Effect of pterygium on corneal astigmatism, irregularity and higher-order aberrations: a comparative study with normal fellow eyes.

Pterygium is an abnormal growth of fibrous conjunctival tissue that invades the cornea, resulting in corneal distortion, astigmatism, and increased higher-order aberrations (HOAs). However, few studies have compared eyes with pterygium to normal fellow eyes when interpreting HOAs and there is no study that revealed the effect of the thickness or grading of the pterygium on the change of HOAs. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of nasal pterygium by comparing the normal fellow eye of 59 patients.

Effects of Cataract on Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness on Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness and macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (mGC-IPL) thickness measured by swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) following cataract surgery in patients with glaucoma.

Methods: We included 42 glaucoma eyes and 42 case-matched normal eyes that underwent cataract surgery without complications. One matching set included one glaucoma eye and one case-matched normal eye.

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C According to Concentration: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.

(1) Background: Mitomycin C (MMC) is commonly used during trabeculectomy. However, there is no consensus on which concentration should be used. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of 0.

Ocular and systemic risk factors associated with recurrent disc hemorrhage in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors associated with recurrent disc hemorrhage (DH), defined for the present study as at least 3 occurrences of DH in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

Methods: A total of 178 POAG patients (89 eyes showing at least 3 occurrences of DH and 89 age-matched control eyes with a minimum of 10 years' follow-up without DH) were included in a retrospective, case-control study. Ocular factors were evaluated by a retrospective chart review, and systemic factors were evaluated by a telephone survey.

Intraocular pressure according to different types of tonometry (non-contact and Goldmann applanation) in patients with different degrees of bilateral tearing.

Purpose: To investigate intraocular pressure (IOP) readings by non-contact tonometry (NCT) and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) for patients with different degrees of bilateral tearing.

Methods: In this study, we reviewed the medical charts of patients complaining of different degrees of bilateral tearing. The tear meniscus height (TMH) and IOP with NCT and GAT were measured.

Rate of three-dimensional neuroretinal rim thinning in glaucomatous eyes with optic disc haemorrhage.

Background: To investigate the thinning rate of three-dimensional neuroretinal rim thickness (3D-NRT) in glaucoma eyes with optic disc haemorrhage (DH) and its relationship to retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFLT) progression.

Methods: Ninety-five (95) eyes of 95 glaucoma patients with initial DH in the inferotemporal (n=69) and superotemporal (n=26) regions and 48 eyes of 48 glaucoma patients without DH were retrospectively reviewed. The rates of change for 3D-NRT and RNFLT were compared by linear mixed-effect model.

Optic Disc Tilt and Glaucoma Progression in Myopic Glaucoma: A Longitudinal Match-Pair Case-Control Study.

Purpose: To investigate the long-term follow-up results for tilted disc eyes and case-matched nontilted disc eyes in myopic glaucoma patients.

Methods: We included 28 tilted disc eyes of 28 myopic primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and 28 case-matched nontilted disc eyes of 28 myopic POAG patients with minimum 5 years of follow-up. One matching set included one tilted disc eye and one case-matched nontilted disc eye.

Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Change and Frequency of IOP Spike After Cataract Surgery in Normal-tension Glaucoma: A Case-Control Study.

Purpose: To evaluate the early-postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) changes and frequency of IOP spike after cataract surgery in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) eyes and to compare them with those of nonglaucomatous eyes.

Materials And Methods: This was a case-control study. We reviewed the medical records of patients who had undergone cataract surgery.

Comparison of changes of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer defect between stable group and progression group in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: To compare the changes in macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) defect between stable and progression primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) groups.

Study Design: Retrospective observational study.

Methods: A total of 100 POAG eyes with localized retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defect and corresponding macular GCIPL defect were selected for this study.

Stereopsis before and after Inferior Oblique Weakening Surgery.

Purpose: To analyze stereopsis change before and after inferior oblique weakening surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 31 patients who had undergone inferior oblique weakening surgery. The factors analyzed included sex, age at surgery, preoperative and postoperative visual acuity (VA), time from first detection to surgery, degree of inferior oblique overaction (IOOA), primary/secondary IOOA, exotropia/hypertropia, bilaterality, and type of surgery.

Assessment of Optical Coherence Tomography Color Probability Codes in Myopic Glaucoma Eyes After Applying a Myopic Normative Database.

Purpose: To evaluate the optical coherence tomography (OCT) color probability codes based on a myopic normative database and to investigate whether the implementation of the myopic normative database can improve the OCT diagnostic ability in myopic glaucoma.

Design: Comparative validity study.

Methods: In this study, 305 eyes (154 myopic healthy eyes and 151 myopic glaucoma eyes) were included.

Comparison of Glaucoma Progression Between Unilateral and Bilateral Disc Hemorrhage Eyes and Associated Risk Factors for Progression.

Purpose: To compare glaucoma progression between unilateral and bilateral disc hemorrhage (DH) eyes and to determine the associated risk factors.

Methods: A total of 78 bilateral primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients who had shown one or more occurrences of DH (48 eyes of 38 unilateral DH patients and 30 eyes of 30 bilateral DH patients) were included. Glaucoma progression was defined by visual field (VF) deterioration.

Effect of 4-Month Intermittent Atropine Penalization in Amblyopic Children for Whom Patch Therapy Had Failed.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of 4-month intermittent atropine penalization in children with amblyopia for whom patch therapy had failed and to analyze the factors associated with treatment success.

Methods: This retrospective observational study included participants who visited the hospital between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015. Forty-one children with amblyopia for whom patch therapy had failed were included and their medical records were analyzed retrospectively.

Influence of intraocular pressure reduction on progression of normal-tension glaucoma with myopic tilted disc and associated risk factors.

Unlabelled: Purpose To evaluate the influence of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction on progression of normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) with myopic tilted disc and to demonstrate the associated risk factors.

Methods: The medical records on 109 eyes of 109 NTG patients with myopic tilted discs who were followed up for more than 5 years and treated with topical medications were reviewed. Glaucoma progression was defined according to either structural or functional deterioration.

Changes of visual-field global indices after cataract surgery in primary open-angle glaucoma patients.

Purpose: To determine changes of visual-field (VF) global indices after cataract surgery and the factors associated with the effect of cataracts on those indices in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 60 POAG patients who had undergone phacoemulsification and intraocular lens insertion was conducted. All of the patients were evaluated with standard automated perimetry (SAP; 30-2 Swedish interactive threshold algorithm; Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc.

Association Between Head Tilt and Asymmetric Epiblepharon.

Importance: Epiblepharon is known to be bilateral and symmetric. However, asymmetric epiblepharon is frequently observed in patients with head tilt and, to date, this condition has not been investigated.

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical features of epiblepharon in patients with head tilt and to analyze the association between the direction of head tilt and epiblepharon asymmetry.

Glaucoma Detection Ability of Macular Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Myopic Preperimetric Glaucoma.

Purpose: We evaluated the glaucoma detection ability of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and compared it to peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters in myopic preperimetric glaucoma (PPG).

Methods: We analyzed 353 eyes, including 67 nonmyopic preperimetric glaucomatous eyes, 182 myopic healthy eyes, and 104 myopic preperimetric glaucomatous eyes. Myopic PPG detection abilities of the respective parameters were assessed by calculating the area under receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves.