PURPOSE The vitamin E compound alpha-tocopherol inhibits fibroblast growth in vitro. To evaluate its potential benefit in preventing failure of glaucoma filtration surgery, we prospectively investigated the outcome of filtering surgery with postoperative dietary alpha-tocopherol supplementation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-nine patients (39 eyes) with primary open-angle glaucoma or pseudoexfo...

evidence acquisition a systematic literature searching of databases medline, embase, and google scholar was done from 1982 and updated in december 2015. search terms were “cholecystectomy”, “laparoscopic cholecystectomy”, “four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy”, “single-incision laparoscopic surgery”. context laparoscopic approach with its several techniques has become the standard method for ...

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PURPOSE To determine corneal biomechanical changes following major glaucoma procedures. METHODS In a prospective comparative case series, corneal biomechanical properties were assessed using the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA, Reichert Inc., Depew, New York, USA) before and 3 months after surgery in 89 eyes of 89 patients undergoing trabeculectomy + mitomycin C (MMC) (23 eyes, group 1), phacot...

PURPOSE To report on the efficacy and safety of combined phacoemulsification and an Ahmed valve glaucoma drainage implant with respect to visual acuity improvement, intraocular pressure (IOP) control, and requirement for antiglaucoma medication. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of 41 eyes (31 patients) with coexisting visually significant cataracts and uncontrolled glaucoma ...