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Economic evaluation of screening for open angle glaucoma [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of screening for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in the United Kingdom, given that OAG is an important cause of blindness worldwide.
Burr, Jennifer M., Hernandez, Rodolfo A., Vale, Luke D., Hernández, Rodolfo Andrés, Burr, Jennifer Margaret, Vale, Luke David, OAG Screening Project Group   +6 more
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Combined Ab-Interno Trabeculectomy and Trabecular Aspiration as a Simultaneous versus Sequential Addition to Phacoemulsification in Exfoliative Eyes

Journal of Current Ophthalmology
Purpose: To determine differing outcomes among pseudophakic patients with exfoliation glaucoma who underwent combined trabectome surgery and trabecular aspiration and phakic patients treated by a triple procedure with additional phacoemulsification ...
David Kiessling, Alexandra Lappas, Thomas S. Dietlein, Gernot F. Roessler, Randolf A. Widder   +4 more
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Clusterin and Complement Activation in Exfoliation Glaucoma

, 2014
PURPOSE: The study was done to better understand the biological significance of clusterin co-localization with the exfoliation deposits (XF deposits), and provide insight into a pathogenic mechanism involving activation of the complement system and its ...
Ghiso, Jorge, Cowman, Mary, Ritch, Robert, Doudevski, Ivo, Liebmann, Jeffrey, Rostagno, Agueda   +5 more
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Protein misfolding and mitochondrial dysfunction in glaucoma

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Elevated intraocular pressure caused by restricted outflow of the aqueous humor leads to the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons.
Arunkumar Venkatesan, Audrey M. Bernstein, Audrey M. Bernstein   +2 more
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Clinical results of Trabectome surgery for open-angle glaucoma

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015
Takanori Mizoguchi,1 Shiro Nishigaki,2 Tomoki Sato,3 Harumi Wakiyama,4 Nobuchika Ogino2 1Mizoguchi Eye Clinic, Ophthalmology, Sasebo, 2Nishigaki Eye Clinic, Ophthalmology, Nagoya, 3Sato Eye Clinic, Ophthalmology, Arao, 4Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki ...
Mizoguchi T, Nishigaki S, Sato T, Wakiyama H, Ogino N   +4 more
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剥脱综合征性青光眼30例临床分析

Zhongguo shiyan zhenduanxue, 2012
剥脱综合征性青光眼（peseudo exfoliation glaucoma,PEG）也称剥脱性青光眼,是继发于剥脱综合征（exfoliation syndrome,ES）的一种青光眼类型。扩瞳后可见晶状体前囊表面沉着物的3个区[1-3]。本病无明显病因[4-9],多无自觉症状,发病时已出现明显视功能损害,目前疗效较差。现将我院2006年1月 ...
李丹, 李弘, 胥利平, 李秀昆
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Laser Management of Glaucoma in Exfoliation Syndrome

, 2018
Argon laser trabeculoplasty as well as selective laser trabeculoplasty can be used in patients with exfoliation syndrome with similar safety and efficacy.
Karim F. Damji, Sandhu, Simrenjeet, Simrenjeet Sandhu, Damji, Karim F   +3 more
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Pilot report: objective quantification of trabecular meshwork pigmentation using densitometry and the NIDEK GS-1 gonioscope in glaucoma patients

Frontiers in Ophthalmology
In this case series, we present a methodology for a proof of principle for the development of a unique biomarker for pigmentary glaucoma to detect progression before nerve fiber layer loss.
Daniel Laroche, Daniel Laroche, Aaron Brown, Jose Sinon, Alexander Martin, Chester Ng, Sohail Sakkari   +6 more
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Pseudoexfoliation syndrome at a Singapore eye clinic

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015
Jason Kian Seng Lee, Elizabeth Poh Ying Wong, Su Ling HoNational Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographics of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) and ...
Lee JK, Wong EP, Ho SL
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Identification of biomarker candidates for exfoliative glaucoma from autoimmunity profiling

BMC Ophthalmology
Background Exfoliative glaucoma (XFG) is a subtype of open-angle glaucoma characterized by distinctive extracellular fibrils and a yet unknown pathogenesis potentially involving immune-related factors.
Ryan Potter, Marcelo Ayala, Andreas Tilevik   +2 more
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