Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma or Compressive Neuropathy in Patient with Active TED.

Introduction: Severe cases of thyroid eye disease with high intraocular pressure and visual field defects are a real diagnostic challenge requiring the exclusion of dysthyroid optic neuropathy and differential diagnosis with glaucoma.

Aim: To report а case of a patient with active thyroid eye disease (TED), decreased visual acuity and elevated intraocular pressure.

Materials And Methods: We present a 52-year-old woman with TED in both eyes, class 2c3c4a6a (NOSPECS), with 6 points (by CAS) activity, who received corticosteroid therapy to a maximum cumulative dose of 5750 mg, with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and topical antihypertensive treatment with tapticom, brizadopt, and luxfen.

Relationship between visual field changes and optical coherence tomography measurements in advanced open-angle glaucoma.

Aim: To assess relationships between functional changes in visual field and structural changes in advanced open-angle glaucoma (OAG) found using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods: Thirty-one eyes of 25 patients with OAG were included in this study. Besides the routine ophthalmological exam the patients underwent standard automated perimetry (SAP) (Humphrey Field Analyzer) and SD-OCT (RTVue-100) performed within 6 months.

Discrepancies between Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Fluorescein Angiography in Detecting Uveitic Macular Edema.

Aim: To compare spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with fluorescein angiography (FA) in detecting macular edema in patients with uveitis and analyse discrepancies in the findings obtained by the two methods.

Methods: The study included 133 eyes from 117 patients with uveitis that had SD-OCT (RTVue-100/ Optovue) and FA (Topcon TRC 50DX) scans performed to detect or rule out macular edema.

Results: Macular edema was found in 57 (42.

Macular edema in uveitis.

Unlabelled: In the present study we have made a review of the relevant literature on pathogenesis and modern diagnostic methods for macular edema (ME) in uveitis. Macular edema is a typical non-specific complication of uveitis, one of the common causes of visual impairment. ME can be found in all types of uveitis.

Distribution of glaucomas by type, stage of development and therapy.

Aim: To establish the distribution of glaucomas by type and stage of development and analyze their treatment on the basis of free examinations of glaucoma patients.

Patients And Methods: Three hundred and two consecutive glaucoma patients (91 males and 211 females, mean age 66.5+/-11.

Central corneal thickness measurements in ocular hypertension, primary open angle glaucoma, glaucoma suspects and control subjects.

Purpose: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients with ocular hypertension (OH), primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), glaucoma suspects and control subjects and to determine if there is a correlation between CCT and age.

Design: Prospective study.

Patients And Methods: CCT was evaluated in 50 eyes of 25 OH patients (mean age 52.

Central corneal thickness in patients with normal-tension glaucoma.

Purpose: To compare the central corneal thickness of eyes with proved normal-tension glaucoma with that of eyes without glaucoma.

Design: A prospective study.

Methods: The study included 30 consecutive patients with normal-tension glaucoma (60 eyes, group I), and 30 age- and gender-matched non-glaucoma patients (60 eyes, group II).