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MicroRNAs as biomarkers in glaucoma and potential therapeutic targets
Neural Regeneration Research, 2022 Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease in which optic nerve damage and visual field defects occur. It is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Its pathogenesis is largely unknown although several risk factors have been identified, with an increase ...
Bridget Martinez, Philip V Peplow
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Factors Associated with Open-Angle Glaucoma among Iraqi Patients
Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2016 Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness world wide and 22.5 million people are estimated to suffer from it. Open angle glaucoma is more prevalent form of glaucoma than closed angle glaucoma blindness can be avoided if glaucoma treated ...
Shatha Ahmed +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2019 Purpose: To study clinical profile and burden of primary glaucoma in rural camp patients attending a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of a single academic institute after ...
Rekha R Khandelwal +2 more
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Intraluminal Deposits Found in Glaucoma Tube Shunts Via Anterior Segment Ocular Coherence Tomography [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE: To describe and characterize a novel observation of intraluminal deposits of glaucoma tube shunts (TS) using spectral domain (SD) ocular coherence topography (OCT).
Alvarado, Jorge A. +2 more
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Prevalence and spatial concordance of visual field deterioration in fellow eyes of glaucoma patients. [PDF]
, 2014 PurposeTo examine the prevalence of visual field deterioration in contralateral eyes of patients with worsening open-angle glaucoma and to evaluate the spatial concordance of visual field deterioration between both eyes.MethodsOne hundred sixteen open ...
Caprioli, Joseph +3 more
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Canaloplasty in the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Review of Patient Selection and Outcomes. [PDF]
, 2018 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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Evaluation of the pattern of contrast sensitivity in glaucoma patients
Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2022 This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the contrast sensitivity in different types of glaucoma patients. The patients for this study were identified using a non-probability convenient sampling method from 01st February 2020 to ...
Muhammad Asif Memon +4 more
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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 Margaret +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundOpen-angle glaucoma appears to be induced by the malfunction of the trabecular meshwork cells due to injury induced by oxidative damage and mitochondrial impairment.
Alberto Izzotti +3 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most prevalent risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma. However, IOP alone does not fully describe a mechanical basis for disease in patients with normal tension glaucoma or primary open-angle glaucoma.
Catherine G. Knier +4 more
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