BACKGROUND Chronic treatment of glaucoma can present a challenge in patients who lack the means and/or the discipline to use daily glaucoma medication. We wondered if selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) could be a useful alternative. METHODS INCLUSION CRITERIA controlled trials comparing efficacy of SLT in adult patients with any form of open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension and cas...

The technique and results of a trabeculectomy are presented where the desired final intraocular pressure (IOP) is obtained by means of adjusting the thickness of sclerocorneal tissue removed to the initial pressure. The procedure was used in 35 eyes with all types of glaucoma and pre-operative pressures of up to 50 mmHg. In 78.3% of cases one operation was sufficient to control the IOP without ...

Glaucoma is the largest cause of permanent blindness globally. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) one chronic and asymptomatic in early stage. This study was performed to identify clinical characteristics management POAG patients at Cicendo Eye Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia. retrospective, descriptive conducted on medical records Hospital January-December 2020 using whole sampling method. Sociod...

PURPOSE Coexisting pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG) and cataract represents a special challenge. Although phacotrabeculectomy is an effective procedure, it combines the risks of phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy. This study evaluates phacoviscocanalostomy to manage eyes with PEXG and cataract. METHODS We conducted a prospective noncomparative study that included 30 consecutive eyes of 2...

IMPORTANCE Adherence with topical glaucoma medications is low in some patients. To identify these patients, we need more information on risk factors for nonadherence. OBJECTIVE To assess adherence with once-daily glaucoma medication. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective cohort study involving patients who were recruited from a university-based glaucoma clinic and treated with once-...

Objective. Compare glaucoma medication costs between the United States (USA) and Canada. Methods. We modelled glaucoma brand name and generic medication annual costs in the USA and Canada based on October 2013 Costco prices and previously reported bottle overfill rates, drops per mL, and wastage adjustment. We also calculated real wholesale price changes from 2006 to 2013 based on the Average W...

PURPOSE To assess longer-term patterns of glaucoma medication adherence and identify whether patterns established during the first year of medication use persist during 3 subsequent years of follow-up. DESIGN Retrospective, longitudinal cohort analysis. PARTICIPANTS Beneficiaries aged ≥40 years who were enrolled in a United States (US)-managed care plan for ≥7 years between 2001 and 2012 an...

Glaucoma is a common cause of irreversible blindness with increasing prevalence. Some of glaucoma patients will also experience dry eye. Dry eye is the most frequent side effect related to benzalkonium chloride (BAC)-containing eye drop used for glaucoma patients. In addition, glaucoma and dry eyes have shared risk factors that are old age and female. Dry eye among glaucoma patients need to be ...

Nonadherence with glaucoma medications is ubiquitous and well known. Failure to take medications as prescribed can result in decreased treatment effectiveness and outcomes, increased complications, worsened health status, and higher overall healthcare costs. While the number is unknown, each year many individuals with glaucomaddiagnosed and undiagnoseddwill lose vision. Although approximately h...