Iester Michele

Can Treatment With Citicoline Eyedrops Reduce Progression in Glaucoma? The Results of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial.

Additional treatment with citicoline eyedrops to IOP-lowering treatment might reduce disease progression in patients with progressing glaucoma despite IOP ≤18 mm Hg.

Prospective study of glaucoma referrals across Europe: are we using resources wisely?

The accuracy of referrals was poor in the UK and the other countries. Requiring a combination of criteria and raising the IOP threshold for IOP-only referrals are needed to cut waste in clinical care.

A Scoping Review of Quality of Life Questionnaires in Glaucoma Patients.

Wide variability among questionnaires used to determine vision related QoL in glaucoma and in the responses elicited was identified.

XEN Implant Fracture During Needling Procedure.

XEN fracture related to the needling procedure should be considered as a possible adverse event of bleb management.

Risk Factors for Failure in Glaucoma Patients Undergoing Microshunt Implantation.

This study identified risk factors for Microshunt failure, highlighting the importance of high intraoperative MMC dose and careful patient selection to optimize surgical success.

Early Postoperative Intraocular Pressure is Associated With Better Pressure Control After XEN Implantation.

Our study shows that an early IOP≤9 mm Hg is predictive of the efficacy of the procedure during 1-year follow-up, whereas more than 2 needlings are predictive of failure.

Evaluating the Correlation between Alzheimer's Amyloid-β Peptides and Glaucoma in Human Aqueous Humor.

Our results indicate that an increased protein concentration in the AH could play a role in the pathogenesis of glaucomatous disease.

Expert Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Ocular Surface Inflammation in Patients With Glaucoma.

These recommendations for the management of OSI in glaucoma should be useful to guide decision-making in clinical practice.

Smell Sensitivity in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma.

Patients with XFS and XFG revealed reduced smell sensitivity and identification compared with patients with POAG and those without glaucoma. These findings provide new insights into neural degeneration and pseudoexfoliation.

Blood Reflux Through a PreserFlo MicroShunt Device After Needling.

This is the first reported case of blood reflux to the anterior chamber through a PreserFlo MicroShunt implant after a needling procedure.

Adherence of glaucoma intervention studies to World Glaucoma Association guidelines.

Current literature shows poor adherence to WGA guidelines across both traditional and newer glaucoma surgeries, reflecting inadequate reporting and outdated recommendations.

Clinical recommendations for early identification of patients with open-angle glaucoma at higher risk of low adherence to topical treatment: An Italian Delphi consensus.

Taken together our results allow us to profile patients with glaucoma who will be more likely to show poor adherence to topical treatments.

Quantitative evaluation of OCT angiography images in healthy and glaucomatous subjects through a novel approach: exploring inter-image variability.

Utilizing Swept-Source OCT-A images our study has identified an easy and reproducible method that appears to be fast and can assist physicians in assessing macular and ONH perfusion with less inter-image variability, particularly in the 70 μm superficial area of the optic disc.

The relationship between structure and function as measured by OCT and Octopus perimetry.

Retinal sensitivity evaluated with OP correlated moderately well with the RNFL thickness measured by OCT. There was an overlap of the visual field regions within the optic disc.