In this prospective study we wanted to report our experience and to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ex-press Mini-Glaucoma Shunt implantation under a superficial scleral flap, as a newly and improved surgical technology in a treatment of POAG (Primary open-angle glaucoma) and refractory glaucoma. 44 eyes (35 patients) underwent an implantation of Ex-Press Mini Glaucoma Shunt. We had 21 pati...

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...

T argeting the suprachoroidal space with surgery is not a new idea. All ophthalmologists are aware of the effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) of a cyclodialysis cleft following trauma. A small gap between the iris root and the scleral spur can cause devastating hypotony and be difficult to manage. In 1900, Ernst Fuchs, MD,1 and Leopold Heine, MD,2 both described the inadvertent and deliberate ...

EDITORIAL There are a number of questions about the type of anesthesia to be applied and if it should be different depending on the type of surgical technique. The use of topical anesthesia in cataract surgery is a routine procedure (1) due to the advantages of its application and the elimination of risks derived from loco-regional technique (retrobulbar hemorrhage , perforation, miotoxicity) a...

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 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 ...

Wide-angle viewing systems (WAVSs) were originally established for pars plana vitrectomy. However, their application to scleral buckling surgery was recently reported. In this study, we compared the outcomes of scleral buckling using a noncontact WAVS with that of scleral buckling using conventional indirect ophthalmoscopy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The clinical records of 39 eyes (...