Analysis of Indicators for Assessing the Risk of Progression from PACS to APAC and the Degree of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in APAC Using AS-OCT by Rumin Zhao, Qiaofang Du, Yunlong Wu, Wenhui Geng, Zijian Zhang, Bojun Zhao

“…AS-OCT has multiple advantages in evaluating various anterior chamber parameters in patients with glaucoma. IA may serve as a predictive indicator of the progression of eyes from PAC or APAC. …”
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Vitreous Decompression Combined with Phacoemulsification for Medically Unresponsive Acute Angle Closure by Xiaoli Xiang, Yuan Chen, Jinyu Wang, Zhengru Huang, Zheng Gu

“…We retrospectively reviewed the results of vitreous needle aspiration combined with phacoemulsification in 17 eyes (17 patients) with acute angle closure with continuous high IOP and coexisting visually significant cataracts between September 2018 and April 2020 at the glaucoma unit of the affiliated Changshu Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University. …”
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Neurodegeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Elena Garcia-Martin, Marta Cipres, Isabel Melchor, Laura Gil-Arribas, Elisa Vilades, Vicente Polo, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Maria Satue

“…Peripapillary RNFL thickness was assessed using Glaucoma and Axonal Analytics applications. Comparison between patients with the presence/absence of systemic vascular complications and different disease duration was made. …”
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Job satisfaction and burnout level analysis among ophthalmologists by Shaimaa Arfeen, Yomna A. Alahmadawy, Amanne F. Esmael, Dalia Khalifa, Abdussalam M. Abdullatif

“…Seventy two percent of participants reported average secondary traumatic stress level, which was highest among cornea and uveitis specialists and lowest among glaucoma specialists (P=0.027). Conclusion A significant proportion of ophthalmologists exhibit average levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress, while their compassion satisfaction tends to improve with accumulating years of practice. …”
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Multiscale guided attention network for optic disc segmentation of retinal images by A Z M Ehtesham Chowdhury, Andrew Mehnert, Graham Mann, William H. Morgan, Ferdous Sohel

“…The proposed method can be used in automated systems to quantitatively assess optic nerve head abnormalities (e.g., glaucoma, optic disc neuropathy) and vascular changes in the OD region.…”
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Changes in Ocular Surface Characteristics after Switching from Benzalkonium Chloride-Preserved Latanoprost to Preservative-Free Tafluprost or Benzalkonium Chloride-Preserved Taflup... by Naoto Tokuda, Yasushi Kitaoka, Akiko Matsuzawa, Ayaka Tsukamoto, Kana Sase, Shinsuke Sakae, Hitoshi Takagi

“…Forty patients (40 eyes) with glaucoma (mean age: 62.0 ± 10.9 years) using Latanoprost with preservative for six months or longer were assigned either to a Tafluprost-containing-preservative group (20 eyes) or preservative-free-Tafluprost group (20 eyes). …”
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Comparison of different decellularization methods for human anterior lens capsules by Jianfeng Yu, Pengfei Li, Kai Fan, Jiawei Luo, Huaijin Guan

“…Abstract Background Human anterior lens capsules (ALCs) have great potential in the treatment of multiple eye diseases, including corneal ulcers, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and macular holes. …”
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miR-486-5p Restrains Extracellular Matrix Production and Oxidative Damage in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells by Targeting TGF-β/SMAD2 Pathway by Le Xu, Yiming Zhang, Hua Long, Bo Zhou, Haibo Jiang

“…Background. Glaucoma is characterized by elevated intraocular pressure caused by aqueous outflow dysfunction. …”
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Structural and vascular assessment of the optic nerve head and macula in chronic Chagas disease by Cristiana L. M. Agra, Camila V. Ventura, Letícia D. da Fonte, Marcela R. V. Oliveira, Marília Leal, Maria Elisa L. S. M. Assunção, Maria da Glória A. M. Cavalcanti, Silvia M. M. Alves, Ana Karine Soares, Liana O. Ventura, Tiago S. Prata

“…The main outcome measures were the glaucoma discriminant factor, average peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, macular ganglion cell complex thickness, peripapillary vascular density (VD), foveal and parafoveal thickness, foveal avascular zone area, and total foveal and parafoveal VD from the superficial and deep capillary plexus that were compared between the two groups. …”
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Inpatient and Emergency Room Ophthalmology Consultations at a Tertiary Care Center by Daniel J. Oh, Levi N. Kanu, Judy L. Chen, Ahmad A. Aref, William F. Mieler, Peter W. MacIntosh

