AIMS To analyse the results of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in refractory glaucoma following diode laser cyclophotocoagulation with a repeatable standard protocol. METHODS 58 eyes of 53 patients were followed for 6-37 months (mean 19 months) after initial cyclodiode treatment. RESULTS Mean (SD) pretreatment IOP for the 58 eyes was 33.0 mm Hg (10.7) reducing at final index visit to 1...

Transient or permanent elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) is a common complication following vitreoretinal surgery. Usually secondary glaucoma, which develops after scleral buckling procedures, or pars plana vitrectomy for repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, is of multifactorial origin. It is essential, for appropriate management, to detect the cause of outflow obstruction. An exa...

Acute angle closure glaucoma (ACG) in the setting of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a catastrophic complication that has been documented infrequently in literature. Ours is the second only report that describes hemorrhagic choroidal detachment as an event leading to acute angle closure glaucoma in PCV patients and the first one to describe the use of diode cyclophotocoagulation (CPC...

OBJECTIVES Does phaco-ECP reduce intraocular pressure? Is phaco-ECP safe? DESIGN Retrospective case note review of all patients undergoing phaco-ECP between June 2008 and June 2009. All glaucoma subtypes were included. SETTING Single District General Hospital Ophthalmology Department within the UK. PARTICIPANTS 58 participants case notes reviewed. Mean age 79.0 years (SD ±9.8). INTERVEN...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to describe anterior segment changes in a prospective, interventional, noncomparative case series of patients with neovascular glaucoma secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated with intravitreal bevacizumab. METHODS Five consecutive patients with neovascular glaucoma and a refractory, symptomatic elevation of intraocular pressure and pro...

Currently, there are numerous choices for the treatment of pediatric glaucoma depending on the type of glaucoma, the age of the patient, and other particularities of the condition discussed in this review. Traditionally, goniotomy and trabeculotomy ab externo have been the preferred choices of treatment for congenital glaucoma, and a variety of adult procedures adapted to children have been uti...

Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphaema Syndrome (UGH syndrome, or "Ellingson" Syndrome) is a rare condition caused by the mechanical trauma of an intraocular lens malpositioned over adjacent structures (iris, ciliary body, iridocorneal angle), leading to a spectrum of iris transillumination defects, microhyphaemas and pigmentary dispersion, concomitant with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). UGH Syndrome ...

A 3-month-old girl was diagnosed with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) at birth. She was born via normal vaginal delivery and was the first child of healthy non-related parents. Ocular findings at birth are listed in Table 1. She underwent trabeculotomy in the superonasal and inferotemporal quadrants of both eyes in one session. The results of examination six weeks after the operation are show...