Publications by authors named "Darshana Daga"

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the intermediate-term outcomes of Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) in terms of intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering from baseline levels, the number antiglaucoma medications (AGMs) in the postoperative phase, and the rate of complications.

Methods: It was a retrospective interventional case series. All patients who underwent AADI surgeries with sulcus fixation from March 2018 to September 2018 at a tertiary eye care hospital in North India with a minimum follow-up of 1 year were recruited for the study.

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Acquired ectropion uveae (AEU) is a common sequela to various inflammatory and ischemic conditions, though it is not well recognized. There is a paucity of literature describing AEU. So here, we present five cases where we documented ectropion uveae following chronic inflammation.

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Purpose: To evaluate the surgical efficacy of reinforced plication of the medial rectus muscle to resection as an effective muscle strengthening procedure in exotropia.

Methods: This is a prospective randomized trial in patients with exotropia who underwent complete orthoptic evaluation followed by random assignment into two groups by using a computer-drawn random number table. Group 1 patients underwent standard resection with recession procedure, and group 2 patients underwent reinforced plication with recession procedure.

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Primary epithelial iris cysts are benign innocuous lesions, which are mostly bilateral and asymptomatic in nature. They can lead to creeping angle closure, when the angle progressively narrows due to age-associated changes. This photoessay, herewith, signifies the dual importance of identifying minute bumpy elevations in the iris by a thorough slit lamp examination as well as the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy in patients presenting with creeping angle closure, frequently misdiagnosed in the primary angle closure disease spectrum.

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