Purpose: Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is an emerging imaging modality with an expanding role in glaucoma diagnosis and management.
Thomas Andrew Berk +4 more
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Successful treatment of ciliary body medulloepithelioma with intraocular melphalan chemotherapy: a case report. [PDF]
Intraocular medulloepithelioma is commonly treated with primary enucleation. Conservative treatment options include brachytherapy, local resection and/or cryotherapy in selected cases.
Gaillard, M.C. +3 more
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Glaucoma: Hot topics in Pharmacology [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Glaucoma comprises a group of neurodegenerative diseases resulting in retinal ganglion cell death within the optic nerve head. It is projected to affect almost 80 million people worldwide by 2020.
Balendra, SI +4 more
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Cost analysis of childhood glaucoma surgeries using the US Medicaire allowable costs [PDF]
AIM: To analyze and calculate the relative cost of various childhood glaucoma surgical interventions per mm Hg intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction ($/mm Hg). METHODS: Representative index studies were reviewed to quantitate the reduction of mean IOP and
Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny +5 more
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Purpose: To describe our experience of Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT) in four eyes with infantile primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). Observations: We report the first two GATT procedures performed in six-month-old infants with PCG.
Lydia Lehmann-Clarke +3 more
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Controversies in the Use of MIGS [PDF]
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has fulfilled an unmet need in the management of glaucoma. This chapter highlights some controversial issues regarding the use of MIGS in clinical practice, including (1) whether there is sufficient evidence to ...
A Alm +61 more
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Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy as an option after failed trabeculectomy
To evaluate the safety and efficacy profile of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in patients with open-angle glaucoma with a history of previous failed trabeculectomy surgery.This case-series study included 26 eyes of 26 consecutive patients with a mean age of 64.1 ± 4.5 (56-78) years who underwent GATT using the 5/0 prolene suture ...
Çubuk, Mehmet Özgür +2 more
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Clinical Outcomes of Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in Eyes After Failed Trabeculectomy. [PDF]
Background: This study aims to present the clinical outcomes, safety profile, and mid-term results of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in eyes with failed trabeculectomy. Methods: The studied group consisted of 62 patients after failed trabeculectomy.
Ćwiklińska-Haszcz A +2 more
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Phacoemulsification combined with trabecular meshwork-Schlemm canal-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in primary angle-closure glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: To summarize the efficacy and safety of the phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation (PEI) ± goniosynechialysis (GSL) + trabecular meshwork-Schlemm canal (TM-SC)-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) in primary angle ...
Fang, Zige +4 more
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Changes in the deep vasculature assessed using anterior segment OCT angiography following trabecular meshwork targeted minimally invasive glaucoma surgery [PDF]
The effect of trabecular meshwork (TM)-targeted minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) on the vasculature assessed using anterior segment (AS)-optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has not been established. In this prospective, longitudinal
Akagi, Tadamichi +7 more
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