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PURPOSE To evaluate the outcome of glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation with and without intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection in treating neovascular glaucoma (NVG) at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta, Indonesia. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study involved 39 eyes with NVG which underwent GDD implantation between 2012 and 2014. Thirty eyes underwent GDD implantation a...

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of endopeptidases with the role of reorganizing the extracellular matrix of cells through the body. In aqueous humor MMPs have an important role in turnover regulation by acting on the constant remodeling of the trabecular mesh keeping at a constant level the trabecular resistance for a good aqueous humor outflow and consequently of the intraocular p...

The treatment of refractory glaucoma (RG) is challenging. The commonly adopted strategy in RG treatment is a glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation, which despite its radical nature may not always provide the desired intraocular pressure (IOP) levels for a long term. This review is based on the scientific literature on Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation for refractory glaucoma. The te...

PURPOSE To assess long-term efficacy and safety of deep sclerectomy (DS) in uveitic glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-three consecutive eyes (21 patients) with uveitic glaucoma underwent DS with mitomycin C and implant. Goniopuncture (GP) was done for uncontrolled postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP). RESULTS Mean (± SD) follow-up was 33.2 (± 19.8) months. IOP was reduced from a mea...

In recent years, the rapid development of diagnostic optic devices has generated optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a new, non-invasive diagnostic method. With technical progress of the infrared spectrum at 1,310 nm, OCT of the anterior segment also became feasible. With anterior segment OCT different examinations which so far were ruled out by ultrasound in contact manner could be executed ...

Glaucoma still represents the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The technological advances lead to innovative surgeries, which are rapidly introduced in clinical practice. New devices to lower intraocular pressure without opening the eye wall, bypassing the trabecular mesh-work, or shunting the aqueous humor to the suprachoroidal space have been approved undergoing clinic...

INTRODUCTION Glaucoma in aphakia is a major long term complication following congenital cataract surgery. Implantation of glaucoma drainage device provides an effective approach to manage refractory paediatric glaucoma. However implant surgery in young individuals is not free of complications. The prompt detection and management of tube erosion is of utmost importance to prevent devastating seq...

We describe the Molteno3 glaucoma implant, its design principles and the differences and similarities with the current generation of Molteno implant. Clinical results from 37 Molteno3 implant procedures for primary open angle glaucoma are compared with a control group of 33 pressureridge single plate Molteno implants. The results obtained in cases of primary open angle glaucoma, neovascular gla...

We present a rare case of bilateral pseudoexfoliative deposits on both intraocular lens (IOL) implants in an 83-year-old woman with no other associated pathology, 5 years after cataract surgery. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is the most common cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma worldwide and these deposits are usually found on the natural lens. The fact that pseudoexfoliative deposits have bee...