Copyright 2012 by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., all rights reserved. For permission to reproduce any abstract, contact the ARVO Office at [email protected]. 107 Electrophysiology and Visual Function in Glaucoma Sunday, May 6, 2012, 8:30 AM 10:15 AM Hall B/C Poster Session Program #/Board # Range: 164-211/A405-A452 Organizing Section: Glaucoma Contributing Section(s...

Iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome is a primary endothelial abnormality that can cause a spectrum of iris changes, corneal edema, and glaucoma. Glaucoma secondary to ICE is difficult to manage because of the inflammatory reaction and fibrosis it can cause. We present a case of postoperative fibrinous reaction following endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation in ICE that caused aqueous tube shunt ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of 2% fluconazole subconjunctival injection as an adjunctive treatment in severe recalcitrant fungal corneal ulcer. DESIGN Retrospective, non-comparative interventional case series. MATERIAL AND METHOD From January 2007 to August 2007, the present study included six eyes of six patients with severe fungal corneal ulcer that did not respond to therapy with to...

We have previously shown that the Igh-1 locus on chromosome 12 of the mouse influences contralateral disease patterns in the modified von-Szily model. Following intracameral injection with 1.5 X 10(4) PFU of HSV strain KOS (HSV-KOS), 75% of BALB/cByJ (Igh-1a), 30% of C.AL-20 (Igh-1d) and 5% of C.B-17 (Igh-1b) mice develop contralateral chorioretinal necrosis. In contrast, Igh-1 congenic mice do...

PURPOSE We describe a case of transient visual loss following cataract surgery with unpreserved intracameral lidocaine. METHOD A 50-year-old man with posterior polar cataract underwent phacoemulsification. Following capsulorhexis and hydrodelineation with 0.5 cc of unpreserved lidocaine 1%, a portion of fluid reached behind the crystalline lens and caused the posterior capsule rupture. Catara...

PURPOSE To determine whether the capacity to induce ACAID by antigen injection into the anterior chamber is altered in animals with genetically determined retinal degeneration and increased age. METHODS Anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID) induced by injection of ovalbumin into the anterior chamber of the eye was studied in three rodent strains with different forms of heredita...

Modern cataract surgery with implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL) is an increasingly safe and successful procedure, though complications still occur. This thesis addresses the most common complication, posterior capsule opacification (PCO) and the rare but serious complication postoperative endophthalmitis (POE). The pathogenesis of PCO is multifactorial and several surgical and IOL-relate...

(IOP) is one of the risk factors for axonal damage in the optic nerve and subsequent retinal ganglion cell death, potentially leading to blindness. Currently, the use of ocular hypotensive drugs is the only available approach to glaucoma medication, and extensive efforts have been made to develop new anti-glaucoma drugs that lower IOP. In the efforts to manage and control IOP in glaucoma patien...