Angle-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in normal tension glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis quantitatively examines the efficacy of angle-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) in normal tension glaucoma (NTG).

Methods: A literature search was performed on Medline, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL and Cochrane Library from inception until 20 December 2022. Pilot, cohort, observational studies and randomised controlled trials including at least 5 subjects undergoing angle-based MIGS (trabecular-bypass devices, excisional trabeculotomy, goniotomy and ab-interno canaloplasty) for NTG, with or without cataract surgery, were included.

Anterior chamber inflammation grading methods: A critical review.

Assessing anterior chamber inflammation is highly subjective and challenging. Although various grading systems attempt to offer objectivity and standardization, the clinical assessment has high interobserver variability. Traditional techniques, such as laser flare meter and fluorophotometry, are not widely used since they are time-consuming.

Ocular manifestations in IgA nephropathy.

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a rare but important systemic disease with or without ocular manifestations. We describe 4 cases of IgAN presenting with scleritis and review the various ocular manifestations in patients with IgAN. We found 55 cases with ocular manifestations in patients with prior or newly-diagnosed IgAN described in 38 publications.

Recalcitrant Keratitis with Hyphaema.

Purpose: To report a case of recalcitrant pseudomonas keratitis with a rare presentation of hyphaema.

Observation: A 45-year-old female was noted to have contact lens-related pseudomonas keratitis with hyphaema. The organism was refractory to multiple antibiotics and only responded to Tazocin eye drops.

Plateau Iris Distribution Across Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Defined Subgroups of Subjects With Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma.

Purpose: We previously identified three distinct subgroups of patients with primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) based on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) imaging. Group 1 was characterized by a large iris area with deepest anterior chambers, group 2 by a large lens vault (LV) and shallow anterior chamber depth (ACD), and group 3 displayed intermediate values across iris area, LV, and ACD. The purpose of the present study was to determine the distribution of plateau iris in these subgroups using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) features.

Zika Virus and the Eye.

Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is the latest global health concern. Transmission is mainly via Aedes mosquitoes and the infection can be diagnosed on molecular or serologic testings. It typically causes a mild self-remitting illness of low-grade fever, maculopapular rash, and myalgia, but when severe, it is associated with neurological deficits and congenital structural defects.

Effect of sprint interval exercise on postexercise metabolism and blood pressure in adolescents.

The current study examined the effect of sprint interval exercise on postexercise oxygen consumption, respiratory-exchange ratio (RER), substrate oxidation, and blood pressure in adolescents. Participants were 10 normal-weight healthy youth (7 female), age 15-18 years. After overnight fasts, each participant undertook 2 trials in a random balanced order: (a) two 30-s bouts of sprint interval exercise on a cycle ergometer and (b) rested in the laboratory for an equivalent period.