Balasubramani Goundappa K

Excisional goniotomy vs trabecular microbypass stent implantation: a prospective randomized clinical trial in eyes with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma.

Both procedures lowered both IOP and the need for IOP-lowering medications effectively and safely in eyes with mild to moderate OAG and cataract.

West Indies Glaucoma Laser Study (WIGLS): 1. 12-Month Efficacy of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Afro-Caribbeans With Glaucoma.

SLT monotherapy safely provides significant IOP reduction in Afro-Caribbean eyes with POAG. This treatment can play a significant role in preventing glaucoma vision loss and blindness in people of African descent living in resource-limited regions.

Long-Term Outcomes of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for Open-Angle Glaucoma in the Caribbean.

Monotherapy SLT, repeated as needed, safely provides significant IOP reductions in most Afro-Caribbean adults with primary OAG through nearly 8 years of follow-up and has significant potential to delay or prevent glaucoma-related vision loss in…

West Indies Glaucoma Laser Study (WIGLS)-2: Predictors of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Efficacy in Afro-Caribbeans With Glaucoma.

This analysis did not identify any subject-specific factors consistently predictive of therapeutic response to SLT.

West Indies Glaucoma Laser Study (WIGLS) 3. Anterior Chamber Inflammation Following Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Afro-Caribbeans with Open-angle Glaucoma.

SLT in Afro-Caribbean people with POAG is associated with mild, short-lived and self-limited anterior chamber inflammation. Routine anti-inflammatory therapy to suppress posttreatment inflammation after SLT is unnecessary in this population.

Assessing the Reliability of Intraocular Pressure Measurements Using Rebound Tonometry.

The RT's lower measurement variability and good interoperator and interdevice reproducibility suggest that it can characterize IOP changes over time more robustly than Goldmann tonometry, aiding clinicians in assessing the effectiveness of glaucoma therapy and…

Crystalline lens changes after selective laser trabeculoplasty in Afro-Caribbean patients with open-angle glaucoma; report 4 of the West Indies Glaucoma Laser Study (WIGLS).

Selective laser trabeculoplasty was not associated with clinically significant changes in nuclear, cortical, or posterior subcapsular lens opacities in glaucomatous Afro-Caribbean eyes.

Test-Retest Reliability of Intraocular Pressure Measurements With Office-Based Versus Home-Based Rebound Tonometers.

The test-retest reliability of IOP measurements taken by patients using the iCare HOME2 self-tonometer compared with IOP measurements taken by trained operators using the iCare IC100 and IC200 tonometers was uniformly excellent (ICCs all ≥0.9).