Dynamic contour tonometry in asymmetric glaucoma patients.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine any difference in dynamic contour tonometry and ocular pulse amplitude in asymmetric glaucoma patients with the same applanation intraocular pressure.

Methods: This is a prospective, observational study of 30 glaucoma patients and 11 controls from June 2007 to February 2008. Most of the glaucoma patients were on prostaglandin analog treatment.

[Choroidal and ciliary body melanoma: case report].

Ocular melanomas correspond to 5% of all melanomas and 85% of them have its origin in the uveal tract. Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignant tumor in the adult. In this article, a case of uveal melanoma in a 31 year-old female patient, with photopsia, hyperemia and low visual acuity in the left eye with evolution of 4 months is presented.

Comparison of the efficacy and safety of travoprost with a fixed-combination of dorzolamide and timolol in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare travoprost (TRAV; travoprost 0.004%) and the fixed-combination of dorzolamide/timolol (DTFC; dorzolamide 2.0%/timolol maleate 0.