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...

purpose: to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery (ccs) in children under age of 15 methods: this prospective cohort (since 2006) consisted of children less than 15 years of age who underwent cataract surgery with or without intraocular lens (iol) implantation. the role of the following factors on the development of glaucoma afte...

Background: Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy and is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Different factors have been contributed in the pathogenesis of glaucoma including H. pylori infection. Objective: To determine the levels of anti-H. pylori IgG antibody in the aqueous humor of patients with pseudoexfoliation and primary open angle glaucoma, in comparison with age and ...

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY 23 D uring the past 15 years, several studies have found a modest but sustained reduction in IOP after cataract surgery. A study from my institution is typical. In a retrospective review of 266 consecutive patients without glaucoma who had uncomplicated clear corneal cataract surgery, my colleagues and I recorded a mean IOP reduction of...

purpose: to evaluate the ability to predict visual outcome after penetrating keratoplasty (pkp) in patients with pseudophakic or aphakic corneal edema (pce or ace). methods: medical records of 34 patients (34 eyes) who underwent pkp for pce or ace during 1994-2004 in ahvaz were retrospectively analyzed for variables in the history and ocular examination before pkp and visual outcome after pkp. ...

PURPOSE To examine anterior chamber depth (ACD) and anterior chamber angle (ACA) in patients with glaucoma after cataract extraction with an anterior optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. METHODS A new commercially available 1310 nm infrared light anterior segment OCT system was used for anterior chamber evaluation. Sixty patients (n=20 with primary open angle glaucoma [POAG], n=20 with ...

Cataract surgery considered as one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. It has been suggested to be clinical benefit for both cataract and glaucoma by many studies. Besides removing cataracts restore vision, proved reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients either with or without glaucoma. showed a great efficacy IOP reduction, considering 1st-line management Its effec...

A clinical case of congenital aniridia in combination with high degree hyperopia, cataract, ophthalmohypertension, foveal hypoplasia is presented. The article analyzes the results a complex morphofunctional studies conducted before and after cataract surgery, presents practical data on differential diagnosis glaucoma ophthalmohypertension therapeutic approaches, including use diaphragm contact ...

AIM To evaluate the effect of cataract surgery on frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry in patients with co-existing cataract and glaucoma. METHODS In this consecutive prospective cohort study 27 patients with open angle glaucoma scheduled for cataract extraction alone or combined with trabeculectomy were enrolled. All patients underwent FDT threshold C-20 visual fields within 3 month...