“…Neuro-ophthalmology had the highest proportion of screening consultations (36.6%), while glaucoma had the least overall number of consultations (10.1%), and the least proportion of screening consultations (3.6%). …”
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The protective role of GLP-1 in neuro-ophthalmology by Sohum Sheth, Aashay Patel, Marco Foreman, Mohammed Mumtaz, Akshay Reddy, Ramy Sharaf, Siddharth Sheth, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Furthermore, the preclinical works which unravel the effects of GLP-1 in ocular dynamics and the preclinical literature regarding GLP-1RA use in the management of several neuro-ophthalmic conditions, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are discussed.…”
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Early versus Delayed Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation for Acute Primary Angle-Closure by Yun-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Hsiu Wu, Shih-Ming Huang, Chen Hsieh, Henry Shen-Lih Chen, Wan-Chen Ku, Ming-Hui Sun, Wei-Wen Su

“…Patients with acute PAC were included in the study, and those with secondary glaucoma, prior ocular trauma, or other ocular diseases and those who had undergone ocular surgeries previously were excluded. …”
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Cuidados paliativos a paciente con neoplasia maligna de endometrio C54 en fase de metástasis pulmonar, un estudio de caso by Rodolfo Amado Arevalo Marcos, Nora Hilda Gonzales Quirarte, Petronila Elizabeth Alvarado Chávez, Ruth María Bardon Matos

“…Caso clínico: Paciente adulto mayor de 64 años, de sexo femenino, con antecedentes de HTA, Glaucoma de ángulo abierto, artrosis y cáncer de endometrio hace 7 años, usuario ingresa a hospital con fecha 10/05/2022, por dificultad para alimentarse, con diagnóstico médico de ingreso disfagia, dificultad respiratoria. …”
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Enhanced Expression of NR2B Subunits of NMDA Receptors in the Inherited Glaucomatous DBA/2J Mouse Retina by Ling-Dan Dong, Jie Chen, Fang Li, Feng Gao, Jihong Wu, Yanying Miao, Zhongfeng Wang

“…DBA/2J mouse has been used as a model for spontaneous secondary glaucoma. Here, we investigated changes in expression of NMDA receptor (NMDAR) subunits and Cdk5/p35/NMDAR signaling in retinas of DBA/2J mice using Western blot technique. …”
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Cataract surgery in Australia: a review of the regional literature and outcomes from 5018 cases at a tertiary teaching hospital by Chameen Samarawickrama, Muhammad A Khan, Brendon W H Lee, Lauren Sartor

“…The key risk factors for PCR were advanced cataract, alpha-antagonist use, small pupil size and the presence of glaucoma.Conclusion We present visual and surgical outcomes from the largest study on phacoemulsification cataract surgery in Australia and New Zealand, acknowledging the study’s retrospective nature preventing inter-eye correlations, subdivision of cataract subspecialist versus not and trainee rank, and the minority of missing data. …”
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Retinal Microperimetry as a Novel Tool for Early Detection of Subclinical Cognitive Dysfunction and Brain Damage in Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study by Manel Mateu‐Salat, Nicole Stanton‐Yonge, Frederic Sampedro Santaló, José Ignacio Vela, Jesús Díaz Cascajosa, Eva Safont Pérez, Daniela Rego‐Lorca, Ana Chico

“…Design, Setting and Participants Pilot observational study, people with T1D without clinical cognitive impairment, moderate–severe retinopathy or glaucoma. MPR was performed with MAIA3. Results A total of 30 subjects were studied: 40% women, age 58 ± 11 years; T1D duration 31 ± 9 years, mild retinopathy 33%. …”
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Screening for diabetic retinopathy at a health centre in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by Ntokozo Zulu, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M. Webb, Wezi G. Maphenduka, Steve Cook, Paul Rheeder

“…Artificial intelligence detected more glaucoma cases (17.5% vs 9.2%) and DR (23.3% vs 15.8%) compared to the optometrist. …”
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Early Results with a New Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens in Patients with High Myopia by Dilek Yaşa, Ufuk Ürdem, Alper Ağca, Yusuf Yildirim, Burçin Kepez Yildiz, Nilay Kandemir Beşek, Ulviye Yiğit, Ahmet Demirok

“…No significant cataract formation, significant endothelial cell loss, glaucoma, uveitis, or any other vision-threatening complication was observed. …”
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Heads-Up 3D Surgery under Low Light Intensity Conditions: New High-Sensitivity HD Camera for Ophthalmological Microscopes by Celso Soiti Matsumoto, Masayuki Shibuya, Jun Makita, Takuhei Shoji, Hisato Ohno, Kei Shinoda, Harue Matsumoto

“…Seventy-four eyes of 56 patients underwent cataract surgery (72 eyes) with the heads-up 3D surgery system; 60 eyes with cataract surgery alone, 7 eyes with combined cataract and glaucoma microdevice implant surgery, 5 eyes with combined cataract and vitrectomy surgery, and two eyes with vitrectomy surgery alone were studied. …”
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Change of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels following Vitrectomy in Eyes with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Hui-Jin Chen, Zhi-Zhong Ma, Ying Li, Chang-Guan Wang

“…Recurrent vitreous hemorrhage and neovascular glaucoma within six months postvitrectomy were also analyzed. …”
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