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Vet Ophthalmol 2019 Feb 4. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

Department of Pathological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.

Purpose: To describe the clinical and histopathologic features secondary to ocular and periocular snakebites in dogs requiring enucleation.

Methods: Retrospective review of patients with recorded snakebite envenomation from the archives of the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin (COPLOW) and Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (1997-2017). The cases included in this study required witnessed snakebites to the dog by the owner, clinical signs supportive of periocular or ocular envenomation, and/or histopathologic lesions compatible with snakebites. Read More

J Fr Ophtalmol 2019 Feb 22;42(2):e37-e46. Epub 2019 Jan 22.

Service d'ophtalmologie, centre hospitalier national d'ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, IHU ForeSight, , 28, rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France; Service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, AP-HP, 9, avenue Charles-De-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Inserm, U968, université UPMC Paris VI, UMR S 968, institut de la vision, CNRS, UMR 7210, 75012 Paris, France. Electronic address:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucoma medications using the XEN Gel Stent as a solo procedure or in association with phacoemulsification in patients with chronic open angle glaucoma (OAG).

Methods: We included cohort studies with at least one year of follow-up in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), pseudo-exfoliative glaucoma (PXG) or pigmentary glaucoma (PG) who received a XEN gel stent. The main outcome measure was IOP reduction at 12 months follow-up. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Feb;67(2):285-287

Glaucoma Research and Clinical Facility, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

A 45-year-old diabetic male, with diabetic retinopathy and medically uncontrolled neovascular glaucoma (NVG) underwent intracameral bevacizumab followed by trabeculectomy, with controlled intraocular pressures (IOP) post-operatively, OD: 12 mmHg; OS: 14 mmHg. Patient was referred to hematology, where he was diagnosed as chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and started on imatinib mesylate. Thereafter, he presented with recurrence of neovascularization and vascularization of the bleb along with OS vitreous hemorrhage at 6 weeks follow-up. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2019 11;13:161-168. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) with 360° ab-interno trabeculotomy using the TRAB360 device as a stand-alone procedure in patients with refractory primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and preoperative IOP ≥18 mmHg.

Setting: This study evaluated patients treated in a tertiary-referral clinical practice setting.

Design: This study is a retrospective analysis of 81 eyes. Read More

Ophthalmologe 2019 Jan 14. Epub 2019 Jan 14.

Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.

The Kahook Dual Blade (New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA) is a novel goniotomy instrument for opening Schlemm's canal. Performing the procedure is comparable to the Trabectome (Neomedix, Tustin, CA, USA) under gonioscopic control with the major difference that the trabeculectomy is created by a dual blade instead of electroablation. The currently available clinical data are limited to a small number of retrospective studies with ≤1 year of follow-up. Read More

Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 01 14;1:CD005431. Epub 2019 Jan 14.

Department of Special Surgery-Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, P.O. Box 13046, Amman, Jordan.

Background: Traumatic hyphema is the entry of blood into the anterior chamber (the space between the cornea and iris) subsequent to a blow or a projectile striking the eye. Hyphema uncommonly causes permanent loss of vision. Associated trauma (e. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Jan;98(2):e13891

Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Rationale: Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome could be identified by conventional ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and B-ultrasonography, but failed in some untypical cases. We introduced a novel application of B-ultrasonography in diagnosis of UGH syndrome in a rare case.

Patient Concerns: A 60-year-old woman was referred for distending pain with blurred vision for more than 1 month in the right eye after cataract surgery. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Jan 4. Epub 2019 Jan 4.

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.

Purpose: This study compared the efficacy and safety of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation versus suprachoroidal silicone tube (SST) implantation after the injection of bevacizumab into the anterior chamber in patients with neovascular glaucoma.

Methods: Patients were randomly assigned to undergo AGV or SST implantation. Bevacizumab was injected into the anterior chamber at a dosage of 1. Read More

Turk J Ophthalmol 2018 Dec;48(6):299-303

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Opthalmology, Ankara, Turkey

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TS-CPC) limited to 180° of ciliary body ablation in patients with various forms of refractory glaucoma.

