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Serum Apelin and Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels in Patients With Exfoliation Syndrome or Exfoliative Glaucoma.

Significant alterations in serum levels of apelin and ADMA may suggest potential effects in vascular pathologies and a possible role in predisposition to vascular comorbidities in XFS/XFG.

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.

The Association of Chronic Topical Prostaglandin Analog Use With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.

Long-term administration of PGA is associated with obstructive type of MGD.

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Patients Receiving Long-Term Glaucoma Medications.

Mild to moderate MGD is frequently encountered in patients with medically treated glaucoma.

The Relationship Between Choroidal Expansion and Intraocular Pressure Rise During the Water Drinking Test in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Exfoliation Syndrome.

Choroidal expansion during WDT does not seem to be an important mechanism for IOP elevation in healthy eyes or those with XFS.

Intraocular Pressure Characteristics of Exfoliative Glaucoma and Exfoliation Syndrome as Determined With the Water Drinking Test.

Medically treated XFG patients, but not XFS subjects, reveal significant IOP elevations during WDT indicative of impaired trabecular outflow facility.

Hereditary Thrombophilic Factors in Glaucoma.

Our results suggest that there is no significant difference between the prothrombotic inherited risk factors of glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous subjects.