Glaucoma Diagnosis and Treatment: The Role of the Ophthalmic Nurse.

Glaucoma is one of the single largest causes of irreversible blindness. Glaucomatous vision loss is preventable with the appropriate diagnostic testing and treatment. Ophthalmic nurses play and important role in ensuring the success of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment.

Optic nerve biopsy in the management of progressive optic neuropathy.

Background: In cases of progressive optic neuropathy, diagnostic uncertainty often persists despite extensive work-up. Optic nerve biopsy (ONB) can be considered, especially when visual decline of the affected or fellow eye ensues despite empiric therapy. We aimed to evaluate both diagnostic and therapeutic utilities of ONB based on the long-term experience at a tertiary care institution.

Functional visual loss in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Objective: To identify and describe patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) with concurrent functional visual loss (FVL).

Design: Observational, retrospective case series.

Participants: Seventeen patients with IIH and FVL.

Transforming growth factor beta1 induction of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1: mechanism of pericyte-induced vascular survival in vivo.

Degeneration of vessels precedes and precipitates the devastating ischemia of many diseases, including retinopathy of prematurity and diabetic retinopathy. Ischemia then leads to proliferative retinopathy and blindness. Understanding the mechanisms of blood vessel degeneration is critical to prevention of these diseases.