Materials And Methods: Thirty eyes with refractory glaucoma treated with 180° TS-CPC were retrospectively analyzed for intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction and success rates. Patients’ age, gender, type of glaucoma, number of diode laser treatment sessions, postoperative complications, number of hypotensive medications required to control IOP, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were evaluated. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2018 Dec 17;18(1):327. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Rd, Shanghai, 200031, People's Republic of China.

Background: We present a case of intrusion of a suture knot 15 years after scleral buckling surgery.

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old woman with high myopia had undergone scleral buckling surgery in her left eye 15 years previously for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. She recently displayed highly elevated intraocular pressure, with hyphema and vitreous hemorrhage. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.

Purpose: To assess Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) without performing a peripheral iridotomy (PI) prior to or during surgery ("PI-less DMEK").

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients that underwent PI-less DMEK by a single surgeon (E.L) between February 2016 and February 2017 at the Rabin Medical Center, a Tertiary Hospital. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2018 Nov 26:1120672118815066. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Hospital Sao Geraldo, HC-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Objective:: To assess the feasibility of a novel surgical technique in painful blind eyes.

Design:: A prospective safety study conducted at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Participants/samples:: A total of 15 end-stage glaucomatous eyes without light perception vision. Read More

J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2018 May-Aug;12(2):67-84. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Aim: This meta-analysis explores the efficacy and adverse event profile of the iStent, an ab interno implant for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: A systematic literature search of Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE was used to identify peer-reviewed original studies that provided efficacy data on the first or second generation iStent for at least five eyes. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was the primary efficacy endpoint, while the number of medication classes was the secondary outcome. Read More

Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2018 Oct 30. Epub 2018 Oct 30.

Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

Purpose: To describe outcomes of 6 patients treated with plaque radiotherapy for medulloepithelioma.

Design: Retrospective review.

Methods: Computerized medical records were reviewed for cytopathologically confirmed medulloepithelioma treated with plaque radiotherapy from 1970 to 2017. Read More

Can J Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 27;53(5):e213-e214. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Mich.; Associates In Ophthalmology, Farmington Hills, Mich. Electronic address:

Eye (Lond) 2018 Oct 18. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

Department of Ophthalmology, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, 110010, India.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ahmed valve implantation in childhood glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS).

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent primary Ahmed valve implantation in childhood glaucoma associated with SWS. The outcome measures were success rate (Intraocular pressure (IOP) >5 and <21 mm Hg without additional surgical maneuver), and operative complications. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 8. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Vitreoretinal Surgery Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

Purpose: To examine the clinical outcomes of intraocular lens (IOL) scleral fixation with the friction knot technique.

Methods: Retrospective case series of 152 eyes of 152 patients with inadequate capsular bag support operated with the friction knot IOL scleral fixation technique by a single surgeon. The fixated IOLs were one-piece or three-piece models all with open loop haptics. Read More

Saudi J Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Sep;32(3):180-187. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Donostia University Hospital - Hospital Universitario Donostia, 117 Beguiristain Street, San Sebastian 20080, Spain.

Purpose: To analyze the surgical outcomes and complication rates in a group of patients with refractory glaucoma who underwent simultaneous pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and PC7 or PC8 Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation.

Methods: Retrospective case series study of 10 eyes in 9 patients with secondary glaucoma, refractory to other treatment, who underwent 23G-PPV and implantation of PC7 or PC8 AGV between 2012 and 2014. Study variables were postoperative BCVA, IOP and the number of glaucoma medications, which were evaluated preoperatively and at 1 day, 1 week and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the surgical intervention. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 5;2018. Epub 2018 Sep 5.

Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

We report a case of a 70-year-old farmer admitted for viper bite who presented with bilateral hyphema and angle closure attack. He was managed conservatively with topical steroids and cycloplegics. He responded well and was discharged after 2 weeks. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2018 Aug 27:1120672118795063. Epub 2018 Aug 27.

Department of Ophthalmology, San Pedro Hospital, Logroño, Spain.

Purpose: To evaluate the intraocular pressure-lowering effect, the safety profile, and the success rate of the XEN45 Gel Stent (Allergan, Dublin, Ireland) in patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma.

