AIMS To evaluate the outcome of filtering procedures supplemented with mitomycin C in children with glaucoma. METHODS All patients aged 17 or younger with glaucoma who underwent filtering surgery supplemented with mitomycin C at a tertiary care centre (n = 21) during a 5 year interval (1992 and 1996) were included. One eye for each patient was entered into the analysis. The postoperative intr...

Glaucoma drainage implants (GDIs) are used to treat paediatric glaucoma resistant to conventional medical and surgical treatment, achieving good intraocular pressure (IOP) control and long-term success. Late endophthalmitis is a rare complication that may develop following GDI surgery. A 17-year-old male presented with acute endophthalmitis 2 years after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation with p...

Glaucoma 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 tolerable...

G laucoma surgery has long relied on ab externo techniques such as augmented trabeculectomy and tube-shunt procedures. While these have excellent potential to lower intraocular pressure (IOP), they are associated with risks, including hypotony, and are therefore conventionally reserved for those with advanced glaucoma or at high risk of visual loss. Traditional filtering surgery attempts to byp...

Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is gaining interest in very recent years, due to a better safety profile and good tensional results, often associated to cataract surgery. Glaukos iStent® is the only FDA-approved device for micro-invasive glaucoma surgery. It connects the anterior chamber to Schlemm ́s canal by bypassing the trabecular meshwork, increasing the outflow facility. The Glaukos...

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Trabectome after failed tube shunt surgery.Twenty patients with prior failed tube shunt surgery who underwent Trabectome alone were included. All patients had at least 3 months of follow-up. Outcomes measured included intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medications, and secondary glaucoma surgeries. The success for Kaplan-Meier survival analysis is define...

PurposeTo evaluate outcomes of bilateral cataract surgery in children aged 7 to 24 months and compare rates adverse events (AEs) with other Toddler Aphakia Pseudophakia Study (TAPS) registry outcomes.DesignRetrospective clinical study at 10 Infant Treatment (IATS) sites. Statistical analyses comparing this cohort previously reported TAPS cohorts.ParticipantsChildren enrolled the between 2004 20...

Both glaucoma and cataract are diseases with an increasing prevalence with age, and thus one often finds that they are coexistent in the elderly patient population. The association of glaucoma with cataract has become more frequent because of increase in life expectancy. The use of antiglaucoma medication has only strengthened their association. The presence of cataract can affect the ability t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of adjunctive intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA) on intraocular pressure (IOP) in the setting of combined vitrectomy with phacoemulsification. DESIGN Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS One hundred thirty-one consecutive eyes undergoing nonemergent vitrectomy with phacoemulsification and IVTA were reviewed and included in the analysis. All 131 eyes receiv...