Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is characterised by the production and progressive accumulation of fibrillar extracellular material within different ocular tissues, and its incidence varies considerably according to geographical location. Cataract surgery in pseudoexfoliative patients is associated with a higher rate of complications, which are more common the more advanced the cataract. For this re...

PURPOSE Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1048661 (p.R141L) and rs3825942 (p.G153D) in the lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene have been previously reported to be associated with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG) in various Asian and European populations, but these SNPs have not yet been studied in the Pakistani population. Therefore the aim of the present study was to investigate the asso...

Background The priority problem of modern healthcare is irreversible dementia due to the steady increase in morbidity. Among dementias, Alzheimer’s disease takes first place. Most often, only with sufficiently pronounced cognitive disorders, doctor can diagnose disease, although it obvious that neurodegenerative process begins even before clinical manifestations disease. Due common origin eye a...

PURPOSE Coexisting pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG) and cataract represents a special challenge. Although phacotrabeculectomy is an effective procedure, it combines the risks of phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. This study evaluates phacoviscocanalostomy to manage eyes with PEXG and cataract. METHODS We conducted a prospective noncomparative study that included 30 consecutive eyes of 2...

Background: Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy and is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Different factors have been contributed in the pathogenesis of glaucoma including H. pylori infection. Objective: To determine the levels of anti-H. pylori IgG antibody in the aqueous humor of patients with pseudoexfoliation and primary open angle glaucoma, in comparison with age and ...