• 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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Laminar and prelaminar tissue displacement during intraocular pressure elevation in glaucoma patients and healthy controls

Clinical paper of the month

Laminar and prelaminar tissue displacement during intraocular pressure elevation in glaucoma patients and healthy controls

Author(s): Agoumi Y, Sharpe GP, Hutchison DM, Nicolela MT, Artes PH, Chauhan BC. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie...

February 28, 2011

Intravitreal injections of neurotrophic factors secreting mesenchymal stem cells are neuroprotective in rat eyes following optic nerve transection

Clinical paper of the month

Intravitreal injections of neurotrophic factors secreting mesenchymal stem cells are neuroprotective in rat eyes following optic nerve transection

Author(s): Levkovitch-Verbin H, Sadan O, Vander S, Rosner M, Barhum Y, Melamed E, Offen D, Melamed S. Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical...

January 31, 2011

Predicting visual function from the measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer structure

Clinical paper of the month

Predicting visual function from the measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer structure

Author(s): Zhu H, Crabb DP, Schlottmann PG, Lemij HG, Reus NJ, Healey PR, Mitchell P, Ho T, Garway-Heath DF Department of Optometry and Visual...

December 31, 2010

Canadian Glaucoma Study: 3. Impact of risk factors and intraocular pressure reduction on the rates of visual field change

Clinical paper of the month

Canadian Glaucoma Study: 3. Impact of risk factors and intraocular pressure reduction on the rates of visual field change

Author(s): Chauhan BC, Mikelberg FS, Artes PH, Balazsi AG, LeBlanc RP, Lesk MR, Nicolela MT, Trope GE; Canadian Glaucoma Study Group Collaborators...

November 30, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Increased likelihood of glaucoma at the same screening intraocular pressure in subjects with pseudoexfoliation: the Thessaloniki Eye Study

Clinical paper of the month

Increased likelihood of glaucoma at the same screening intraocular pressure in subjects with pseudoexfoliation: the Thessaloniki Eye Study

Author(s): Topouzis F, Harris A, Wilson MR, Koskosas A, Founti P, Yu F, Anastasopoulos E, Pappas T, Coleman AL Department of Ophthalmology, School...

November 30, 2009

Complex antibody profile changes in an experimental autoimmune glaucoma animal model

Clinical paper of the month

Complex antibody profile changes in an experimental autoimmune glaucoma animal model

Author(s): Joachim SC, Grus FH, Kraft D, White-Farrar K, Barnes G, Barbeck M, Ghanaati S, Cao S, Li B, Wax MB Experimental Ophthalmology,...

October 31, 2009