Publications by authors named "Janine Klink"
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare diurnal and nocturnal intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuations before and after trabeculectomy, and to evaluate the potential of trabeculectomy to even out IOP peaks.
Materials And Methods: Retrospectively, 35 diurnal and nocturnal IOP curves of patients (35 eyes) who underwent trabeculectomy were analyzed. Diurnal and nocturnal IOP profiles were recorded from 06:00 to 23:59 and 00:00 to 06:00, respectively.
Purpose: Aim of the study was to assess the development of filtering blebs after canaloplasty.
Methods: Twenty eyes of 20 consecutive patients receiving canaloplasty were included. All eyes were examined clinically (slit lamp), and by anterior segment optical coherence tomography and high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy to detect filtering blebs.
Background: the Wuerzburg bleb classification score (WBCS) aims at an objective and standardized assessment of the developing filtering bleb after trabeculectomy, in order to detect and treat bleb scarring at the earliest possible stage of development. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the early postoperative WBCS for the long-term outcome of trabeculectomy.
Methods: the WBCS is a grading system for clinical bleb morphology.
Background: To evaluate the influence of early conjunctival suture removal following trabeculectomy on postoperative outcome.
Methods: In a prospective randomized clinical trial 73 eyes of 69 consecutive patients eligible for primary trabeculectomy were included in the study. Eyes were randomly assigned to a control or intervention group.
Background: The Würzburg bleb classification score (WBCS) serves to assess filtering blebs in a standardized fashion. The purpose of this prospective masked agreement study was to evaluate the WBCS interobserver variability.
Methods: The WBCS provides a scheme to grade clinical bleb morphology.
Purpose: Deep sclerectomy is a non-penetrating filtering procedure that is not generally accepted, as tissue dissection is difficult and varying success rates have been reported. The purpose of the present study was to compare the use of CO2, excimer and erbium:YAG lasers in dissection of the deep corneoscleral lamella.
Methods: In enucleated porcine eyes a superficial lamellar scleral flap of 5 x 5 mm was surgically dissected.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the functional results and morphological parameters in children surgically treated for glaucoma.
Methods: Data from 43 patients and 68 eyes who were operated in our department between 1990 and 2002 were collected. This retrospective trial included primary congenital glaucoma (n=36), and secondary glaucoma (n=7) in Rieger-Axenfeld syndrome and Sturge Weber syndrome.