Methods: Retrospective study conducted on patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, with or without cataract, who underwent XEN45 implantation surgery with subconjunctival mitomycin-C and had a minimum postoperative follow-up period of 12 months. The primary outcome measure was intraocular pressure reduction at 1 year as compared to baseline. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2018 Dec 15;196:18-25. Epub 2018 Aug 15.

Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address:

Purpose: To describe the clinical and imaging findings and treatment options in a series of patients with iris microhemangiomatosis.

Design: Retrospective observational case series.

Methods: Setting: Single institution. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 24;194:153-162. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Purpose: To evaluate the standards of harm reporting for glaucoma surgical trials and to develop a classification system for reporting surgical complication severity.

Design: Systematic review and Delphi consensus method.

Methods: Systematic review of glaucoma surgical trials published from January 2010 until July 2017 with a quality assessment against the CONSORT checklist for harm. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2018 Sep 19;11:1-2. Epub 2018 Apr 19.

Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

The Uveitis Glaucoma Hyphema (UGH) syndrome is a triad that in the new era of phacoemulsification cataract surgeries is considered uncommon. One of the risk factor for this complication is implant a one piece intra ocular lens in the anterior chamber. We present a case of one piece intraocular lens that was implanted in the anterior chamber and caused to UGH. Read More

J Glaucoma 2018 Oct;27(10):849-855

Glaucoma Research Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Swiss Vision Network, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to describe short-term efficacy and safety of goniotomy with trabecular meshwork excision using the Kahook Dual Blade (KDB, New World Medical Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA) in patients with severe or refractory glaucoma.

Method: Retrospective multicentric case series of 53 eyes with severe or refractory glaucoma as defined by ICD-10 conducted in the United States, Mexico, and Switzerland. Read More

J Glaucoma 2018 Jul;27(7):572-577

Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz.

Purpose: To determine feasibility, efficacy, and safety of ab externo 360-degree trabeculotomy with illuminated microcatheter for congenital glaucoma.

Patients And Methods: The postoperative results of 36 eyes in 23 consecutive patients who underwent 360-degree trabeculotomy for primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) or secondary congenital glaucoma using an illuminated microcatheter were retrospectively analyzed. Success criteria were defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) ≤18 mm Hg without (complete success) and with medication (qualified success). Read More

Vestn Oftalmol 2018 ;134(3):28-34

National Ophthalmology Center named after Zarifa Aliyeva, 32/15 Javadhan St., Baku, Azerbaijan, 1114.

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of phaco-canaloplasty in patients with concomitant advanced pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and cataract.

Material And Methods: The study included 56 patients (57 eyes) who underwent phacoanaloplasty guided by Glaucolight microcatheter. All patients were followed up for 48 months. Read More

Int Ophthalmol 2018 Jun 26. Epub 2018 Jun 26.

Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Mickevičiaus g. 9, 44307, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Purpose: To report a series of cases and microsurgical management of rarely occurring uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome in patients with single-piece acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) placed in the capsular bag.

Methods: It was a series of patients with UGH syndrome induced by posterior chamber IOL/capsular bag complex instability (pseudophakodonesis), who underwent IOL fixation to the iris. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, number of glaucoma medications and IOL status (position) were recorded by the same protocol before and 6 months after the surgical treatment. Read More

J Glaucoma 2018 Aug;27(8):733-738

Departments of Ophthalmology.

Purpose: There is a lack of long-term Asian studies on the efficacy and safety of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation. This study seeks to determine the outcomes and complications of AGV implantation in Asians.

Methods: A retrospective review of AGV surgeries performed at a single center in Singapore was conducted. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2018 10;2018:9572805. Epub 2018 May 10.

Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in vitrectomized eyes.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of 13 eyes that developed glaucoma due to emulsified silicon oil or neovascularization following pars plana vitrectomy and underwent AGV implantation were retrospectively reviewed. The main outcome measures were intraocular pressure (IOP), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), number of antiglaucoma medications, and postoperative complications. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2018 May 8;44(5):603-609. Epub 2018 May 8.

From the John A. Moran Eye Center (Byrd, Young, Tate, Crandall, Owen) and the Division of Epidemiology (Liu, Zhang), University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Electronic address:

Purpose: To report the long-term outcomes of transscleral fixation of capsular tension rings (CTR) with intraocular lens (IOL) placement in pediatric patients with ectopia lentis.

