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Br J Ophthalmol 2020 Jun 12. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Background: Of the side effects of prostaglandin analogues (PGAs), uveitis and cystoid macular oedema (CME) have significant potential for vision loss based on postmarket reports. Caution has been advised due to concerns of macular oedema and uveitis. In this report, we researched and summarised the original data suggesting these effects and determined their incidence. Read More

Med J Armed Forces India 2020 Apr 15;76(2):166-171. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Senior Advisor (Ophthalmology), Command Hospital (Air Force), Bengaluru, India.

Background: Endothelial keratoplasties have become the surgical procedure of choice over full thickness penetrating keratoplasty for corneal decompensation because of endothelial dysfunction.

Methods: A retrospective data review was performed from February 2016 to April 2017 for all the patients who underwent endothelial keratoplasty in a tertiary care center for Indian Armed Forces.

Results: A total of 161 corneal transplants were performed; endothelial keratoplasties accounted for 34 (21. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Apr 14:1120672120914495. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel approach to implant Ex-Press mini shunt via the pars plana under a scleral flap in pseudophakic or aphakic, vitrectomized patients with secondary refractory glaucoma.

Methods: A prospective interventional case series of three patients with secondary glaucoma after pars plana vitrectomy. Intraocular pressure was not controlled by silicone oil removal, if the patient was siliconized, nor the maximum medical treatment. Read More

Ophthalmology 2020 04 9;127(4):501-510. Epub 2019 Nov 9.

Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of bilateral cataract surgery in infants 1 to 7 months of age performed by Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) investigators during IATS recruitment and to compare them with IATS unilateral outcomes.

Design: Retrospective case series review at 10 IATS sites.

Participants: The Toddler Aphakia and Pseudophakia Study (TAPS) is a registry of children treated by surgeons who participated in the IATS. Read More

JAMA Ophthalmol 2019 Nov 21. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.

Importance: Glaucoma can occur following cataract removal in children, and determining the risk for and factors associated with glaucoma and glaucoma suspect in a large cohort of children after lensectomy can guide clinical practice.

Objective: To estimate the incidence of glaucoma and glaucoma suspect and describe its management in the first year following lensectomy in children before 13 years of age.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A multicenter clinical research registry containing data for 1361 eyes of 994 children who underwent unilateral or bilateral lensectomy between June 2012 and July 2015 at 1 of 61 sites in the United States (n = 57), Canada (n = 3), and the United Kingdom (n = 1). Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2020 02 10;210:158-166. Epub 2019 Oct 10.

Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. Electronic address:

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and its associations in a Russian population.

Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.

Methods: Setting: Ufa capital of Bashkortostan, Russia and a rural region in Bashkortostan. Read More

Int Ophthalmol 2020 Feb 29;40(2):313-323. Epub 2019 Sep 29.

Department of Ophthalmology Hospital Abente y Lago, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Plaza del Parrote s/n, 15006, A Coruña, Spain.

Purpose: To evaluate the causes of IOL explantation, techniques for secondary IOL implantation, visual outcomes and complications.

Methods: Setting: Department of Ophthalmology Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Spain.

Design: Retrospective study. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Dec 6;97(8):744-751. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Glaucoma Services, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Cyclodialysis is a rare occurrence and is difficult to treat, it being concealed behind the iris. In view of the varied success outcomes of the different available surgical repair techniques, there is at present no clear consensus regarding their management strategies. Through this article, we intend to appraise the established surgical methods, update the novel techniques in vogue, discuss their outcomes and propose a uniform system to codify these corrective techniques. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Nov 30;257(11):2547-2558. Epub 2019 Jul 30.

Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular (IMO), C/ Josep María Lladó 3, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of temporary keratoprosthesis combined with vitreoretinal surgery and penetrating keratoplasty in patients with or without trauma.

Methods: This retrospective study included 49 eyes in 49 non-trauma patients and 51 eyes in 48 ocular trauma patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty and vitreoretinal surgery with Eckardt temporary keratoprosthesis between 2009 and 2016, with a follow-up of at least 12 months. Study variables included previous corneal, glaucoma, or retinal surgeries; various intraoperative surgical maneuvers; lens status; vitreoretinal and corneal pathology; functional outcomes; anatomical retinal reattachment; graft clarity; and need for glaucoma surgery or treatment. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2019 Jul 17:1120672119862878. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Purpose: To determine the incidence, timing and risk factors for glaucoma and visual axis opacification development following surgery for congenital cataract in the first year of life.

