PURPOSE To investigate the power use and complication frequency of resident-performed laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI). METHODS A retrospective analysis of 196 eyes from 103 patients who underwent neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser iridotomy performed by resident physicians from January 1, 2010 through April 30, 2015 at a university-based county hospital was done. All patients were trea...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ex-PRESS implantation (Ex-PRESS) compared to trabeculectomy in the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG). METHODS A comprehensive literature search using the Cochrane Methodology Register to identify randomized controlled clinical trials (RCCTs) comparing Ex-PRESS to trabeculectomy in patients with OAG. Efficacy estimates were me...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of EX-PRESS implantation compared with trabeculectomy for uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma. METHODS Pertinent randomized controlled trials were identified through systematic searches of the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library. The efficacy measures utilized were the weighted mean differences (WMDs) for the intraocular pressure reduction (IOPR), the...

Purpose: To examine the safety and efficacy of simultaneous Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation with intravitreal and intracameral injection of bevacizumab (IVB and ICB) in patients with refractory acute neovascular glaucoma (NVG) with very high intraocular pressure (IOP) and active neovascularization of the iris (NVI) and/or the angle (NVA) Methods: In a prospective interventional study, p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency and severity of ophthalmic injuries in patients with orbito-zygomatic fractures. STUDY DESIGN A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Oral and Maxillofacial Department, KEMU/Mayo Hospital Lahore, from January 2009 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Patients with orbito-zygomatic fractures were divided into three groups. Group-1 patients had fracture of floo...