introduction: glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness throughout the world. some studies have suggested a relationship between glaucoma and sensorineural hearing loss, while others have found no evidence of an association. we performed a study to determine whether there is a significant difference in hearing of patients with glaucoma and a match control population. methods: in this c...

Glaucoma filtration surgery is regularly performed for the treatment of glaucoma and trabeculectomy is often regarded as the 'gold standard' glaucoma operation. The biggest risk of failure of the operation is bleb scarring. The advent of anti-fibrotic agents, such as mitomycin C (MMC) and 5-fluorouracil (5FU) has vastly prolonged the longevity of the bleb, but concerns remain regarding the pote...

To evaluate whether filtering surgery is effective in controlling the intraocular pressure of young aniridic patients with glaucoma, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of aniridic patients with glaucoma under the age of 40 years. We defined a good intraocular pressure control period as the time from surgery until IOP exceeded 20 mm Hg, with or without glaucoma medication. Twenty filtering s...

To determine the efficacy and safety of Trabectome surgery on patients with steroid response, ranging from ocular hypertension refractory to maximal medical therapy to the development of steroid-induced glaucoma.A nonrandomized, nonblinded, retrospective study of 20 subjects with steroid response was conducted. All 20 eyes underwent Trabectome surgery alone. Nine subjects had steroid response w...