A Study on Pattern of Retinal Detachment in Patients with Choroidal Coloboma and Its Outcome after Surgery at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Nepal by Barsha Suwal, Govinda Paudyal, Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Sanjita Sharma, Eli Pradhan

“…The most common complication following surgery was secondary glaucoma in 30.7% (4/11 eyes). Conclusion. The overall anatomic success rate of retina reattachment surgery in colobomatous eye is good, and the visual outcome following surgery can improve in majority of the cases or may remain same in few cases. …”
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Investigating the Causes of Blindness and Vision Impairment in Children Younger Than 15 Years Old by Abbas Riazi, Fatemeh Riazi

“…Retinitis pigmentosa 9%, Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) 8%, albinism <1%, refractive errors 9.5%, cortical visual impairment 13.6%, cataract and glaucoma each alone 7%, corneal opacity 1.7% and non-pathogenic causes, such as trauma <1% were diagnosed. …”
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The Prevalence of Age-Related Eye Diseases and Cataract Surgery among Older Adults in the City of Lodz, Poland by Michal Szymon Nowak, Janusz Smigielski

“…Of them 3.25% (95% CI 2.21–4.30 ) had early AMD and 1.08% (95% CI 0.47–1.69) had late AMD. Various types of glaucoma were diagnosed in 5.51% (95% CI 4.17–6.85) of subjects and 2.62% (95% CI 1.68–3.56) had OHT. …”
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Changes in optic nerve head microvasculature following disc hemorrhage absorption in glaucomatous eyes by Jooyoung Yoon, Kyung Rim Sung, Ko Eun Kim, Hyo Ji Han, Joon Mo Kim

“…Intradisc vessel density (dVD) was calculated using a 3 × 3 mm optic disc scan in 60 eyes of 60 patients with primary open angle glaucoma and DH who had undergone two or more swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography exams. …”
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The Frequency of Exfoliation Syndrome in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey by Raşit Kılıç, Hafize Sezer, Sebile Ü. Çomçalı, Serdar Bayraktar, Gökay Göktolga, Yasin Çakmak, Abdi B. Çetin, Tongabay Cumurcu

“…A significant relationship was found between exfoliation syndrome and glaucoma, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and phacodonesis. …”
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Clinical-epidemiological behaviour of patients after cataract surgery by Leydi E. Jacomino Hernández, Idalia Triana Casado, Juan C. Medina Perdomo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The results of clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients after cataract surgery included in this series do not differ from those of similar studies, except for the personal glaucoma history.</p>…”
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Observation of Gonio Structures during Microhook Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Using a Novel Digital Microscope with Integrated Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography by Akiko Ishida, Kazunobu Sugihara, Tomoki Shirakami, Aika Tsutsui, Kaoru Manabe, Masaki Tanito

“…Using the novel digital ophthalmic microscope, ARTEVO 800 with iOCT, we tested the feasibility of trabecular meshwork (TM) imaging during microhook ab interno trabeculotomy, a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Methods. The nasal and temporal sides of the TM/inner wall of Schlemm’s canal were incised more than 3 clock hours in 14 glaucomatous eyes of 10 patients. …”
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Autophagy Mediates MMP-2 Expression in Glaucomatous Trabecular Meshwork Cells by Yan-Ling Xiao, Xiao-Rui Wang, Kejing Ye, Wan-Zhu Chen, Bing-Ru Zheng, Yi-Hong Huang, Yu-Yu Wu

“…To investigate the effect of 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and starvation on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Methods. Primary TM cells were cultured and divided into three groups. …”
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Influence of Pilocarpine Eyedrops on the Ocular Biometric Parameters and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation by Ruxin Gao, Jinkun Liu, Xiaojie Zhou, Luping Huang, Weiyi Huang, Yingying Xue, Fei Wang, Songjian Gong, Renyi Wu, Yuhong Wang

“…To evaluate the influence of pilocarpine eyedrops on the ocular biometric parameters and whether these parameter changes affect the intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Methods. Twenty-two PACG patients and fifteen normal subjects were enrolled. …”
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Update on the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy by Jennifer L. Wilkinson-Berka, Antonia G. Miller

“…Vision loss from diabetes is due to a number of factors, including haemorrhage from new and poorly formed blood vessels, retinal detachment due to contraction of deposited fibrous tissue, and neovascular glaucoma resulting in an increase in intraocular pressure. …”
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The Impact of Migraine on Posterior Ocular Structures by Süleyman Demircan, Mustafa Ataş, Sevgi Arık Yüksel, Melek D. Ulusoy, İsa Yuvacı, Hasan Basri Arifoğlu, Burhan Başkan, Gökmen Zararsız

