chopra V. Doheny Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine,...

September 30, 2011

Trans-lamina cribrosa pressure difference correlated with neuroretinal rim area in glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Trans-lamina cribrosa pressure difference correlated with neuroretinal rim area in glaucoma

Author(s): Ren R, Wang N, Zhang X, Cui T, Jonas JB Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital,...

August 31, 2011

Lifestyle and risk of developing open-angle glaucoma: the Rotterdam study

Clinical paper of the month

Lifestyle and risk of developing open-angle glaucoma: the Rotterdam study

Author(s): Ramdas WD, Wolfs RC, Hofman A, de Jong PT, Vingerling JR, Jansonius NM. Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam,...

July 31, 2011

Risk factors for visual field progression in treated glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Risk factors for visual field progression in treated glaucoma

Author(s): De Moraes CG, Juthani VJ, Liebmann JM, Teng CC, Tello C, Susanna R Jr, Ritch R. OBJECTIVE: To determine intraocular pressure...

June 30, 2011

The Relationship Between Components of Metabolic Syndrome and Open-Angle Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

The Relationship Between Components of Metabolic Syndrome and Open-Angle Glaucoma

Author(s): Newman-Casey PA, Talwar N, Nan B, Musch DC, Stein JD. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Medical...

May 31, 2011

A Randomized Trial of Brimonidine Versus Timolol in Preserving Visual Function: Results From the Low-pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study

Clinical paper of the month

A Randomized Trial of Brimonidine Versus Timolol in Preserving Visual Function: Results From the Low-pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study

Author(s): Krupin T, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Ritch R, Gardiner S. Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern...

April 30, 2011

Investigation of the Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Normal Tension Glaucoma

Clinical paper of the month

Investigation of the Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Normal Tension Glaucoma

Author(s): Kim JM, Kim SH, Park KH, Han SY, Shim HS. Department of Ophthalmology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung...

March 31, 2011