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 ...

AbstractGlaucoma management in pregnant patients is a real challenge, especially when the glaucoma is not controlled with medications. We report the results of 6 incisional glaucoma surgeries for the management of medically uncontrolled glaucoma patients during pregnancy. This retrospective, case series was conducted on the 6 eyes of 3pregnant patients with uncontrolled glaucoma using maximum t...

PURPOSE To compare the effect of three different suturing techniques on astigmatism after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in patients with keratoconus. METHODS In this retrospective study, 54 eyes of 54 patients with advanced keratoconus underwent DALK with three suturing techniques: single running, interrupted running, and combined interrupted and running. Postkeratoplasty astigma...

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,...

purpose : to compare the serum homocysteine (hcy) level in healthy control individuals and in patient with primary open angle glaucoma (poag) and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (pexg) methods : in this cross sectional study, 79 subjects including 36 patients with pexg, 23 patients with poag, and 20 matched healthy control individuals were recruited. those who used alcohol and mediations affecting h...

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Introduction: The term glaucoma refers to a group of diseases that have a characteristic optic neuropathy with associated visual field loss in common. Intraocular pressure has been considered to be the only causal factor for glaucoma and the only factor that can be manipulated to alter the course of the disease. But considering high intraocular pressure as the only factor responsible for glauco...

purpose: to evaluate visual outcomes and intraocular pressure (iop) after single-site phacotrabeculectomy with mitomycin c in patients with senile cataract and primary open angle glaucoma (poag), pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (pxg), or chronic angle closure glaucoma (cacg). methods: in this retrospective study, patients older than 50 years who had significant cataracts (bcva £ 20/60) and uncontrol...

Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Despite tremendous advances in medical and surgical management of glaucoma in the recent years, the prevalence of glaucoma related blindness is anticipated to increase in the future decades because of the aging population. Stem cells have the potential to change the glaucoma management in several ways. There are several areas of ...

purpose: to evaluate the early and intermediate outcomes of ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in pediatric glaucoma at labbafinejad medical center. methods: this was a retrospective chart review of 101 eyes of 80 consecutive patients with pediatric glaucoma who underwent ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. success was defined as an intraocular pressure less than 21 mmhg with or without medicatio...