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Wiad Lek 2022 ;75(6):1693-1698

POLTAVA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, POLTAVA, UKRAINE.

Objective: The aim: To investigate and compare the effects of free radical lipid peroxidation, antioxidant supply and the state of hydro- and hemodynamics of the eye on the course and progression of the glaucoma process in patients with primary and secondary glaucoma.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: We observed 123 patients with primary and secondary glaucoma and 58 apparently healthy individuals, constituting the control group. The first group included 62 patients diagnosed with primary compensated glaucoma. Read More

Ocul Oncol Pathol 2022 Jun 24;8(2):93-99. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Introduction: Cyclodestructive procedures, which target the nonpigmented epithelium of the ciliary body, have been utilized to treat recalcitrant glaucoma since the early 1930s. There are now various types of cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) available. The authors provide a retrospective description that details the histopathologic findings in 2 patients who underwent CPC for uncontrolled uveitic and neovascular glaucoma (NVG) with subsequent enucleation. Read More

Ghana Med J 2021 Dec;55(4):278-284

Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra.

Objective: To determine causes of visual impairment (VI) among staff of the Eye Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Setting: The Eye Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), from October 2016 to March 2017 on all consenting members of staff. Read More

Case Rep Ophthalmol 2022 May-Aug;13(2):435-440. Epub 2022 Jun 9.

Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.

The aim of this study was to report a novel presentation of Cogan-Reese syndrome presenting with zonular dehiscence during cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement. A 49-year-old woman presented with worsening vision over 2 years. The examination was significant for bilateral pupil miosis, visually significant cataracts, and unilateral glaucoma. Read More

Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 08 9;8:CD003919. Epub 2022 Aug 9.

Cochrane Eyes and Vision, ICEH, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Background: Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) is an important cause of blindness worldwide. Laser trabeculoplasty, a treatment modality, still does not have a clear position in the treatment sequence.

Objectives: To assess the effects of laser trabeculoplasty for treating OAG and ocular hypertension (OHT) when compared to medication, glaucoma surgery or no intervention. Read More