The differential diagnoses for phacolytic glaucoma are acute angle closure glaucoma, open angle glaucoma with uveitis, neovascular glaucoma, and glaucoma secondary to trauma. We report an unusual case where the dislocated cataractous lens firmly adherent to the corneal endothelium evoked a cellular reaction similar to phacolytic glaucoma but clinically appeared like a deep corneal abscess. The ...

PURPOSE To report the short-term efficacy and safety of the transfer of an Ahmed(™) glaucoma valve (AGV™) tube from the vitreous into the anterior chamber, in a patient with neovascular glaucoma who had undergone pars plana AGV(™) implantation and ultimately needed a silicone oil tamponade. CASE A 41-year-old male with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in both eyes was referred to us for tre...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to report the prevalence, etiology, treatment and outcomes of neovascular glaucoma (NVG) in a tertiary care ophthalmic center in China. METHODS Medical records of patients diagnosed as NVG at the Wenzhou Medical University between 2003 and 2014 were reviewed. Success was defined as IOP between 6 and 21 mmHg without topical or systemic glaucoma medicatio...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of pars plana filtration with multiple laser perforation of the uvea in neovascular glaucoma patients following proliferative diabetic retinopathy. METHODS In 18 eyes of 13 patients, after a fornix-based conjunctival incision, two 9 x 3 mm, thin, rectangular scleral flaps were created 3-6 mm posterior to the limbus. The remaining layers of sclera under each flap...

The results from the tube versus trabeculectomy (TVT) study provided the evidence to support the use of aqueous shunt surgery and its increasing popularity in the world. The Ahmed versus Baerveldt (AVB) study, a randomized controlled study, compared the efficacy and safety between two of the most commonly used glaucoma drainage implants. A significant proportion of the participants had failed t...