Five-year outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty: A retrospective study.

Introduction: Studies have shown the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) as adjuvant therapy during short-term follow-up. However, few studies have assessed the long-term efficacy of SLT on preventing worsening Humphrey visual field (HVF) parameters and thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) with continued medical therapy.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of 51 eyes of 39 patients with glaucoma treated with SLT at Boston Medical Center between 2012 and 2016 with 3- and 5-year follow-up.

Real-World Clinical Impact of Netarsudil 0.02% at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital.

To analyze the efficacy, safety, and accessibility of netarsudil 0.02% in patients with glaucoma (suspect, open or closed) at a safety-net academic medical center, Boston Medical Center (BMC). Retrospective chart review of patients prescribed netarsudil 0.

Combined Endocyclophotocoagulation and Phacoemulsification in Patients with Glaucoma of African Descent.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of combined endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) and phacoemulsification regarding vision, refraction, intraocular pressure (IOP), medication dependence, and complications in patients of African descent. A retrospective chart review was performed including all cases of ECP combined with phacoemulsification from October 2015 to March 2017. Exclusion criteria consisted of patients who were not of African descent and patients with <1 month follow-up.

Ptosis after glaucoma surgery.

Purpose: Evaluate factors contributing to ptosis after glaucoma surgery.

Methods: Three-year retrospective chart review from January 1, 2012, to January 1, 2015, 157 eyes, 3 surgeons, at Boston Medical Center, to determine the incidence of ptosis and the effects of each variable contributing to ptosis at 3 months after surgery. Each variable was analyzed using the chi-square or independent samples -test analysis to determine statistical significance of ptosis compared with above variables.

Long-term filtration and visual field outcomes after primary glaucoma triple procedure with and without mitomycin-C.

Objective: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of glaucoma management in patients undergoing primary glaucoma triple procedure (PGTP) with and without adjunctive subconjunctival mitomycin-C (MMC).

Design: Case-controlled study.

Participants: Of the 203 eyes of 203 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients who had undergone PGTP and in whom reliable Humphrey visual fields had been obtained both before and after surgery at 13.