Elevated VEGF-A Levels in the Aqueous Humor of Patients With Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.

Background/aim: The purpose of the current study was to compare the vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) levels in the aqueous humor of patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and non-glaucomatous eyes and reveal any potential statistically significant correlations.

Patients And Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional study. Aqueous humor samples (50-100 μl) were collected under aseptic conditions, from the anterior chamber at the start of glaucoma or cataract surgery.

Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitic Glaucoma.

Glaucoma is a common and potentially blinding complication of uveitis. Many mechanisms are involved alone or in combination in the pathogenesis of uveitic glaucoma (UG). In terms of diagnostic evaluation, the effects of inflammatory activity in the retinal nerve fiber layer may be a source of bias in the interpretation of optical coherence tomography measurements.

Screening for multifocal intraocular lens implantation in cataract patients in a public hospital.

Purpose: To identify the rate and characteristics of cataract surgery candidates suitable for multifocal intraocular lens implantation among patients undergoing preoperative evaluation in a public hospital.

Materials And Methods: Screening was performed based on the patient's medical records, comprehensive ophthalmic examination, optical biometry (Zeiss, IOL Master 700) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Heidelberg, OCT Spectralis) in accordance with the relevant indications and contraindications mentioned in the pertinent literature. Patients were included in the present study if they were eligible for bilateral cataract surgery.

The TsiogkaSpaeth grid for detection of neurological visual field defects: a validation study.

Background: The TsiogkaSpaeth (TS) grid is a new, low-cost, and easy to access portable test for visual field (VF) screening which could be used by clinicians in everyday clinical practice. Our study aimed to determine the validity of an innovative screening grid test for identifying neurological disease-associated VF defects.

Methods: We enrolled two groups of participants: We assessed the one eye of ten consecutive adult patients with different types of neurological disease associated VF defects and ten eyes of controls in each group.

Early Postoperative Changes in Macular Choroidal Thickness After Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification in Patients With and Without Glaucoma: A Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Study.

Purpose The objective of this study was to examine the impact of uncomplicated phacoemulsification on macular choroidal thickness (CT) within the first three postoperative months and to investigate its relationship with postoperative cystoid macular edema (CME) in both glaucomatous and healthy subjects, utilizing swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Methods The non-randomized prospective study involved 82 patients, selected via convenience sampling from the First Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" Hospital, Athens, Greece, between May 2018 and May 2022, undergoing phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.