XEN 63 in a case of refractory glaucoma secondary to microphthalmia and aphakia.

Microphthalmia (MO) predisposes to glaucoma and congenital cataracts (CC). Cataract removal in MO is characterized by several complications such as aphakic glaucoma (AG). We report the case of a 33-year-old male with MO, aphakia, and refractory glaucoma who underwent inferonasal ab-interno XEN 63 implantation, after posterior vitrectomy.

Early safety and efficacy outcomes of the PAUL glaucoma implant in a Spanish population: A retrospective study.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the PAUL glaucoma implant (PGI) in refractory glaucoma patients, during the early postoperative period.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, cohort study of patients that had received a PGI between February 2022 and December 2023. An intraluminal polypropylene suture was placed to prevent early hypotony in all cases.

Canalicular obstructions after monkeypox infection.

We report two cases of lacrimal obstruction after ocular infection with monkeypox virus (MPX) in the 2022 outbreak. One of them was a distal canalicular obstruction and the other was a proximal canalicular obstruction. In the first days of MPX they presented with conjunctivitis and periocular skin vesicles.