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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Ahmed Al Habash,1 Wael Otaif,2 Abdulaziz Ismail Al Somali,3 Ziad Khoueir4,5 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of ...
Al Habash A +3 more
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A quantitative assessment of the corneal endothelium and transparency after Kahook dual blade goniotomy combined with phacoemulsification. [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of Kahook dual-blade (KDB) goniotomy combined with phacoemulsification on corneal endothelial health and transparency. Design: Prospective comparative study.
Asfuroğlu M, Asfuroğlu Y, Fikret CZ.
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Glaucoma in Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome: A Brief Review [PDF]
The iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome is a sporadic corneal endothelial disease that causes corneal endothelial cell abnormality as epithelialization, resulting in intractable glaucoma and corneal decompensation, often needing glaucoma surgery and ...
Yadgari, Maryam
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Twelve-Month Outcomes of Stand-Alone Excisional Goniotomy in Mild to Severe Glaucoma
Mohammed K ElMallah,1 John P Berdahl,2 Blake K Williamson,3 Syril K Dorairaj,4 Malik Y Kahook,5 Mark J Gallardo,6 Ahad Mahootchi,7 Sanjay N Smith,8 Leonard A Rappaport,9 Daniela Diaz-Robles,10 Gabriel S Lazcano-Gomez11 1Ocala Eye, Ocala, FL, USA; 2Vance ...
ElMallah MK +10 more
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Efficacy of the novel MIGS implant Wistend compared to Kahook Dual Blade in the treatment of experimental ocular hypertension in rabbits. [PDF]
To evaluate and compare the efficacy of novel microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device implants Wistend and Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) in an experimental ocular hypertension model. Twelve New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into four groups (blank,
Zhang Y +10 more
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Cataract Surgery Combined with Trabecular MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery) [PDF]
Cataract surgery decreases significantly and with maintained effect intraocular pressure (IOP) in both normal eyes as in eyes with glaucoma. In patients with cataracts and glaucoma, it can be performed, isolated or in combination with other techniques ...
Arteaga, Jorge Vila +2 more
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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to report midterm outcomes of a pilot case series using a Bangladeshi modification of bent ab interno needle goniectomy (B‐BANG) in primary open‐angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods: This single‐surgeon, nonrandomized case series included 11 eyes of 11 patients with POAG.
Md. Iftekher Iqbal +2 more
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Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery: A Review of Schlemm’s Canal-Based Procedures
Joanna Konopińska,1 Katarzyna Lewczuk,2 Joanna Jabłońska,2 Zofia Mariak,1 Marek Rękas2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw ...
Konopińska J +4 more
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Glaucoma:Novel antifibrotic therapeutics for the trabecular meshwork [PDF]
Glaucoma is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of retinal ganglion cells and visual field defects, and currently affects around 1% of the world's population. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the best-known
Qin, Mengqi, Yu-Wai-Man, Cynthia
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