AIMS To evaluate the incidence, patient risk factors, diagnosis and management of suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) after glaucoma filtering surgery. METHODS Retrospective case series study comprised 1553 eyes having glaucoma filtering surgery during the last 15 years (between January 1993 and December 2007) at our department. Observations included incidence, patient risk factors, peri and post...

Coexisting glaucoma and cataract is a common eye disorder in elderly population. Recent advances in the management of patients with coexisting cataract and glaucoma offer a promising alternative in patients with uncontrolled glaucoma and a cataract and provide an individualized treatment depending upon patient's characteristics and intraocular pressure (IOP). Based on many significant studies t...

EDITORIAL BOARD Ivan Goldberg MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS. Head, Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital & Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney. Remo Susanna MD, Professor and Head of Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Glaucoma Now is a continuing medical education publication. Distributed worldwide, our goal is to educate and update general ophthalmologists, glaucom...

The treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) at an early stage prevents a proportion of PACG-related blindness. Several techniques are available with different degrees of success. Trabeculectomy augmented by antifibrotic agents represents the mainstay of glaucoma surgery, but safety and efficacy are suboptimal; phacotrabeculectomy is associated with more postoperative complications; a...

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2008, 19:149–154 Purpose of review Despite late modifications and enhancements, traditional penetrating glaucoma surgery is not without complications and is reserved for patients in whom pharmacologic treatment and/or laser trabeculoplasty do not suffice to control the intraocular pressure This article critically reviews recent advances in penetrating glaucoma s...

SEPTEMBER 2010 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY 45 C ataract and glaucoma frequently occur in the same patient, especially as the world’s population ages. Studies have shown that cataract surgery alone is capable of modestly reducing IOP and minimizing the patient’s need for multiple eye drops to control his or her IOP.1 The decrease may be larger when the baseline pressure is higher. Many t...

Traditional glaucoma surgery has been challenged by the advent of innovative techniques and new implants in the past few years. There is an increasing demand for safer glaucoma surgery offering patients a timely surgical solution in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) and improving their quality of life. The new procedures and devices aim to lower IOP with a higher safety profile than fistulati...