Guidance on Noncorticosteroid Systemic Immunomodulatory Therapy in Noninfectious Uveitis : Fundamentals Of Care for UveitiS (FOCUS) Initiative [PDF]
Supplemental material available at www.aaojournal.org. Supported by AbbVie, Inc., and the Fundamentals of Care for Uveitis Initiative National Faculty.
Accorinti, Massimo +50 more
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Bilateral juvenile open-angle glaucoma with keratoconus: A rare association and literature review
Juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG) is a subset of primary open-angle glaucoma, which affects individuals aged 5 to 35 years. Keratoconus is a bilateral progressive ectatic disorder of the cornea that results in a reduction of vision due to irregular ...
Vijayalakshmi A Senthilkumar +3 more
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Blindness incidence in Germany - A population-based study from Württemberg-Hohenzollern [PDF]
Few data on the incidence of blindness in Germany are available. We analysed causes of legal blindness for the region Württemberg-Hohenzollern (population 5.5 million) in order to help fill in this gap.
Klauss, V. +4 more
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Pharmacogenetics of ophthalmic topical β-blockers [PDF]
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. The primary glaucoma risk factor is elevated intraocular pressure. Topical β-blockers are affordable and widely used to lower intraocular pressure.
McCarty, Catherine A. +4 more
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Bilateral XEN Gel Stent Implantation in Juvenile-Onset Open-Angle Glaucoma
The purpose of the current case is to report the successful management of juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma with bilateral XEN Gel Stent (Allegran Inc., Irvine, CA) implantation in a patient first diagnosed during pregnancy with co-existing dysautonomia.
Emma Klug, David Solá-Del Valle
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Profile of glaucoma in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study
Background: Glaucomas remain asymptomatic until severe, indicating that the actual number of affected individuals may be higher than those diagnosed.
Halah Bin Helayel +3 more
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Long-term rearrangement of retinal structures in a novel mutation of X-linked retinoschisis [PDF]
The aim of the present study was to report a novel mutation in the retinoschisin 1 (RS1) gene in a Caucasian family affected by X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) and to describe the long-term modification of retinal structure.
Colavito, Davide +7 more
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Canaloplasty in the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Review of Patient Selection and Outcomes. [PDF]
Canaloplasty is a relatively new non-penetrating surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in patients affected by glaucoma. The technique uses a microcatheter to perform a 360 º cannulation of Schlemm's canal and leaves in place a tension suture
Brusini, Paolo +5 more
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Genetic testing for Mendelian glaucoma
We studied the scientific literature and disease guidelines in order to summarize the clinical utility of genetic testing for Mendelian glaucomas, a large heterogeneous group of inherited disorders, classified according to age of onset as congenital ...
Abeshi Andi +5 more
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PurposeTo describe the prevalence and clinical characteristics of a large cohort of childhood glaucoma patients that presented to a tertiary Egyptian children's hospital using the childhood glaucoma research network (CGRN) classification.MethodsA ...
Yasmine M El Sayed +4 more
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