Crosstalk between MicroRNA and Oxidative Stress in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), a chronic neurodegenerative disease that damages the trabecular meshwork (TM) cells, inducing apoptosis of the retinal ganglion cells (RGC ...
Saray Tabak +2 more
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Journal of glaucoma, 2020 Precis: The MicroShunt was implanted in 23 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in a feasibility study. Reductions in intraocular pressure (IOP) and medications were sustained for up to 5 years with no long-term sight-threatening adverse ...
J. Batlle, A. Corona, Rachel Albuquerque
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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection and primary open-angle glaucoma
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2019 The pathological processes of primary open-angle glaucoma is unknown. Several studies show the relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and primary open-angle glaucoma. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between H.
Sayaka Sultana +4 more
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elastography in primary open-angle glaucoma [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare sonoelastographic findings in the retina-choroid-sclera (RCS) complex and vitreous in glaucomatous and healthy eyes.Methods: For this cross-sectional comparative study, 20 patients with primary open-angle ...
Agladioglu, K +4 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma. However, little is known about POAG in adults and exposure to air pollution.
Han-Yin Sun +9 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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The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Although primary open-angle glaucoma is more common, primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is more likely to result in irreversible blindness. By 2020, 5·3 million people worldwide will
Aung, Tin +15 more
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Hypertension in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014 Introduction: The impact of vascular factors in POAG is well known and controversial. Some reports have shown high blood pressure in POAG, some low systolic blood pressure and some described no difference in blood pressure between POAG and controls ...
Suprada Pokharel +2 more
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Pre-operative intraocular pressure does not influence outcome of trabeculectomy surgery: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2015 To investigate whether pre-operative intraocular pressure (IOP) predicts outcome of trabeculectomy surgery in patients with primary open angle glaucoma over a 3-year period of follow ...
Martin, KR +3 more
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A Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Nigeria: results from the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. There tends to be a lower reporting of glaucoma in Africa compared to other blinding conditions in global burden data.
Entekume, Gabriel +8 more
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