“…These findings can be explained by a chronic ischemic insult related to migraine pathogenic mechanisms and these findings are considered supportive of the relationship between glaucoma and migraine.…”
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Transient ocular hypertension remodels astrocytes through S100B. by Weiran Huang, Kenji Matsushita, Rumi Kawashima, Susumu Hara, Yuichi Yasukura, Kaito Yamaguchi, Shinichi Usui, Koichi Baba, Andrew J Quantock, Kohji Nishida

“…Glaucoma is a series of irreversible and progressive optic nerve degenerations, often accompanied by astrocyte remodeling as the disease progresses, a process that is insufficiently understood. …”
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Rho-Kinase/ROCK as a Potential Drug Target for Vitreoretinal Diseases by Muneo Yamaguchi, Shintaro Nakao, Mitsuru Arima, Iori Wada, Yoshihiro Kaizu, Feng Hao, Shigeo Yoshida, Koh-hei Sonoda

“…Its involvement in various diseases, particularly cancer and cardiovascular disease, has been elucidated, and ROCK inhibitors have already been applied clinically for cerebral vasospasm and glaucoma. Vitreoretinal diseases including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and proliferative vitreoretinoapthy are still a major cause of blindness. …”
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Long-term outcomes of corneal transplantation: a review of 8,378 patients by Mohammad Nasser Hashemian, Mohammad Javad Zia, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Qaysser Sattar Abed, Hesam Hashemian

“…., vitrectomy), and prior procedures (e.g., glaucoma surgeries, IOL implantation) significantly increase re-transplantation risk, likely due to additional ocular stress and inflammation. …”
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Association between Ophthalmic Timolol and Hospitalisation for Bradycardia by Nicole L. Pratt, Emmae N. Ramsay, Lisa M. Kalisch Ellett, Tuan A. Nguyen, Elizabeth E. Roughead

“…Practitioners should consider patient history before choosing a glaucoma regime and closely monitor patients after treatment initiation with topical nonselective beta-blocker eye drops.…”
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Wide-Field Landers Temporary Keratoprosthesis in Severe Ocular Trauma: Functional and Anatomical Results after One Year by Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Dariusz Haszcz, Cesare Forlini, Matteo Forlini, Joanna Moneta-Wielgos, Ryszard Maciejewski, Tomasz Zarnowski, Anselm G. Juenemann, Robert Rejdak

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Application of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Pediatric Ophthalmology by Ricardo Salles Cauduro, Caroline do Amaral Ferraz, Maira Saad Ávila Morales, Patricia Novita Garcia, Yara Cristina Lopes, Paulo Henrique Souza, Norma Allemann

“…The most common OCT findings were corneal hyperreflectivity and thickening (n=15), shallow anterior chamber with iris-lens diaphragm anterior displacement (n=4), atypical corneal curvature (n=4), corneal thinning (n=4), peripheral synechiae with angle closure (n=3), increased anterior chamber depth (n=2), and proximal portion of glaucoma drainage tube (n=2). Conclusion. In the present study, noncontact AS-OCT demonstrated to be a feasible technique to evaluate the anterior segment providing anatomic details and useful to clarify diagnosis in the pediatric population.…”
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Fundus Examination of 23,861 Newborns by Digital Imaging in Ningbo by Delin Liu, Jiao Zheng, Yi Lu

“…For treatable diseases, such as ROP, FEVR, congenital cataract, glaucoma, and RB, early identification allows for active treatment or referral to a specialized hospital for further treatment. …”
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Incidencia de afecciones oftalmológicas en la isla de Fogo, Cabo Verde. 2015-2017 by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Katia Molina Castellanos, Isabel Adir Alves Tavares, Marla Milanés Molina, Ángel Miguel Ojeda Leal

“…De las principales afecciones oculares las que mostraron mayor incidencia fueron las ametropías, el pterigion, la catarata, la conjuntivitis alérgica, las queratopatías, la retinopatía esclero-hipertensiva , el glaucoma y la retinopatía diabética. <br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> las principales afecciones oftalmologicas guardan relación con el clima en la Isla como son el pterigion, las conjuntivitis alérgicas y la catarata, y otras con el mal manejo y control de la enfermedad de base como son las queratopatías, la retinopatía esclero-hipertensiva y la diabética.…”
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Ketamine Use in Hysterosalpingography (the Jimah Procedure): A Follow-Up of Bilateral Tubal Evaluation of 27 Infertile  Women  at a Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

“…The exclusion criteria included unilateral tubular blockage, acute infection of the vagina or cervix, active vaginal bleeding, glaucoma, and high blood pressure at the time of the study. …”
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