Setting: John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Read More

Curr Eye Res 2018 Aug 4;43(8):1045-1051. Epub 2018 May 4.

a The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , China.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of Ex-PRESS implantation combined with phacoemulsification surgery in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) with cataract.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective, nonrandomized study. A total of 34 eyes of 34 subjects were enrolled. Read More

Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 04 25;4:CD009313. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

Ophthalmology, Fondazione G.B. Bietti per lo studio e la ricerca in Oftalmolologia-IRCCS, Via Livenza n 3, Rome, Italy, 00198.

Background: Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. It results in a progressive loss of peripheral vision and, in late stages, loss of central vision leading to blindness. Early treatment of glaucoma aims to prevent or delay vision loss. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2018 25;2018:2347593. Epub 2018 Feb 25.

Department of Ophthalmology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.

Purpose: To compare phacocanaloplasty (PC) and phaco-non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (PDS).

Methods: 75 patients with uncontrolled glaucoma and cataract were randomized for PC (37 eyes) or PDS (38 eyes). Intraocular pressure (IOP) and number of medications (meds) were prospectively evaluated. Read More

Case Rep Ophthalmol 2018 Jan-Apr;9(1):243-247. Epub 2018 Mar 28.

Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan.

Purpose: We report a case of topical corticosteroid treatment-resolved rubeosis iridis with neovascular glaucoma (NVG) caused by noninfectious granulomatous uveitis.

Case Report: A 61-year-old woman with left ocular pain and blurred vision was referred to our department. Visual acuity and intraocular pressure (IOP) were 20/60 and 37 mm Hg in the left eye, respectively. Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2018 18;11(4):674-680. Epub 2018 Apr 18.

Community and Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.

Aim: To analyze childhood glaucoma regarding its demographics, presentations, different causes and surgical modalities used among patients in Dakahelia and to apply the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN) classification retrospectively to evaluate its convenience.

Methods: A retrospective study in which the medical files of all glaucoma patients <16 years old presented to Mansoura Ophthalmic Center, Mansoura University from 2014 to 2017, were retrieved and analyzed. Collected data included: age, gender, laterality, visual acuity (VA), refraction, intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal diameter, cup-disc ratio, types and number of surgeries and antiglaucomatous drugs (AGD) at the first and last visit. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2018 Jun 9;190:191-196. Epub 2018 Apr 9.

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of supraciliary stenting following failed glaucoma surgery.

Design: Interventional case series.

Methods: Setting: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Read More

Case Rep Ophthalmol 2018 Jan-Apr;9(1):61-69. Epub 2018 Jan 23.

Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Background: The prognosis of conventional filtration surgery in eyes with neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is limited due to increased fibrovascular proliferation or bleeding. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the EX-PRESS filtration device in the management of NVG associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: In this retrospective case series, we reviewed the medical records of patients diagnosed as having NVG associated with PDR who underwent EX-PRESS filtration surgery. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2018 8;2018:8160184. Epub 2018 Feb 8.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

Purpose: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of combined phacoemulsification with goniosynechialysis (GSL) under an ophthalmic endoscope for chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma and coexisting cataract.

Methods: This is a retrospective study. The intraocular pressure (IOP), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and number of glaucoma medications at baseline and each postoperative follow-up visit were recorded. Read More

J AAPOS 2018 Apr 14;22(2):128-133. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

Scheie Eye Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of treatment-related ocular complications and disease progression following treatment for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of eyes treated for ROP at 29 North American neonatal intensive care units in the Postnatal Growth and ROP (G-ROP) Study. Data from the time of treatment through 15 months were abstracted from medical records by certified data collectors. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2018 Jun 15;10:114-116. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Purpose: To report the first case of Neodymium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG) laser use to recanalize a CyPass occluded with a clot in the early postoperative follow-up.

Observations: A 66 year-old woman with primary open angle glaucoma and cataract received combined cataract surgery plus CyPass in the right eye. Surgery was uneventful, however, there was a small amount of hyphema related to bleeding around the site of Cypass insertion. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2018 12;12:319-329. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Background: While loteprednol etabonate (LE) suspension 0.5% is approved for the treatment of postoperative ocular inflammation, there have been no reported studies of its use in glaucoma patients undergoing canaloplasty.

