Publications by authors named "HuaiZhou Wang"

Disruption of the glymphatic system plays a vital role in pathogenesis of neurodegeneration in normal tension glaucoma (NTG). We evaluated the impairment of glymphatic system of NTG patients by diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS), and explored the correlation between the ALPS index and dysfunction of visual cortices in resting state. DTI-ALPS was applied to 37 normal controls (NCs) and 37 NTG patients.

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  • Hypobaric hypoxia, a condition at high altitudes, causes pupil constriction and expands the anterior chamber angle, possibly safe for those with narrow angles, necessitating further examination.
  • This study measured eye parameters before and after short-term exposure to hypobaric hypoxia in 25 healthy lowlanders using advanced optical technology.
  • Results showed a significant decrease in intraocular pressure and pupil diameter, along with other changes in anterior segment parameters, while some measurements remained unchanged.
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Purpose: This study aimed to propose a new deep learning (DL) approach to automatically predict the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) around optic disc regions in fundus photography trained by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and diagnose glaucoma based on the predicted comprehensive information about RNFLT.

Methods: A total of 1403 pairs of fundus photographs and OCT RNFLT scans from 1403 eyes of 1196 participants were included. A residual deep neural network was trained to predict the RNFLT for each local image in a fundus photograph, and then a RNFLT report was generated based on the local images.

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To compare the surgical effectiveness and safety of phacoemulsification combined with KDB (Phaco-KDB) and with Trabectome (Phaco-Trabectome) at 6 months follow-up in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) METHODS: This comparative case series was conducted at Beijing Tongren Hospital, including patients diagnosed with OAG who underwent Phaco-KDB from November 2021 to April 2022 and Phaco-Trabectome from April 2017 to December 2017. Surgical success was defined as an IOP reduction ≥ 20% or a postoperative IOP ≤ 21 mmHg. Kaplan-Meier methods were used to calculate cumulative rates of success among groups RESULTS: A total of 35 eyes from 29 patients were included in the analysis.

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Purpose: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a widespread neurodegenerative condition affecting brain regions involved in visual processing, somatosensory processing, motor control, emotional regulation and cognitive functions. Cerebral hemodynamic dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis of glaucomatous neurodegeneration. We aimed to investigate cerebral blood flow (CBF) redistributed patterns in visual and higher-order cognitive cortices and its relationship with clinical parameters in POAG, and we hypothesized that CBF changes together across regions within the same functional network.

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Background: Blood perfusion of the optic nerve (ON) plays a key role in many optic neuropathies. Microvascular changes precede or accompany neuronal changes, and detecting these changes at an early stage may facilitate early treatment to avoid blindness. However, the quantification of ON blood perfusion remains a challenge.

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  • - This study investigates the brain functional abnormalities associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) to understand the disease's neuropathology and how stable brain connectivity patterns contribute.
  • - Researchers analyzed data from 70 POAG patients and 45 healthy controls, finding that POAG patients exhibited reduced functional stability in key visual areas and increased stability in specific brain regions.
  • - The findings indicate that changes in functional stability in the visual cortex correlate with visual field defects, suggesting that brain connectivity analysis could enhance our understanding of POAG progression.
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Currently the only effective treatment for glaucoma is to reduce the intraocular pressure, which can halt the progression of the disease. Highlighting the importance of identifying individuals at risk of developing glaucoma and those with early-stage glaucoma will help patients receive treatment before sight loss.

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  • The study examines the impact of long COVID-19 on the oral and gut microbiomes and serum metabolites in patients experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms post-infection.
  • Researchers collected samples from 983 patients to analyze changes in microbiota and metabolites over a 3-month follow-up period.
  • Findings indicate significant differences in the microbiomes of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms compared to healthy controls, including the unexpected colonization of oral cavities by gut bacteria linked to harmful metabolites.
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Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of ab interno canaloplasty (ABiC) with gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG).

Method: This randomised clinical trial recruited eyes with OAG and no previous incisional ocular surgery, among which 38 were randomised to ABiC and 39 to GATT. Follow-ups were performed at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively.

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Introduction: Intravenous sedation and analgesia are widely used in minor surgeries. Remifentanil and remimazolam are advantageous in this setting because of their rapid onset of action, and short duration of action leading to a rapid recovery. However, the two drugs combined need to be titrated to avoid airway-related adverse events.

