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Glaucoma Diagnostic Capability of Global and Regional Measurements of Isolated Ganglion Cell Layer and Inner Plexiform Layer.

Isolated macular GCL appears to be as good as GCC and GCIPL in glaucoma diagnosis, while IPL does not.

Microarchitecture of Schlemm Canal Before and After Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography.

SLT expands SC in POAG patients and even more so with greater IOP reduction after SLT.

β-Zone Parapapillary Atrophy and Rates of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression: African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study.

Race had a significant effect on the association between baseline βPPA and rates of visual field progression in eyes with GON.

High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment in Moderate Glaucoma Patients: Results of a 2-Year Prospective Clinical Trial.

UCP-HIFU treatment is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated method to reduce IOP in patients with moderate glaucoma.

Glaucoma Diagnostic Capability of Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Circle Scans With Different Diameters.

Further investigations to find the spectral-domain OCT circle scan diameter with the best diagnostic capability and the least artifacts are warranted, especially focusing on larger-than-conventional circle scans.

Disc Hemorrhages Are Associated With the Presence and Progression of Glaucomatous Central Visual Field Defects.

DH was associated with the presence and progression of central VF defects. DH identification should prompt intensive central VF monitoring and surveillance with 10-2 fields to detect progression.

Automated Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: First Prospective Clinical Trial.

Automated DSLT appears to be an effective and safe noncontact, rapid modality for reducing IOP in patients with OAG. Higher energy usage led to better results.

Association between Rates of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning and Previous Disc Hemorrhage in Glaucoma.

A history of DH is an independent risk factor for faster rates of RNFL thinning in non-DH quadrants and in DH quadrants; this risk is present even in eyes that exhibited DH several years earlier.

Visual Field Endpoints Based on Subgroups of Points May Be Useful in Glaucoma Clinical Trials: A Study With the Humphrey Field Analyzer and Compass Perimeter.

Restricting analysis to particular subsets of points of interest in the VF after censoring points with low sensitivity, as compared with using the familiar total field MD, can provide outcome measures with a broader range…

Surgical Outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation Without Plate Sutures: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.

In this cohort, omitting suture AGV plate fixation resulted in high rates of complications related to plate or tube movement, the need for further intervention, and AGV removal. Therefore, we cannot recommend this surgical technique.

Chat GPT vs an experienced ophthalmologist: evaluating chatbot writing performance in ophthalmology.

ChatGPT represents a significant advancement in facilitating the creation of original scientific papers in ophthalmology.

Optic Nerve Head Changes After Intraocular Pressure-Lowering Glaucoma Surgeries Using Optical Coherence Tomography.

The HOC evaluated with SS-OCT significantly decreased after IOP-lowering surgeries. This parameter was useful for evaluating short-term changes in the ONH.

Glaucoma Publication Trends in Leading General Ophthalmology Journals During the Past Quarter Century: Where Are the Clinical Trials?

There has been a significant rise in the rates of glaucoma publications in "experimentally oriented" journals, while their representation in "clinically oriented" journals remained stable over the past quarter century.

Efficacy of Topically Administered Rho-Kinase Inhibitor AR-12286 in Patients With Exfoliation Syndrome and Ocular Hypertension or Glaucoma.

AR-12286 was well tolerated and provided statistically significant reduction in IOP in patients with XFS and OHT or XFG. This drug may represent an additional therapeutic paradigm for the treatment of XFG.

Effect of Pilocarpine Hydrochloride on the Schlemm Canal in Healthy Eyes and Eyes With Open-Angle Glaucoma.

These data suggest that pilocarpine expands the Schlemm canal in eyes with and without glaucoma.

African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES): Racial Differences in Optic Disc Hemorrhage and Beta-Zone Parapapillary Atrophy.

Subjects of ED are at higher risk for developing DH compared with AD subjects, whereas AD subjects have greater prevalence of βPPA.

Gold Micro-Shunt Implants Versus Ahmed Glaucoma Valve: Long-term Outcomes of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.

During long-term follow-up, success rates in the 2 GMS groups and the AGV group were similar. Likewise, IOP reduction and the need for continued glaucoma medical therapy remained high and were similar for all devices.