Efficacy of Topical 0.05% Cyclosporine A for Ocular Surface Disease Related to Topical Anti-Glaucoma Medications.

We aimed to determine the therapeutic efficacy of 0.05% topical cyclosporine A (CsA) for chronic ocular surface disease (OSD) in patients using benzalkonium chloride (BAK)-preserved antiglaucoma eye drops. A prospective, randomized, paired-eye, controlled clinical trial was conducted with participants who had been instilling at least one BAK-preserved topical antiglaucoma drug in both eyes for at least 6 months.

Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy between Preserved and Preservative-Free Latanoprost and Preservative-Free Tafluprost.

In this study, we investigated the effect of preservative-free (PF) 0.0015% tafluprost (TA), to the preservative containing (PC) and the PF 0.005% latanoprost (LA) in Korean subjects.

Intraocular pressure change with face-down positioning after macular hole surgery.

This study evaluated changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) with face-down positioning (FDP) following surgical treatment of idiopathic macular hole. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 130 patients diagnosed with idiopathic macular hole who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with intravitreal gas injection after fluid-gas exchange. We analyzed IOP changes in both eyes following FDP over the course of 7 days.

Comparison of intraocular pressure as measured by three different non-contact tonometers and goldmann applanation tonometer for non-glaucomatous subjects.

Background: To compare the measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) among the three different non-contact tonometers (NCT) and the Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) for non-glaucomatous subjects.

Methods: In 52 eyes of 52 non-glaucomatous subjects, IOP was measured sequentially with the Canon TX-20P, the Nidek NT-530P, the Topcon CT-1P, and the GAT at the same time. We evaluated the IOP-measurement agreement among the tonometers as well as the factors affecting the measurements.

Long-term efficacy and safety of ExPress implantation for treatment of open angle glaucoma.

Aim: To compare the long-term efficacy and safety of ExPress implantation and standard trabeculectomy in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).

Methods: In this retrospective study, we compared 17 eyes treated by ExPress implantation with 23 eyes treated by trabeculectomy. Efficacy was assessed according to the relevant intraocular pressure (IOP) values and success rates during the first year of follow-up.

Ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness according to myopia and optic disc area: a quantitative and three-dimensional analysis.

Background: To determine the influences of myopia and optic disc size on ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness profiles obtained by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: One hundred and sixty-eight eyes of 168 young myopic subjects were recruited and assigned to one of three groups according to their spherical equivalent (SE) values and optic disc area. All underwent Cirrus HD-OCT imaging.

Factors affecting refractive outcome after cataract surgery in primary angle-closure glaucoma.

Background: To evaluate the biometric factors associated with the accuracy of intraocular lens power predictions for cataract surgery in primary angle-closure (PAC) or primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) eyes.

Design: Cross-sectional study PARTICIPANTS: This study included 103 PAC or PACG patients who had undergone cataract surgery.

Methods: All participants underwent anterior-segment optical coherence tomography preoperatively.

Topographic correlation between optic nerve head characteristics and retinal nerve fibre layer defect in primary open-angle glaucoma patients: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Purpose: To evaluate topographic correlations of the directions of β-zone peripapillary atrophy (PPA) and optic disc torsion with retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) defect in a Korean population.

Methods: Among 292 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients from the 2012 KNHANES (n = 7444, age ≥ 19 years), 93 eyes of 93 individuals with a single localized RNFL defect were enrolled. The angular locations of the point of maximum radial extent (PMRE) of β-zone PPA and the optic disc torsion were measured on fundus photography.

Prevalence and risk factors of superior segmental optic hypoplasia in a Korean population: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Background: This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors for superior segmental optic hypoplasia (SSOH) in a Korean population based on the data from the nationwide Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the KNHANES dataset covering January 2012 to December 2012. The study population comprised 5,612 subjects (≥19 years of age) who had participated in a medical interview covering demographic and systemic information, been issued a questionnaire regarding associated SSOH risk factors including gender, age, systemic disease, and family history, and had undergone an ophthalmologic examination.

Opacification of the optic of an Akreos Adapt intraocular lens.

A 60-year-old diabetic patient transferred to our retina clinic for a regular follow-up for diabetic retinopathy. He had uneventful cataract surgery at the time of pars plana vitrectomy in the right eye due to diabetic retinopathy at a private ophthalmologic hospital. Six months after the surgery, neovascular glaucoma with hyphema developed in the right eye and an Ahmed valve was implanted at our hospital.

Factors influencing the prevalence of amblyopia in children with anisometropia.

Purpose: To evaluate factors that can influence the prevalence of amblyopia in children with anisometropia.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 63 children 2 to 13 years of age who had anisometropic amblyopia with a difference in the refractive errors between the eyes of at least two diopters (D). The type of anisometropia (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism), degree of anisometropia (<2-3 D, <3-4 D, or >4 D), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the amblyopic eye at the time of initial examination, BCVA differences between sound and amblyopic eyes, whether or not occlusion therapy was performed, compliance with occlusion therapy, and the patient's age when eyeglasses were first worn were investigated.