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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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To reduce the risk of late bleb-related infection, avoid multiple-dose eye drops in patients who have previously undergone trabeculectomy with mitomycin C
The Science behind the Tip Bleb-related infection is a devastating and potentially blinding late consequence of trabeculectomy, particularly if...
January 31, 2011
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Small field depressions can be more worrying than large ones
The Science behind the Tip Much of the decision making in modern glaucoma practice is based on automated visual field test results. Careful...
December 31, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Glaucoma medications may harm the foetus and neonate
The Science behind the Tip Human data on adverse effects of glaucoma medications during pregnancy and lactation are sparse because the coincidence...
May 31, 2009
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Intraocular pressure is overestimated in eyes with a thick cornea
The Science behind the Tip Variability in central corneal thickness (CCT) is a potent confounder of Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT)(1). The...
April 30, 2009
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A thin cornea is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma
The Science behind the Tip Central corneal thickness (CCT) varies among individuals, the average CCT in the general population being approximately...
March 31, 2009
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Intraocular pressure is underestimated in eyes with a thin cornea
The Science behind the Tip Variability in central corneal thickness (CCT) is a potent confounder of applanation tonometry techniques such as...
February 28, 2009
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Visual field defects are filled-in by the brain
The Science behind the Tip Contrary to long held beliefs, cortical maps in the brain are not rigid. Extensive reorganization (i.e. brain remapping)...
January 31, 2009
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Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma has a strong genetic component
Publishing date: December 2008 The Science behind the Tip Pseudoexfoliation or exfoliation syndrome (PEX) is the most common identifiable condition...
December 31, 2008
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Chase the family of primary-open angle glaucoma patients
The Science behind the Tip Various modes of screening for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), i.e. different combinations of tonometry and...
November 30, 2008
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Intraocular pressure should be monitored after an acute episode of angle-closure
The Science behind the Tip Treatment of acute attacks of angle-closure glaucoma induced by pupillary block is based on medical therapy aiming at...
October 31, 2008
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Topical medication may accelerate cataract formation
The Science behind the Tip A number of large studies have linked use of topical glaucoma medication with increased risk of nuclear cataract, the...
September 30, 2008
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Closing the eyes as an alternative for nasolacrimal duct occlusion
The Science behind the Tip The Science behind the Tip Manual nasolacrimal occlusion after eye drop instillation is often taught to glaucoma...
June 30, 2008
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There is no significant association between use of β-blockers and depression
The Science behind the Tip The Science behind the Tip The methodological quality of early studies of the association of systemic or topical...
May 31, 2008
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Trabeculectomy significantly increases the incidence of cataract formation
The Science behind the Tip The Science behind the Tip It is widely acknowledged that trabeculectomy (TRAB) accelerates cataract formation. The...
April 30, 2008
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Concomitant therapy with Cosopt® and Diamox® is not useful
The Science behind the Tip Although the ß-blocker timolol and the topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (CAI) dorzolamide both act by decreased...
March 31, 2008
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Rate of false positive answers is the only reliable reliability parameter in computerized perimetry
The Science behind the Tip In computerized perimetry patient?s reliability is measured by 3 parameters, namely rate of false positive and false...
February 29, 2008
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Normal intraocular pressure in an eye with central retinal vein occlusion does not rule out associated glaucoma
The Science behind the Tip Ocular hypertension (OH) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) are strongly associated with (hemi)central retinal vein...
January 31, 2008
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Medication compliance can easily be improved
The Science behind the Tip Poor medication compliance (i.e. patients not taking their medication as directed) is a major problem in glaucoma care....
December 31, 2007
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Poor visit keeping is associated with poor medication compliance
The Science behind the Tip Factors associated with poor medication compliance have been determined for a number of chronic internal disorders that...
November 30, 2007