Methods: A prospective case series of all cataract surgery performed in Temple Street Children's University Hospital over a 28-year period was conducted. A total of 93 subjects (135 eyes) were analysed. Read More

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2019 Aug 17;94(8):377-383. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.

Objective: To study elevated postoperative intraocular pressure (PIOP) after paediatric cataract surgery in a reference centre and to compare the results obtained with the most relevant world literature.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted, collecting information from clinical records of 99 patients (142 eyes) operated on due to unilateral or bilateral paediatric cataracts between 2000 and 2008.

Results: The proportion of eyes with PIOP≥20mmHg and bilateral cataracts was higher, 79. Read More

Cornea 2019 Sep;38(9):1069-1076

Case Western Reserve University, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and University Hospitals Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH.

Purpose: To identify donor and recipient factors, including eye bank tissue observations, predictive of operative complications in the Cornea Preservation Time Study.

Methods: One thousand three hundred thirty study eyes undergoing Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for Fuchs dystrophy or pseudophakic/aphakic corneal edema were randomized to receive a donor cornea with preservation time (PT) of 0 to 7 days (N = 675) or 8 to 14 days (N = 655). Donor factors included demographics, prelamellar corneal and postlamellar lenticule dissection thickness, central endothelial cell density, and tissue processing time. Read More

JAMA Ophthalmol 2019 07;137(7):817-824

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis.

Importance: Cataract is an important cause of visual impairment in children. Outcomes reported from a large clinical disease-specific registry can provide real-world estimates of visual outcomes and rates of adverse events in clinical practice.

Objective: To describe visual acuity and refractive error outcomes, as well as rates of amblyopia, glaucoma, and additional eye surgery, during the first year after lensectomy in children. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;67(4):490-495

Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of cataract surgery in children with uveitis.

Methods: Retrospective, noncomparative review of medical records of children (≤16 years) with uveitic cataract who had undergone cataract surgery between January 2001 and December 2014 at a tertiary care center was done. The main outcome measures were visual acuity and postoperative complications. Read More

J AAPOS 2019 04 16;23(2):84.e1-84.e7. Epub 2019 Mar 16.

Duke University Department of Ophthalmology, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address:

Purpose: To assess the factors associated with successful outcomes in the management of childhood glaucoma treated with endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) as both primary and adjunctive surgery.

Methods: The medical records of consecutive children with glaucoma treated by a single surgeon at a single center over a 17-year period using ECP procedures were reviewed retrospectively. Treatment failure was defined as (1) intraocular pressure (IOP) >24 mm Hg at two consecutive examinations despite maximal medical treatment, (2) any additional glaucoma surgery, (3) sight-threatening complications, or (4) progression to no light perception visual acuity. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan 4;30(1):212-216. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

A new technique of correcting tube-corneal touch is described in a case of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. This technique repositions the intracameral tube without externalization unlike the standard procedures which aim to correct tube-corneal touch. The technique makes use of a transscleral supracapsular anchor suture to facilitate repositioning of the tube within the ciliary sulcus. Read More

Vet Ophthalmol 2019 May 6;22(3):360-367. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Objective: To determine long-term outcome of phacoemulsification in raptors at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center.

Animals Studied: Seven nonreleasable diurnal raptors including, four bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), and one peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) that had undergone phacoemulsification. All birds showed behavioral changes attributable to visual deficits prior to surgery. Read More

J AAPOS 2018 06 27;22(3):188-191. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

Purpose: To report the long-term efficacy of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) in pediatric glaucoma following cataract surgery (GFCS).

Methods: ECP was performed on 35 eyes of 25 patients <16 years of age with GFCS. Patients were followed for a minimum of 2 years. Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2018 18;11(2):240-244. Epub 2018 Feb 18.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens, Mesogion 154 Ave, Athens 11527, Greece.

Aim: To estimate the efficacy and safety of the Ahmed implant in patients with high risk for failure after glaucoma surgery.

Methods: In 342 eyes of 342 patients with refractory glaucoma, even with application of medical treatment, the Ahmed valve was introduced for intraocular pressure (IOP) control, in the period of the last 20y. The nature of glaucoma was neovascular in 162 eyes, pseudophakic or aphakic in 49 eyes, inflammatory in 29 eyes and non working previous antiglaucomatic surgical interventions in 102 eyes. Read More

Acta Clin Croat 2016 09;55(3):483-489

Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and to evaluate its association with open-angle glaucoma in patients attending the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr Tomislav Bardek General Hospital in Koprivnica, northwestern Croatia. This prospective study was conducted at Dr Tomislav Bardek General Hospital between December 2012 and October 2013. A total of 5349 subjects aged 40 or above presenting for general ophthalmic examination were screened for pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2016 12;42(12):1768-1773

From the Department of Ophthalmology (Lambert, DuBois) and the School of Medicine and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Cotsonis), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, the Storm Eye Institute (Wilson), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Glick Eye Institute (Plager), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Department of Ophthalmology, (Buckley), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, the Department of Ophthalmology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, and Loma Linda University Medical Center (McClatchey), Loma Linda, California, and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (McClatchey), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Purpose: To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG) between aphakic eyes and pseudophakic eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS).

