INTRODUCTION This case report presents the pressure-lowering effect of transluminal fistula occlusion in a patient suffering from secondary glaucoma due to carotid cavernous fistula (CCF). CASE REPORT A 76-year-old Caucasian woman presented with dilated epibulbar vessels with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP, >30 mmHg) as well as glaucomatous excavations of the optic disc in both eyes. Cere...

To investigate the diurnal variations of the ocular blood flow in healthy eyes using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG), and to determine the relationship of the diurnal variations between the ocular blood flow and other ocular parameters.This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Nagoya University Hospital. We studied 13 healthy volunteers whose mean age was 33.5 ± 7.6 years. The mea...

Purpose. To evaluate the diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes after vitrectomy compared to that of healthy eyes. Methods. Twenty-one patients who had undergone vitrectomy and 21 age- and gender-matched normal controls were enrolled during the same period. We measured the diurnal IOP every two hours between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. in all patients who were admitted for cataract surgery. Patients...

PURPOSE To determine the efficacy and safety of latanoprost treatment for 1 year in glaucoma patients, and to evaluate the effects of switching from timolol to latanoprost therapy. METHODS Latanoprost 0.005% was topically applied once daily without masking for 6 months in 223 patients with elevated intraocular pressure after previous treatment with latanoprost once daily or 0.5% timolol twice...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of latent asymmetric intraocular pressure (IOP) (IOP asymmetry between fellow eyes when patients were in the supine position but not when sitting) with visual field (VF) defects in patients with open-angle glaucoma. METHODS Fifty-three patients with open-angle glaucoma, who were receiving the same topical medication in both eyes, were enrolled and were...

PURPOSE To evaluates the role of measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) outside office-hour in primary adult onset glaucoma. METHODS This retrospective study included 100 cases of primary adult onset glaucoma. IOP readings obtained with Goldmann applanation tonometry between 7 am and 10 pm were compared to office-hour readings. RESULTS One hundred patients were enrolled (mean age: 58.64 ± 10....

purpose: to evaluate diurnal variations in intraocular pressure (iop) in normal adult residents of yazd city.  methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 800 eyes of 400 subjects aged between 20-80 years selected by cluster random sampling from residents of yazd city during 2004-2005. iop was measured by goldman applanation tonometer in the morning (8-9 am) and evening (8-9 pm). the d...