Vertical asymmetry analysis of the macular microvasculature in epiretinal membrane patients with open-angle glaucoma.

To identify the usefulness of vertical asymmetry analysis of the retinal microvasculature in epiretinal membrane (ERM) patients accompanied by open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Subjects were divided into three groups: normal controls (group 1), patients with ERM (group 2), and patients with both ERM and OAG (group 3). Retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) thicknesses, vessel density (VD), and the absolute vertical difference of pRNFL (vdRNFL), GC-IPL (vdGC-IPL), and VD (vdVD) were compared among groups.

A comparison of peripapillary vessel density between subjects with normal-tension glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma with similar extents of glaucomatous damage.

The purpose of this study was to identify differences in retinal microvasculature impairments between patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and those with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with similar extents of structural and visual field damage. Participants with glaucoma-suspect (GS), NTG, POAG, and normal controls were consecutively enrolled. Peripapillary vessel density (VD) and perfusion density (PD) were compared among the groups.

The Weiss Ring, a Major Confounding Factor For Measurements of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness: Short title: The Impact of the Weiss Ring On RNFL Thickness Measurements.

Purpose: To identify how the Weiss ring affects the measurement of mean and sectoral peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thicknesses.

Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Methods: Subjects were divided into two groups: controls (control group) and subjects in which a Weiss ring was visible on optical coherence tomography fundus images (WR group).

A Novel Technique for Measuring Ocular Duction Ranges.

Purpose: To report a novel technique for measuring ocular ductions and evaluate its performance in normal participants.

Methods: We developed a laser pointer technique (LPT), a novel technique for quantitative measurement of ocular ductions. The device consists of a screen and headset with a laser pointer.

Effect of axial length on peripapillary microvasculature: An optical coherence tomography angiography study.

Objective: To investigate the effects of axial length (AL) on the peripapillary microvascular density acquired from optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Retrospective observational study. A total of 111 eyes from 111 normal healthy subjects were examined.

Effects of Miosis on Anterior Chamber Structure in Glaucoma Implant Surgery.

We investigated changes in anterior chamber (AC) structure after miosis in phakic eyes and pseudophakic eyes with glaucoma. In this prospective study, patients scheduled for glaucoma implant surgery were examined using anterior segment optical coherence tomography before and after miosis. Four AC parameters (AC angle, peripheral anterior chamber (PAC) depth, central anterior chamber (CAC) depth, and AC area) were analyzed before and after miosis, and then compared between phakic and pseudophakic eyes.

Clinical outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation without fixation of a plate: The free plate technique.

Objective: This study compared surgical outcomes between free plate Ahmed glaucoma valve (FPAGV) implantation without plate fixation and conventional Ahmed glaucoma valve (CAGV) implantation with plate fixation.

Methods: A retrospective, comparative case series study. Patients with refractory glaucoma who underwent FPAGV or CAGV implantation and were followed >1 year were enrolled consecutively.

Using the Thickness Map from Macular Ganglion Cell Analysis to Differentiate Retinal Vein Occlusion from Glaucoma.

Purpose: We hypothesized that the thickness map from macular ganglion cell analysis (GCA) acquired from spectral-domain optical coherence tomography can be used to differentiate retinal vein occlusion (RVO) from glaucoma.

Methods: In this retrospective case control study, 37 patients with resolved RVO and 74 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) were enrolled. Two independent examiners diagnosed patients with RVO or POAG based on the topographic pattern in the GCA thickness map.

Effects of Topical Prostaglandin Analog on Macular Thickness Following Cataract Surgery with Postoperative Topical Bromfenac Treatment.

Purpose: To evaluate changes in macular thickness in patients continuing prostaglandin analog (PGA) treatment during the perioperative period involving bromfenac treatment.

Methods: Patients with glaucoma who were using a topical PGA were randomly assigned to two groups in this randomized controlled trial: PGA continuing study group and PGA discontinued glaucoma control group. Patients without ocular diseases other than cataract were enrolled into the non-glaucomatous group.

Relationship between Tube Parameters and Corneal Endothelial Cell Damage after Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation: A Comparative Study.

Purpose: We compared the clinical factors, including anterior chamber tube parameters, in patients with and without corneal endothelial cell damage after Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation.

Methods: In this retrospective and comparative case series, patients who underwent AGV implantation were enrolled consecutively. Serial specular microscopy was performed before and after AGV implantation.

Long-term reproducibility of GC-IPL thickness measurements using spectral domain optical coherence tomography in eyes with high myopia.

Although ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) analysis in the patients with high myopia is useful, there have been few reports to analyze of the reliability for long-term measured GC-IPL thickness. We aimed to analyze the long-term reproducibility of thickness measurements of the GC-IPL using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in patients with high myopia and identify factors that affect such reproducibility. 99 eyes from 99 patients with high myopia without any other ophthalmc disorder such as glaucoma or retinal diseases were included.