Setting: Twelve clinical sites across the United States.

Design: Randomized clinical trial. Read More

J Glaucoma 2017 Mar;26(3):266-271

Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY.

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of the study was to report long-term outcomes and complications of Baerveldt glaucoma implant (BGI) surgery with pars plana tube insertion in children.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of consecutive aphakic and pseudophakic children (<16 y of age) who underwent BGI surgery with pars plana tube insertion between 1990 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Main outcome measures were intraocular pressure and number of glaucoma medications. Read More

J Glaucoma 2016 09;25(9):732-7

Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of supra-Tenon capsule implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) as a measure to decrease the fibrotic potential of the Tenon capsule on bleb formation and its subsequent effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) control in children with refractory glaucoma.

Setting: Mansoura Ophthalmic Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.

Design: A prospective interventional study. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2016 Sep 29;30(9):1260-5. Epub 2016 Jul 29.

Jasti V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.

PurposeAlthough pediatric cataract surgery has become standardized and safe, further surgical interventions are not uncommon. The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of complications in children who required an intraocular intervention.MethodsA retrospective review of medical records of children (<7 years) with cataract who underwent cataract surgery with or without primary posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) placement between January 2006 and December 2014 was carried out. Read More

Paediatr Drugs 2016 Jun;18(3):209-19

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, 4401 Penn Avenue, Suite 5000, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.

Childhood glaucoma is a major therapeutic challenge for pediatric ophthalmologists and glaucoma specialists worldwide. Management depends on the etiology and age at presentation. A variety of drugs are available for the control of intraocular pressure in children; however, none of these drugs have been licensed by the regulatory agencies for use in children. Read More

Dev Ophthalmol 2016 1;57:40-8. Epub 2016 Apr 1.

2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'Papageorpiou' Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Postoperative glaucoma is perhaps the most feared complication after paediatric cataract surgery, as it is difficult to control. Paediatric glaucoma is also challenging to diagnose, and different definitions of glaucoma have led to a rather big range of reported incidences of this disease. It can occur soon after surgery, in which case it is usually closed-angle glaucoma, or it can have a late onset, even more than a decade after surgery, and its aetiopathogenesis remains unclear to this day. Read More

Jpn J Ophthalmol 2016 May 3;60(3):127-34. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

Department of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze the surgical outcomes of congenital/developmental cataracts in Japan.

Methods: A mail questionnaire was sent to facilities engaged in surgical treatment of congenital cataracts.

Results: Twenty-nine facilities reported on 809 eyes of 508 patients with congenital/developmental cataracts. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2016 May 2;94(3):e198-203. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Purpose: We evaluated corneal biomechanical properties in aphakic and pseudophakic patients after congenital cataract surgery and compared the data with those of age-matched normal subjects.

Methods: We included 43 eyes of 43 aphakic or pseudophakic patients treated via congenital cataract surgery. As controls, 42 healthy age- and sex-matched subjects were enrolled. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2016 Jan 2;30(1):53-8. Epub 2015 Oct 2.

Faculty of Medicine,Ophthalmology Department, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt.

PURPOSETO evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined bevacizumab-mitomycin c (MMC) in recurrent cases of pediatric glaucoma.METHODSA prospective non-masked controlled study that included bilateral cases of 12 patients (24 eyes) with recurrent (had previous glaucoma surgery before) pediatric glaucoma. One eye in each patient (12 eyes) was assigned to trabeculectomy operation with combined application of MMC (0. Read More

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2015 Jul-Aug;52(4):213-20. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

Purpose: Cataract surgery in children is a difficult entity with possible complications, glaucoma being particularly common. The purpose of this study was to explore the results of surgical intervention for glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery in Alexandria University, Egypt.

Methods: The study was a retrospective chart review of 32 children with glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery between 2005 and 2012. Read More

J AAPOS 2015 Apr 26;19(2):116-8.e1. Epub 2015 Mar 26.

