Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliation Glaucoma in the Navajo Nation [PDF]
Vision (Switzerland), 2022 (1) Background: Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is a common cause of secondary open angle glaucoma. In 1971, Faulkner et al. estimated the prevalence of XFS among 50 Navajo Nation residents as 38%.
Chase Paulson +2 more
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Exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma: Current perspectives and clinical paradigms [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyExfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma comprise a unique age-related ocular aggregopathy characterized by the accumulation of protein complex aggregates in different ocular structures.
Aparna Rao
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Risk factors for visual field progression in newly diagnosed exfoliation glaucoma patients in Sweden [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The present study aimed to identify risk factors for visual field progression in newly diagnosed exfoliation glaucoma patients. Prospective nonrandomized cohort study. The study included patients with newly diagnosed exfoliation glaucoma.
Marcelo Ayala
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Towards preventing exfoliation glaucoma by targeting and removing fibrillar aggregates associated with exfoliation syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 Exfoliation syndrome presents as an accumulation of insoluble fibrillar aggregates that commonly correlates with age and causes ocular complications, most notably open-angle glaucoma.
Mehdi Ghaffari Sharaf +4 more
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Alternate Causes for Pathogenesis of Exfoliation Glaucoma, a Multifactorial Elastotic Disorder: A Literature Review [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 Exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) is the most recognizable form of secondary open-angle glaucoma associated with a high risk of blindness. This disease is characterized by white flaky granular deposits in the anterior chamber that leads to the elevation of ...
Munmun Chakraborty, Aparna Rao
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Comparison of visual field progression in new-diagnosed primary open-angle and exfoliation glaucoma patients in Sweden [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2020 Background The present study aimed to compare visual field progression in new-diagnosed exfoliation versus open-angle glaucoma patients. Methods Retrospective study.
Marcelo Ayala
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Ipilimumab-related uveitis and refractory hypotony with a flat chamber in a trabeculectomized eye with exfoliation glaucoma: A case report [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: Ipilimumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that occasionally causes ophthalmic immune-related adverse events (irAEs) such as dry eye, uveitis, and episcleritis. We report a case of ipilimumab-related uveitis and refractory hypotony with a flat
Naofumi Funagura +2 more
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LOXL1 gene polymorphisms are associated with exfoliation syndrome/exfoliation glaucoma risk: An updated meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundSingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene encoding LOXL1 are risk factors for exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma. This meta-analysis comprehensively investigated the association between LOXL1 gene polymorphisms (rs1048661 ...
Xiaoyan Li, Jie He, Jian Sun
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Estimating functions for visual field progression in newly diagnosed exfoliation glaucoma patients in Sweden [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 This study aimed to determine whether glaucoma progression was linear or not in newly diagnosed exfoliation glaucoma patients. A total of 96 patients with newly diagnosed exfoliation glaucoma were included.
Marcelo Ayala
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Risk factors for exfoliation glaucoma - Current evidence and perspectives [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyExfoliation syndrome (XFS) and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) represent a complex matrix of ocular age-related neurodegenerative changes. Numerous decades of research on this disease entity have highlighted the unique clinical features of ocular protein ...
Aparna Rao
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