BACKGROUND The purpose of this work was to look into the effects of infliximab on wound healing in experimental glaucoma filtration surgery and to compare the antifibrotic effects of this agent to that of mitomycin-C (MMC). METHODS Twenty-eight male New Zealand White rabbits were randomly assigned to four groups, each including seven rabbits: control group, sham group, MMC group, and inflixim...

CASE REPORT A 75-year-old man presents for routine follow-up examination 6 years after uncomplicated primary trabeculectomy with a 2minute intraoperative application of mitomycin C (MMC, 0.4mm/ mL). Although progression had occurred when the intraocular pressure (IOP) was in the mid teens, the visual fields have remained stable since filtration surgery was performed. The IOP is 8mm Hg and a lar...

Introduction: Ultrasound cycloplasty (UCP) is commercially available in Europe. It has been shown to have less side effects than its trans-scleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation counterpart reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) refractory glaucoma patients.
 Case presentation: This retrospective case series followed seven patients treated with UCP for at the Ophthalmology Clinic, Hospital...

BACKGROUND With high backlog of cataract blindness in the developing countries sutureless high volume cataract surgery is preferred surgical technique. OBJECTIVE To report the intraoperative complications of high volume sutureless cataract surgery at secondary level eye care centre of Nepal. METHOD This prospective study consisting 1087 eyes that underwent manual small incision cataract sur...

BACKGROUND Microspherophakia is characterized by lenticular myopia, late development of lens dislocation, shallow anterior chamber and angle-closure glaucoma. If it is associated with angle closure glaucoma, the management can be challenging. OBJECTIVE To report the management of a case of bilateral secondary angle closure glaucoma with isolated microspherophakia and right subluxated lens in ...