Miles Center for Pediatric Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address:

Purpose: To report the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering ability and side-effect profile of echothiophate iodide (EI) in the control of glaucoma in aphakic and pseudophakic eyes of children.

Methods: The medical records of all aphakic and pseudophakic children treated with EI for IOP lowering after developing glaucoma were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A total of 32 eyes of 21 children were included. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2015 Jan 30;15:13. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Lab, NO.1 Dongjiaominxiang street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.

Background: To investigate the surgical results of Ahmed valve implantation with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA) in patients with aphakic or pseudophakic glaucoma.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients who underwent Ahmed valve implantation were consecutively recruited from November 2005 to August 2011 at the Beijing Tongren Hospital. In the IVTA group (29 eyes), 4 mg of TA was injected into the vitreous cavity during Ahmed valve implantation was performed. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2015 Apr 9;159(4):720-6. Epub 2015 Jan 9.

Jasti V. Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Center, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. Electronic address:

Purpose: To evaluate safety and visual outcomes in surgically aphakic children undergoing secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

Design: Retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series.

Methods: One hundred seventy-four eyes of 104 children (70 bilateral, 34 unilateral) who underwent secondary IOL implantation for aphakia after congenital cataract surgery at L. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2014 Dec 24;40(12):2091-8. Epub 2014 Nov 24.

From Raghudeep Eye Clinic (Shah, Praveen, A.R. Vasavada, V.A. Vasavada, Carelli, Rasoebala), Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Center, Ahmedabad, India; Storm Eye Institute (Trivedi), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Purpose: To assess the intraoperative and long-term longitudinal postoperative outcomes of cataract surgery in children with congenital rubella syndrome.

Setting: Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India.

Design: Prospective observational clinical study. Read More

Oman J Ophthalmol 2014 Sep;7(3):147-9

Department of Ophhtalmology, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India.

Tube implants or glaucoma drainage devices have become an important method of intraocular pressure reduction when treating complex cases of traumatic glaucoma. However, it is not uncommon to have complications associated with tube implants. The optimal treatment of patients who have undergone glaucoma implant surgery complicated by vitreous incarceration is uncertain. Read More

JAMA Ophthalmol 2015 Mar;133(3):246-54

Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Florida.

Importance: The Cornea Donor Study (CDS) showed that donor age is not a factor in survival of most penetrating keratoplasties for endothelial disease. Secondary analyses confirm the importance of surgical indication and presence of glaucoma in outcomes at 10 years.

Objective: To assess the relationship between donor and recipient factors and corneal graft survival in the CDS. Read More

Arq Bras Oftalmol 2014 May-Jun;77(3):143-7

Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of strabismus and chronological, etiological, and morphological features in patients with pediatric cataracts.

Methods: Medical records of pediatric patients were evaluated at the Congenital Cataract Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, from 2001 to 2011. Patients with congenital cataract or developmental cataract were included. Read More

Saudi J Ophthalmol 2014 Jul 2;28(3):198-202. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Background: Human amniotic membrane is a versatile tool for management of ocular surface disorders. This study evaluates the effect of cryopreserved human amniotic membrane (hAM) on one-year survival of penetrating keratoplasties (PKP) in high-risk recipients.

Method: This is a retrospective noncomparative cohort study of 58 consecutive eyes undergoing PKP with concurrent placement of a self-retained cryopreserved hAM (PROKERA®) at a tertiary care center from January 2009 to July 2010. Read More

Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2014 Apr;50(4):254-60

Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.

Objective: To summarize intra and post operation complications and their treatment of Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelium Keratoplasty (DSAEK), and provide our experience for its development in China.

Methods: Retrospective case study. Forty-seven eyes of 42 patients underwent DSAEK performed by one surgeon. Read More

Retina 2014 Aug;34(8):1623-9

Departments of *Ophthalmology, and †Statistics, Ourense University Hospital, Ourense, Spain.

Purpose: Primarily to assess and compare the prevalence of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in previously vitrectomized and nonvitrectomized eyes at our institution. Secondarily to assess and compare the prevalence of OAG in eyes those were phakic and pseudophakic/aphakic at the time of vitrectomy.

Methods: A cross-sectional prevalence study was designed. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2014 Mar;40(3):376-82

From the Department of Ophthalmology (K.R. Koch, Heindl, Cursiefen), University of Cologne, Cologne, and the Hochkreuzklinik Eye Hospital (H.-R. Koch), Bonn, Germany. Electronic address:

Purpose: To discuss limitations and benefits of a custom-made foldable artificial iris (Artificialiris) in the management of acquired iris defects.

