NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY 23 D uring the past 15 years, several studies have found a modest but sustained reduction in IOP after cataract surgery. A study from my institution is typical. In a retrospective review of 266 consecutive patients without glaucoma who had uncomplicated clear corneal cataract surgery, my colleagues and I recorded a mean IOP reduction of...

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The problem of cataract management in the patients of glaucoma who have undergone fltering surgery is a challenging proposition for any surgeon, as the surgery can lead to several complications in the already compromised eye. As glaucoma requires lifelong management, the development of cataract is a significant concern because its treatment may lead to loss of intraocular pressure (IOP) control...

Glaucoma is the largest cause of permanent blindness globally. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) one chronic and asymptomatic in early stage. This study was performed to identify clinical characteristics management POAG patients at Cicendo Eye Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia. retrospective, descriptive conducted on medical records Hospital January-December 2020 using whole sampling method. Sociod...

OBJECTIVE To compare the 3-year incidence of de novo ocular hypertension (OHT) after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK). For DSAEK, to evaluate predictors for OHT and 2-year outcomes after OHT development. METHODS This was a review of the prospective Singapore Corneal Transplant Study at a single tertiary referral center. Consecutiv...

PURPOSE To investigate the causes and characteristics of glaucoma in children following cataract surgery. METHODS Twenty-four patients (37 eyes) with uncomplicated congenital cataracts who developed glaucoma after cataract surgery were studied retrospectively. Variables included cataract morphology, surgical techniques, post-operative complications, time to the onset of glaucoma, gonioscopic ...

Aim To study the incidence and risk factors of glaucoma occurring within 1 year following pediatric cataract surgery in Egyptian children. Materials and methods This is a prospective nonrandomized study conducted at Aburich Children's Hospital, over a period of 1 year on a cohort of Egyptian patients with congenital and infantile cataract. One hundred and fifty eyes of 88 patients were enroll...

www.expert-reviews.com ISSN 1746-9899 © 2009 Expert Reviews Ltd 10.1586/EOP.09.21 The goal of glaucoma filtration surgery is to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in order to preserve residual viable elements of the optic nerve head. Trabeculectomy has been the ‘gold-standard’ filtration procedure for the last 40 years. In trabeculectomy, a full-thickness sclerostomy is created under a ...