EXFOLIATION SYNDROME Overview Exfoliation syndrome is the most widespread, classifiable cause of open-angle glaucoma worldwide.1 In this age-related disorder, fibrillar extracellular materials are produced by and accumulate in various ocular tissues (Figure 1). Friction between the anterior lens capsule and the iris disrupts the iris pigment epithelium, dispersing pigment throughout the anterio...

Graphene was easily obtained via one-step ultrasonic exfoliation of graphite powder in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman and particle size measurements indicated that the exfoliation efficiency and the amount of produced graphene increased with ultrasonic time. The electrochemical properties and analytical applications of the resulting...

PURPOSE To compare outcomes in exfoliation glaucoma versus primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) after ab interno trabeculectomy alone (Trabectome) or in combination with cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. SETTING Trabectome Study Group institutions. DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized cohort study. METHODS Outcomes included intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medication...

The aim of the study was to evaluate macular thickness and macular volume in unilateral and bilateral exfoliation syndrome and to compare them with exfoliative glaucoma and control eyes using optical coherence tomography. This prospective study included 114 subjects (228 eyes) divided into 4 groups according to the presence of exfoliation: 30 patients with unilateral syndrome, 24 patients with ...

Exfoliated graphite (EG) refers to graphite that has a degree of separation of a substantial portion of the carbon layers in the graphite. Graphite nanoplatelet (GNP) is commonly prepared by mechanical agitation of EG. The EG exhibits clinginess, due to its cellular structure, but GNP does not. The clinginess allows the formation of EG compacts and flexible graphite sheet without a binder. The ...

Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is an age-related disorder of the extracellular matrix that leads the production of abnormal fibrillar material that leads to elevated intraocular pressure and a relatively severe glaucoma. Exfoliation material is deposited in numerous ocular tissues and extraocular organs. XFS is associated with ocular ischemia, cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease and ...

Graphene has attracted intense interest due to its exceptional physical and chemical properties as well as its wide potential applications. For applications of two-dimensional graphene, commercially viable sources are necessary. Liquid-phase exfoliation graphite is one of the most promising economical mothed for the mass production of graphene. A number of methods have been developed to achieve...

Many advantages of supercritical fluids come from their interesting or unusual properties which liquid solvents and gas carriers do not possess. Such properties and possible applications of supercritical fluids are reviewed. As these fluids never condense at above their critical temperatures, supercritical drying is useful to prepare dry-gel. The solubility and other important parameters as a s...

Understanding and exploiting the remarkable optical and electronic properties of phosphorene require mass production methods that avoid chemical degradation. Although solution-based strategies have been developed for scalable exfoliation of black phosphorus, these techniques have thus far used anhydrous organic solvents in an effort to minimize exposure to known oxidants, but at the cost of lim...

AIM To study the course of exfoliation and simplex glaucoma with respect to intraocular pressure (IOP) regulation and visual field survival after primary trabeculectomy. METHODS Postoperative IOP regulation and complications were analysed prospectively in 95 patients. Mean follow up was 46 months. Visual field survival was studied by high pass resolution perimetry (HRP) in a subsample of 28 p...