Background: Immune reactions have been reported to be involved in the destruction of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in glaucoma. Objective: To investigate the role of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A and B (MICA and MICB) molecules in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Methods: Aqueous humor and serum samples from 15 glaucoma patients and 45 patients with cataract, undergoing ...

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 ...

C. Glaucoma assessment: determine type of glaucoma (i.e., OAG, PXF, angle closure) and access degree of optic nerve damage can be difficult because cataract may affect visual field testing, alter view of optic nerve and may even be an infrequent cause of glaucoma. Assessment of extent of glaucoma damage is critical for decision-making. Visual fields may “improve” after cataract surgery (Ang et al)

C. Glaucoma assessment: determine type of glaucoma (i.e., OAG, PXF, angle closure) and access degree of optic nerve damage can be difficult because cataract may affect visual field testing, alter view of optic nerve and may even be an infrequent cause of glaucoma. Assessment of extent of glaucoma damage is critical for decision-making. Visual fields may “improve” after cataract surgery (Ang et al)

BACKGROUND To compare refractive outcomes after cataract surgery between patients with closed-angle and open-angle glaucoma and evaluate the influence of preoperative factors on refractive outcomes in patients with glaucoma. METHODS Patients diagnosed with glaucoma and who underwent uncomplicated cataract surgery were enrolled in this retrospective observational study. We collected data inclu...

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 ...

UNLABELLED RATIONALE (HYPOTHESIS): Although cataract and glaucoma represent an increasingly common situation encountered concomitantly, the management of this association is still debatable. OBJECTIVE (AIM): We aimed to assess intraocular pressure dynamics after phacoemulsification in patients with uncontrolled primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS AND RESULTS The present study was desi...

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Fortunately, cataract-induced blindness is reversible by cataract surgery. In addition to reclaiming lost vision, cataract surgery lowers intraocular pressure, but the reason for this remains unclear. Understanding the mechanism behind intraocular pressure reduction following cataract surgery has implication for treating glaucoma, which invo...

Due to the significant coexistence of cataract and glaucoma, cataract surgery has become a routine procedure in a glaucoma surgeon’s practice. The indication of cataract surgery in glaucoma patients usually differs from that in ordinary cases, either because of the intraoperative technique and perioperative care or because of the expected results. The approach also varies significantly among pa...