Setting: Hochkreuzklinik Eye Hospital, Bonn, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Germany.

Design: Case series. Read More

Cornea 2014 Apr;33(4):349-54

*Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Cornea Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and †University Medical Center, Eye Clinic, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate glaucoma onset and progression after implantation of Boston Keratoprostheses (B-KPro) and the role of glaucoma surgery.

Methods: Records of patients with B-KPro implantation during 2004 to 2009 were reviewed. Parameters relevant to B-KPro surgery and glaucoma status were recorded. Read More

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013 Aug 27;54(8):5824-8. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.

Purpose: Three susceptibility loci for primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) were recently identified: PLEKHA7 rs11024102, COL11A1 rs3753841, and rs1015213 located in the intergenic region between PCMTD1 and ST18. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of these loci with the ocular biometric parameters anterior chamber depth (ACD) and axial length (AL).

Methods: Genotype and ocular biometric data were available for four population-based studies, including three from Singapore (Singapore Chinese Eye Study, Singapore Malay Eye Study, and Singapore Indian Eye Study) and one from China (Beijing Eye Study), exceeding 7000 participants. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2013 Sep 2;91(6):e420-6. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

Purpose: To identify changes in visual acuity and intra-ocular pressure (IOP) 12 months after the development of bleb-related infection.

Methods: Data obtained from 146 eyes of 146 patients with bleb-related infection were analyzed as a part of the Japan Glaucoma Society Survey of Bleb-related Infection. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with poor prognosis in visual acuity and increased IOP and for being stage III. Read More

J Glaucoma 2015 Feb;24(2):95-9

*University of Sydney †Central Clinical School ††Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney ‡Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University §Concord Hospital ∥Liverpool Hospital ¶Department of Ophthalmology, Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital Campus #Sydney Eye Hospital **The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia.

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of pars plana (PP) versus anterior chamber (AC) placement of Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device (GDD).

Methods: This study is a nonrandomized, retrospective case series evaluating 63 eyes that underwent GDD insertion with Baerveldt 350 device under the supervision of 2 surgeons at 5 centers. The drainage tube was either inserted into the AC or through the PP into the vitreous cavity where eyes had been vitrectomized. Read More

PLoS One 2013 5;8(4):e60236. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China ; Yunnan Red Cross Hospital, Kunming, China.

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and visual acuity (VA) outcomes of cataract surgery in adults of the Bai Nationality populations in rural China.

Methods: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional survey (from randomly selected block groups) of Chinese Bai Nationality aged ≥50 years in southwestern China. Presenting visual acuity (PVA), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were recorded and a detailed eye examination was carried out. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2013 Dec 7;91(8):751-5. Epub 2013 Feb 7.

Department of Anterior Segment, St. Erik Eye Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Purpose: To study the ocular characteristics in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS).

Methods: One hundred and two eyes of 51 participants with MFS were included in this descriptive study. Ocular characteristics, visual acuity (VA) and biometric values were studied. Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2012 18;5(6):742-9. Epub 2012 Dec 18.

Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China.

The introduction of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) provided a new choice for the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with open angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT). SLT was demonstrated equally as effective as topical medical therapy and argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) to lower IOP. It is a potentially repeatable procedure because of the lack of coagulation damage to the trabecular meshwork (TM) and also effect in patients with previously failed ALT. Read More

Cornea 2013 May;32(5):e64-8

The John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.

Purpose: To compare outcomes and complications of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in complicated cases with intraocular lens (IOL) exchange, aphakia, or anterior chamber intraocular lens (ACIOL) implants with a group of noncomplicated DSAEK cases.

Methods: Of the 30 complicated DSAEK cases, 14 eyes underwent concurrent IOL exchange, 5 ACIOLs were not removed, 5 eyes remained aphakic, and 5 eyes had IOL exchange done before or after DSAEK. One eye had an iris-supported phakic IOL removed, followed by cataract extraction with IOL implantation at the time of DSAEK. Read More

J Glaucoma 2014 Jan;23(1):35-6

*Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia †Clínica Oftalmológica Dr Vila, Valencia ‡Instituto Condal de Oftalmología, Barcelona, Spain.

Destruction of the ciliary body, an option in glaucoma surgical treatment, can be performed using various methods. Laser energy, now the principle source for cyclodestruction, can be delivered in a transpupillar, transvitreal in conjunction with a vitrectomy and transscleral manner. The current technique for endocyclophotocoagulation requires of an endoscopic probe. Read More