The Italian XEN Glaucoma Treatment Registry (XEN-GTR) was created to acquire a comprehensive prospective dataset that includes the patient characteristics, intraoperative variables, and postoperative management of glaucoma patients undergoing the XEN gel stent implantation. This was a prospective observational, longitudinal clinical study involving 10 centres throughout Italy. The baseline examination included a comprehensive evaluation of demographic parameters (age, sex, ethnicity, and systemic condition), specific ophthalmological parameters, and quality of life questionnaire score collection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the efficacy of intracameral lidocaine supplementation of topical anesthesia during cataract surgery in eyes with high myopia.
Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale San Pietro-Fatebenefratelli, Rome, Italy.
Methods: This prospective double-blind study comprised 120 highly myopic eyes with an axial length (AL) greater than 26.
Background: Retinal and orbital vein occlusions may cause a decrease in visual acuity. There is no known therapy to resolve ocular thrombosis. The authors used enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, to treat 8 consecutive cases of retinal vein occlusions in 7 patients and 1 case of a superior orbital vein occlusion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of two self-administrated antibiotics in eliminating conjunctival microbial flora.
Methods: A total of 133 patients operated for cataract surgery were divided into three groups. The first group (A), 55 patients, received fusidic acid drops (1%) two times per day during the 3 days before the surgery; a second group (B), 55 patients, received ofloxacin (0.
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of two self-administrated antibiotics in eliminating conjunctival microbial flora.
Methods: A total of 133 patients operated for cataract surgery were divided into three groups. The first group (A), 55 patients, received fusidic acid drops (1%) two times per day during the 3 days before the surgery; a second group (B), 55 patients, received ofloxacin (0.