BACKGROUND Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) is used increasingly for the management of cases with endothelial dysfunction. Long-term outcomes of the surgery are not widely reported in the literature. We report our experience of EK in Chinese eyes at a University teaching hospital. METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed for all cases of EK performed between 2005 and 2009. Data analyzed incl...

purpose: to evaluate the histopathologic features of trabeculectomy specimens and the results of tra-beculectomy in relation with these features in patients with chronic primary glaucoma. methods: this interventional case series included 30 eyes of 28 patients with primary chronic glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy between 2004 and 2006. each case was followed for 6 months post-operatively. ...

Endophthalmitis is a devastating ocular inflammatory process that can lead to blindness. In endophthalmitis, there is inflammation of the vitreous cavity along with the retinal and uveal components of the eye. [1] In the vast majority of cases of endophthalmitis, inflamma‐ tion is triggered by an infectious agent. [1, 2] The source of such infectious agent could be an exogenous such as followin...

PURPOSE Glaucoma may involve disturbances in retinal oxygenation and blood flow. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of glaucoma filtration surgery on retinal vessel oxygen saturation. METHODS A noninvasive spectrophotometric retinal oximeter was used to measure hemoglobin oxygen saturation in retinal arterioles and venules before and after glaucoma filtration surgery. Twenty-...

BACKGROUND It is well-known that lensectomy surgery during the first year of life increases one's risk of aphakic glaucoma. However, it is controversial whether there is a specific time period during the first year of life after which performing lensectomy surgery has a lower risk of aphakic glaucoma development. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients ...

AIM To describe the surgical management of glaucoma in a patient with severe scleromalacia, and secondary angle closure. INTRODUCTION The management of glaucoma with coexisting scleromalacia plus secondary angle closure is challenging as most commonly performed incisional glaucoma surgery as well as minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), which targets the drainage angle are all contraind...

Aim: To evaluate visual outcome and complications of penetrating keratoplasty. Materials and Methods: 30 cases underwent penetrating keratoplasty for optical and therapeutic purpose. Clinical examination and investigations were conducted. Indications, demographic profile, visual outcome and complications were assessed.Follow up period was 6 months. Results: 93.33% operated for optical and 6.67%...

IMPORTANCE The loss of vision following Boston Keratoprosthesis (BKPro) surgery due to glaucoma occurs at a high frequency as diagnosis and management of glaucoma after this procedure pose challenges. OBJECTIVE To compare visual outcomes in patients undergoing Boston Keratoprosthesis surgery with and without prior or concurrent glaucoma surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This is a r...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Descemet's stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) has recently become the preferred surgical procedure replacing penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) for corneal endothelial disorders. However, DSAEK may also be associated with postprocedure intraocular pressure elevation and secondary glaucoma, and presents unique surgical challenges in patients with preexisting ...

The aim of this study is to report a case of gold shunt surgery for uncontrolled, low-tension glaucoma with good central vision, after having a previously failed trabeculectomy and tube shunt surgeries. The patient was receiving maximum medical glaucoma therapy of four different types with intraocular pressure of 17 mm Hg prior to gold shunt surgery. Five years later, intraocular pressure is we...