purpose: to evaluate all cases of drug induced angle closure glaucoma cases who presented to feiz hospital, isfahan during 2008-2010. case report: in this retrospective case series, we present 7 cases of drug induced angle closure glaucoma after administration of topiramate. all patients were female. the average age of patients was 33.28 years old (ranging from 19 to 44). with sufficient cornea...

purpose: to compare the efficacy and safety of xalatan(r) with generic latanoprost (xalabiost) in glaucoma. methods: in this randomized crossover study, 17 patients with primary open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension were randomized into 2 groups. group a received xalatan for 6 weeks followed by xalabiost for 10 weeks. group b received xalabiost for 6 weeks which was then crossed over to xa...

BACKGROUND Glaucoma is one of the most leading causes of permanent visual impairments in Korea, and social expenses spent for the glaucoma are increasing. This study is to identify association between socioeconomic status and the visual impairments caused by primary glaucoma in Korea. METHODS This study is based on a cohort study using stratified representative samples in the National Health ...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine how patient, physician, and situational factors are associated with the extent to which providers educate patients about glaucoma and glaucoma medications, and which patient and provider characteristics are associated with whether providers educate patients about glaucoma and glaucoma medications. Methods. Patients with glaucoma who were newly...

uncontrolled hypertension is well- known to give rise to systemic complications involving multiple central organs. artherosclerosis leads to damage of the retinal vessels wall, contributing to venous stasis, thrombosis and finally, occlusion. retinal vein occlusions compromise vision through development of ischaemic maculopathy, macular oedema, and rubeotic glaucoma. laser photocoagulation rema...

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportions of glaucoma subtypes and risk factors for glaucoma in a large Japanese American clinic population. METHODS Medical records of patients of Japanese descent who visited 2 private ophthalmology clinics within the last 10 years were retrospectively reviewed. Glaucoma was diagnosed based on optic nerve findings and presence of visual field defects. Main outco...

PURPOSE To report the pattern of glaucoma among Saudi patients who were presented to King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (KAUH). METHODS All glaucoma or glaucoma suspect patients who were presented to KAUH from 2006 to 2008 were included; medical files of all patients were retrieved and evaluated through standardized international guidelines. Collected data included: age, sex, laterality, int...

Purpose: The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate how long, on average, after a 360 trabeculotomy procedure secondary surgery needed for patients with congenital and glaucoma.
 Methods: IRB approval received from the Indiana University School Medicine access digital patient charts Riley Children’s Hospital’s department ophthalmology. Kruska-Wallis test utilized average number d...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of early aqueous suppressants initiation on ahmed glaucoma valve success rate. methods: in this randomized clinical trial, a total of 94 eyes of 94 patients with refractory glaucoma were enrolled. the eyes were randomly selected into 2 groups. in group 1 (n=47), patients received early topical combination of timolol-dorzolamide twice daily after ahmed glaucoma va...

Background: Glaucoma is a large group of eye diseases characterized by constant or periodic increase in intraocular pressure followed the development typical visual field defects, decreased acuity and atrophy optic nerve. affects about 3 % population cause blindness 15 blind all over world. The study mechanisms glaucoma indicates multifactorial nature this disease role threshold effect its occu...