Visual field progression in Malay patients with primary glaucoma: survival analysis and prognostic factors.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the 5-year visual field progression and identify the prognostic factors for progression in Malay patients with primary glaucoma.

Methods: A retrospective cohort record review study was conducted among 222 patients (222 eyes) with primary glaucoma who were selected from a glaucoma research database of a tertiary center in Malaysia. The patients were Malays and diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).

Orbital Cellulitis Secondary to Dental Abscess in Children.

Paediatric orbital cellulitis is a potential sight- and life-threatening condition. It is a serious infection in children that can result in significant complications, including blindness, cavernous sinus thrombosis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, meningitis, subdural empyema, and brain abscess. Of the patients with orbital cellulitis, 17% died from meningitis, and 20% of the survivors had permanent loss of vision.