Comparison of a remote operating slit-lamp microscope system with a conventional slit-lamp microscope system for examination of trabeculectomy eyes.

Purpose: To compare 2-dimensional (2D) photo imaging with slit-lamp photo imaging for examination of trabeculectomy eyes, and to compare the accuracy and consistency of examination of trabeculectomy eyes with a remote operating slit-lamp microscope system (referred to as "remote slit lamp" hereafter) and a conventional slit-lamp microscope system (referred to as "slit lamp" hereafter).

Methods: Thirty-five eyes of 35 patients having a history of trabeculectomy were enrolled in the study that compared 2D photo imaging with slit-lamp photo imaging for the evaluation of trabeculectomy eyes. Five ophthalmologists evaluated the 2D images and the slit-lamp images independently with masking of patient information.

Additive Effect of Brinzolamide on Diurnal Changes in Intraocular Pressure in Latanoprost-treated Eyes.

To investigate the effect of brinzolamide on diurnal fluctuations in the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients on latanoprost ophthalmic solution prospectively was aimed. Eleven patients with primary open angle glaucoma were enrolled in this study. The subjects were admitted to the hospital and had their IOPs measured over 24 hours (10 AM, noon, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM, 10 PM, midnight, 3 AM, 6 AM, and 8AM).

A prospective study of iridial pigmentation and eyelash changes due to ophthalmic treatment with latanoprost.

Purpose: To conduct a 12-month prospective study on the occurrence of latanoprost-induced iridial pigmentation and eyelash change in Japanese patients with glaucoma

Methods: Seventy-five patients (75 eyes) were enrolled in the study. Photographs of the iris and eyelashes were taken under identical conditions before and after treatment. Three glaucoma specialists assessed the iridial pigmentation/eyelash change independently with no knowledge of patient data.

A case of cystoid macular edema associated with latanoprost ophthalmic solution.

Background: Although there have been reports of adverse effects after use, it is unclear whether latanoprost ophthalmic solution contributes to the development of cystoid macular edema (CME).

Case: A 71-year-old man underwent lens extraction, the insertion of an intraocular lens, and vitrectomy for elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with lens subluxation in the left eye. After the surgery, antiglaucoma ophthalmic solutions controlled IOP well for over a year, maintaining good visual acuity with no abnormalities in the fundus.

Visual acuity and 10 degrees automated static perimetry in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa.

Purpose: In a previous study we demonstrated that the progression of the disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP) can be readily monitored by the mean deviation (MD) measured by Humphrey central 10-2 perimetry, which assesses the sensitivity distribution in the macular area in eyes affected by RP. In the present study, we investigated whether the 10 degrees perimetric results could predict the time of declining visual acuity in eyes with RP in a cross-sectional study.

Methods: Humphrey 10-2 perimetry results and visual acuity were studied in the right eyes of 69 patients with typical RP.