AIMS To assess the intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering mechanism of deep sclerectomy with collagen implant (DSCI), a non-penetrating glaucoma surgery. METHODS Nine eyes of nine patients with medically uncontrolled open angle glaucoma underwent DSCI. Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) of the sclerectomy site was performed 1 month after surgery. The following factors were assessed: length and heigh...

Currently, the cause of uveopathies is unknown, there no radical treatment. The final these diseases blindness from glaucoma. author developed a hypothesis etiopathogenesis uveopathies, according to which trigger weakness accommodation caused by genetically determined excessively small distance between ciliary body and equator lens. following approaches solving problem are proposed: a). formati...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficacy of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) surgery and the optimal interval between penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and AGV implantation in a population of Asian patients with preexisting glaucoma who underwent PKP. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In total, 45 eyes of 45 patients were included in this retrospective chart review. The final intraocular pressures (IOPs), gra...

Glaucoma still represents the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The technological advances lead to innovative surgeries, which are rapidly introduced in clinical practice. New devices to lower intraocular pressure without opening the eye wall, bypassing the trabecular mesh-work, or shunting the aqueous humor to the suprachoroidal space have been approved undergoing clinic...

Background: Rejection is the most common cause of late corneal graft failure. The purpose of this study is determining the prevalence, and defining the role of those factors which may affect the risk for rejection. Methods: The study was conducted on all patients who had penetrating keratoplasty without immunosuppressive therapy with at least 1 year follow up. Demographic status, cause of graft...

We present the combined surgery of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy with insertion of the implant in the supraciliary space as an effective and safe surgery for patients with both cataract and primary open angle glaucoma. This study included 20 eyes of 16 patients who were followed up during 12 months. We found a significant intraocular pressure reduction, changing from a preoperative mean of 2...