Association of the Effectiveness of Eye Drop Self-instillation and Glaucoma Progression.

Prcis: Among patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension, ineffective self-instillation of eye drops was associated with an increased long-term risk of progression or advancement of treatment to incisional surgery.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the efficacy of self-instillation of eye drops and long-term glaucoma outcomes.

Methods: In a previous study, video recordings of eye drop self-instillation by patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension were graded as effective or ineffective depending on whether the patient successfully instilled at least 1 drop on the right ocular surface.

Urgent Complex Intraoperative Reintubation in a Known Difficult Airway After Endotracheal Tube Damage: A Case Report.

Treacher Collins syndrome is an inherited disorder resulting in maldevelopment of the first and second branchial arches. Patients have complex orofacial anatomy often requiring airway interventions from birth. A 17-year-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome and history of difficult ventilation and intubation presented for elective maxillofacial reconstruction.

Inter-Rater Agreement in the Assessment of Video Recordings of Eye Drop Instillation by Glaucoma Patients.

Purpose: To create a standardized method for evaluating the video recordings of patients self-instilling eye drops and to determine the level of agreement of eye drop instillation efficacy, safety and efficiency ratings by three masked graders.

Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.

Participants: 78 patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who had at least 6 months of experience with the use of eye drop medications.

Correlation Between Inter-Eye Difference in Average Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Afferent Pupillary Response as Measured by an Automated Pupillometer in Glaucoma.

Purpose: To assess the correlations between the relative afferent pupillary defect measured by a binocular, computerized, and commercially available pupillometer and the inter-eye differences in average retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and visual field index (VFI) and mean deviation (MD) measured by automated static perimetry in patients with glaucoma.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Thirty four patients with open-angle glaucoma.