Sawaguchi Shoichi

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and relating factors in a rural Japanese population: the Kumejima Study.

The prevalence rates of PEX syndrome and PEX-G in a south-western island of Japan were reported. PEX showed no significant effect on IOP, and age and working outdoors were significantly related with PEX.

Differentiating Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma and Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Population-Based Study.

Primary angle-closure glaucoma was more likely to have been diagnosed previously than POAG during a screening examination.

The Inferior, Superior, Temporal Rim Width Pattern (IST Rule) Detects Glaucoma in a Japanese Population.

Among all combinations, the I>S>T rim width pattern, the IST pattern, yielded the highest LR+ in detecting glaucoma in Japanese glaucoma eyes and its failure of or compliance with the pattern significantly correlated with several…

Evaluation of anterior chamber angle by van Herick grading and ultrasound biomicroscopy in light and dark conditions for finding appositional angle closure and plateau iris configuration.

The VH grade of ≤2 and ≥3 showed significant association with UBM angle width and ciliary body configuration parameters. The VH ≤ 2 criterion should be useful for screening of A-ITC and PI.

Suture Trabeculotomy Ab Interno for Secondary Glaucoma Combined With Scleromalacia.

Trabeculotomy ab interno is a very valuable treatment for secondary glaucoma combined with scleromalacia.