Methods: This was a retrospective medical chart review conducted at a single US center. 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

Rom J Ophthalmol 2017 Jul-Sep;61(3):229-236

Opthalmology Clinic, "Sf. Spiridon" University Hospital, Iași, Romania.

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign histiocytic skin disorder mainly encountered during infancy and childhood. Although with multiple potential localizations, less than 1% of the cases exhibit ocular manifestations. Some of these might lead to serious complications, specifically, secondary glaucoma that can result in severe and blinding eye disease. Read More

Rom J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan-Mar;61(1):11-17

Ophthalmology Department, "Dr. Carol Davila" Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.

Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphaema Syndrome (UGH syndrome, or "Ellingson" Syndrome) is a rare condition caused by the mechanical trauma of an intraocular lens malpositioned over adjacent structures (iris, ciliary body, iridocorneal angle), leading to a spectrum of iris transillumination defects, microhyphaemas and pigmentary dispersion, concomitant with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). UGH Syndrome can also be characterized by chronic inflammation, secondary iris neovascularization, cystoid macular edema (CME). The fundamental step in the pathogenesis of UGH syndrome appears to arise from repetitive mechanical iris trauma by a malpositioned or subluxed IOL. Read More

J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2018 Jan-Mar;13(1):55-61

Wills Eye Hospital, Glaucoma Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Cyclodestructive techniques have been a treatment option for refractory glaucoma since its first use in the 1930s. Over the past nine decades, cyclodestruction has advanced from the initial cyclodiathermy to micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MP-TSCPC) which is the current treatment available. Complications associated with cyclodestruction including pain, hyphema, vision loss, hypotony and phthisis have led ophthalmologists to shy away from these techniques when other glaucoma treatment options are available. Read More

Ugeskr Laeger 2018 01;180(4)

Artificial iris implants were originally developed for therapeutic purposes but have recently been used for cosmetic alteration of the eye colour. A 21-year-old woman presented with bilateral eye redness, visual loss, raised intraocular pressure, corneal oedema and hyphaema following implantation of artificial irises in Tunisia. Combined medical and surgical management led to improvements, but reduced vision and photophobia persisted. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018 Apr 1;256(4):773-781. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Clinic of Ophthalmology at St. Johannes Hospital in Dortmund, Johannesstraße 9-13, 44137, Dortmund, Germany.

Purpose: The STARflo glaucoma implant is a drainage-free system designed for the operative treatment of refractory open-angle glaucoma. The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of the STARflo implant. The results of 12 months follow-up are presented in patients with open-angle glaucoma, PEX-glaucoma, and congenital glaucoma. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2018 Feb;66(2):317-319

Department of Ophthalmology, Laboratory Technician, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India.

We describe a case of spontaneous hyphema associated with anterior uveitis presents in a 69-year old female as the prominent sign of the intraocular spread of systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). She had a history of diabetes and initially misdiagnosed as neovascular glaucoma. Clinical history of systemic lymphoma, characteristic findings on B-scan ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging scan, and identification of atypical lymphoid cells in aqueous sample established the diagnosis of intraocular metastasis of systemic DLBCL. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2018 Jan 18;18(1):10. Epub 2018 Jan 18.

Ophthalmology department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin Luther King, Limoges, France.

Background: Pediatric trauma can lead to serious visual impairment as a result of the trauma itself or secondary to amblyopia. Precise data on epidemiological characteristics and visual outcomes of pediatric ocular injuries are valuable for the prevention of monocular blindness.

Methods: A total of 268 cases of pediatric ocular trauma admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital from January 2008 to December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2018 03 2;187:80-86. Epub 2018 Jan 2.

Department of Ophthalmology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address:

Purpose: To determine the population-based incidence of pseudophakic intraocular lens exchange in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Design: Retrospective review of a population-based cohort.

Methods: Patients undergoing pseudophakic intraocular lens exchange in Olmsted County, Minnesota, between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 2016 were identified from the Rochester Epidemiology Project medical record linkage system. Read More