The Effect of Diabetic Retinopathy and Blood Glucose Regulation on Corneal Biomechanical Parameters.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and metabolic control of blood glucose levels on corneal biomechanical parameters.

Methods: Diabetic patients were categorized into three groups: no DR group, nonproliferative DR (NPDR) group, and proliferative DR (PDR) group. Of the 141 eyes examined, 40 belonged to the control group, 34 to no DR group, 34 to NPDR group, and 33 to PDR group.

Results of fluorouracil-augmented Xen45 implantation in primary open-angle and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Purpose: To report the effectiveness and safety of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-augmented Xen45 implantation in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG).

Methods: This single-center, retrospective chart review study included 29 eyes that underwent 5-FU-augmented Xen45 implantation. Main outcome measures were intraocular pressure (IOP) levels and number of glaucoma medications.

Safety and efficacy of panretinal photocoagulation in patients with high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy using pattern scan laser versus conventional YAG laser.

The purpose of the study was to compare the results of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) using the pattern scan laser (PASCAL) in a single setting versus multiple sessions of standard YAG laser in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Charts of 35 eyes that were treated with the PASCAL and an equal number of eyes that were treated with conventional laser were retrospectively reviewed. The whole PRP treatment was performed in one session in the PASCAL group, whereas all the patients in the conventional-laser group completed the entire PRP treatment in two or three sessions.