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The rising global prevalence of myopia is a growing concern for clinicians, as it predisposes patients to severe ocular pathologies including glaucoma. High myopia can be associated with clinical features that resemble glaucomatous damage, which make an accurate glaucoma diagnosis challenging, particularly among patients with normal intraocular pressures. These patients may also present with established visual field defects which can mimic glaucoma, and standard imaging technology is less useful in disease detection and monitoring due to the lack of normative data for these anatomically unique eyes.

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Background: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in treating patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) who had failed prior incisional glaucoma surgery.

Methods: A consecutive case series of OAG patients aged ≥ 18 who underwent GATT with previous failed glaucoma incision surgery was retrospectively analyzed. Main outcome measures included intraocular pressure (IOP), the number of glaucoma medications, surgical success rate, and occurrence of complications.

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Increased cerebral blood flow resulting from altered capillary level autoregulation at high altitudes leads to capillary overperfusion and then vasogenic cerebral edema, which is the leading hypothesis of acute mountain sickness (AMS). However, studies on cerebral blood flow in AMS have been mostly restricted to gross cerebrovascular endpoints as opposed to the microvasculature. This study aimed to investigate ocular microcirculation alterations, the only visualized capillaries in the central neural system (CNS), during early-stage AMS using a hypobaric chamber.

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare macular vascular microcirculation in early primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), normal tension glaucoma (NTG), and normal subjects.

Methods: 99 patients with early glaucoma (99 eyes: 60 POAG and 39 NTG) and 78 normal subjects were included. All subjects underwent optical coherence tomography angiography scan at 6 × 6 mm macular area.

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Background: Schlemm’s canal (SC) targeted procedures constitute a promising therapy for open angle glaucoma (POAG), safer and less invasive. However, little attention was paid to the intraocular pressure (IOP) variation in patients receiving these procedures, which is the risk factor for POAG progression. This study is to evaluate the IOP variation in eyes with POAG after modified canaloplasty (MC) and microcatheter assisted trabeculotomy (MAT).

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Purpose: To evaluate mid-term efficacy and safety of ab externo Microcatheter-assisted trabeculotomy (MAT) for early-onset glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and phakomatosis pigmentovascularis (PPV).

Design: Retrospective, non-comparative, interventional case series.

Methods: Medical records of consecutive SWS- or PPV-associated glaucoma patients who had undergone ab externo MAT between August 2017 and April 2020 at Beijing Children's Hospital were reviewed.

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rs2352028 is associated with the risk of lung cancer, but its relationship with lung cancer prognosis is unclear. The authors collected blood samples from 888 patients with lung cancer and used a Cox proportional hazards model to analyze the association between prognosis and  polymorphism rs2352028. rs2352028 C > T was associated with a better prognosis.

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(1) Background: To investigate the value of pulsatile trabecular meshwork (TM) motion in predicting the diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuation of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 20 normal patients and 30 patients with POAG. Of the POAG group, 20 had stable diurnal IOP and 10 had high IOP fluctuation.

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Background/objectives: This study aimed to provide a 24-month follow-up on the surgical success and safety of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) combined with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the treatment of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) combined cataract.

Subjects/methods: We included 124 consecutive cases of POAG with microcatheter-assisted GATT or GATT combined with phacoemulsification and IOL implantation at Beijing Tongren Eye Centre between October 2019 and November 2020. Main outcome measures included surgical success rate, changes in IOP, number of antiglaucoma medications, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), postoperative complications at baseline, and follow-up period of up to 24 months.

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Circumferential trabeculotomy have evolved from ab externo to ab interno approach. Both procedures may lower IOP, but it is unclear which maybe a superior approach. To compare the outcomes of ab interno and ab externo circumferential trabeculotomy in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

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A method motivated by the eye's aqueous veins is described for the imaging and strain calculation within soft biological tissues. A challenge to the investigation of the biomechanics of the aqueous vein-perilimbal sclera tissue complex is resolution of tissue deformations as a function of intraocular pressure and the subsequent calculation of strain (a normalized measure of deformation). The method involves perfusion of the eye with a contrast agent during conduction of non-invasive, optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy.

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Purpose: To identify risk factors for surgical failure after gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG).

Design: Prospective, interventional case series.

Methods: GATT was the initial surgery in 70 eyes of 70 patients with JOAG.

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Objectives: To evaluate the association between serum retinol concentration and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG).

Methods: A total of 345 study subjects were recruited in a prospective cross-sectional study: 101 patients with NTG, 106 patients with high-pressure primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and 138 healthy control subjects. Serum retinol concentration in fasting blood samples was determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS).

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