Glaucoma

Topical cyclosporin A in the management of postkeratoplasty glaucoma.
Perry HD, Donnenfeld ED, Kanellopoulos AJ, Grossman GA
Cornea 1997 May;16(3):284-288
Appears to be a viable second choice for post PKP patients, especially for the steriod responders.

Optic disc hemorrhages in a population with and without signs of glaucoma.
Healey PR, Mitchell P, Smith W, Wang JJ
Ophthalmology 1998 Feb;105(2):216-223
Drance was a little off track perhaps?

Cystoid macular edema and anterior uveitis associated with latanoprost use. Experience and incidence in a retrospective review of 94 patients.
Warwar RE, Bullock JD, Ballal D
Ophthalmology 1998 Feb;105(2):263-268
6.4% ant. uveitis and 2.1% CME. Can this be true?

Venous Obstruction As The Cause Of Retinal/Choroidal Dysfunction Associated With Arteriovenous Shunts In The Cavernous Sinus
Kupersmith MJ. Vargas EM. Warren F. Berenstein A.
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 16(1):1-6, 1996 Mar.
New theory, same treatment. If you could analyze the blood in those dilated conjunctival vessels, and you found venous blood at intraocular pressure, this mechanism will be proven.

Fibrin glue: an alternative method of wound closure in glaucoma surgery.
O'Sullivan F; Dalton R; Rostron CK
J Glaucoma 1996 Dec;5(6):367-70
Super-glue to the rescue.

Use of antifibrosis agents and glaucoma drainage devices in the American and Japanese Glaucoma Societies.
Chen PP; Yamamoto T; Sawada A; Parrish RK 2nd; Kitazawa Y
J Glaucoma 1997 Jun;6(3):192-6
Mitomycin and 5-FU have gained wide acceptance.

RISK OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION WITH MULTIPLE USE OF 5-FLUOROURACIL VIALS
Mora JS. Cevallos V. Whitcher JP.
Journal of Glaucoma. 5(6):371-374, 1996 Dec
Contamination can occur with multiple uses.

Latanoprost, a Prostaglandin Analog, for Glaucoma Therapy: Efficacy and Saftery after 1 Year of Treatment in 198 patients
Camras et al and the Latanoprost Study Group
Ophthalmology 1996;103(11):1916-1924
One drop a day still effective for most after a year...

Optic Nerve Head Topography in Ocular Hypertensive Eyes Using Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy
Zangwill et al
Am J Ophthalmol, 122(4); 520-5
This new tool may soon replace optic disc photos...

Optic Disc Hemorrhages and Progression of Glaucoma
Sienger S. Netland P.
Ophthalmology, July, 1996;103:1014-1024

LONG TERM EFFECT OF APRACLONIDINE
Araujo SV. Bond JB. Wilson RP. Moster MR. Schmidt CM. Spaeth GL.
British Journal of Ophthalmology. 79(12):1098-1101, 1995 Dec.

Comparison of Latanoprost and Timolol in Patients with Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma: A Six-month, Masked, Multicenter Trial in the United States
Camras, C., the U.S. Latanoprost Study Group
Ophthalmology, 1996;103:138-147

Incomplete Elimination of Exercise-Induced Pigment Dispersion by Laser Iridotomy in Pigment DispersionSyndrome
William L. Haynes, M.D., Wallace L.M. Alward, M.D., Celso Tello, M.D., Jeffrey M. Liebmann, M.D., Robert Ritch, M.D.
Ophthalmic Surg, 1995;26:484-486

Experience with the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant in Treating Neovascular Glaucoma
Lloyd MA. Baerveldt G. Heuer DK. Minckler DS. Martone JF
Ophthalmology ,July, 1995;102(7):1107-1118

Treatment of Postfiltration Bleb Leaks with Autologous Blood
M. Fran Smith, MD, Raymond G. Magauran, III, MD, Janet Betchkal, MD, J. William Doyle, MD, PhD
Ophthalmology 1995;102:868-871

Exfoliation Syndrome: Clinical Findings and Occurrence in Patients with Occludable Angles
Robert Ritch, M.D. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc, excerpt 1944, XCII:845-944

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