Publications by authors named "Sophia L Zagora"
Purpose: Secondary glaucoma following childhood cataract surgery remains the most common complication in the paediatric population. This study aimed to determine the incidence, time to progression and risk factors associated with the development of secondary glaucoma following childhood cataract surgery in a paediatric population. Outcome measures were the detection of secondary glaucoma, postoperative time frame to development of glaucoma and risk factors in its development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central retinal vein occlusion and branch retinal vein occlusion are common causes of visual loss due to associated macular oedema. The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of interventions improving vision and treating macular oedema in central retinal vein occlusion and branch retinal vein occlusion.
Methods: Medical search engines and clinical trial registries were systematically searched.
Background: To report the visual outcomes, complications and refractive results of phacoemulsification surgery and intraocular lens implantation in a large series of adult patients with short and nanophthalmic eyes.
Methods: The records of all patients with axial length <21.0 mm undergoing phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation at an adult teaching hospital were retrospectively reviewed.
Article Synopsis
- - The study presents a case of a 68-year-old woman who developed infective necrotizing scleritis after undergoing XEN Gel Stent surgery enhanced with mitomycin-C for glaucoma management, exacerbated by her rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
- - After experiencing pain, swelling, and severe visual loss, the patient was diagnosed with significant scleral necrosis and an inflammatory reaction; bacterial infections were confirmed through laboratory testing.
- - The treatment involved antibiotics and urgent surgical intervention to remove the stent, which ultimately led to improved intraocular pressure and stabilized vision, marking this case as the first known instance of necrotizing scleritis linked to XEN Gel Stent.
Importance: Australian- and New Zealand-based, uveitis-specialized ophthalmologists have produced recommendations for the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-type chronic anterior uveitis.
Background: Historically, the visual prognosis of JIA-type chronic anterior uveitis has been poor. New medical advances are likely to improve outcomes, but recently published guidelines are tailored for ophthalmic care in Europe and the United States.
Precis: Glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) often requires surgical intervention. Our study shows that trabeculectomy is efficacious in treating this condition.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the surgical outcomes of glaucoma associated with SWS in children presenting to the tertiary Paediatric Ophthalmology Department at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
Importance: Endophthalmitis is a serious complication of intraocular procedures: knowledge of its causative organisms and outcomes may guide prevention and treatment.
Background: To determine the outcomes and spectrum of causative organisms in acute post-procedural endophthalmitis.
Design: A retrospective observational case series performed at a tertiary referral hospital during the period 1 July 2012 to 31 July 2017.
Purpose: To report the pattern of uveitis in patients attending a tertiary uveitis service in Sydney, Australia.
Methods: The charts of patients seen between January 2009 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Data pertaining to patient demographics, eye examination on presentation, work-up and final diagnoses were collected.
Purpose: To determine in primary congenital glaucoma whether age of presentation influences surgical success, the degrees of angle surgery needed to achieve glaucoma control, and whether there are critical ages where glaucoma progresses, requiring further surgical management.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Methods: The medical records of patients with primary congenital glaucoma over a 23-year period were reviewed: 192 procedures were performed on 117 eyes (70 patients).
Purpose Of Review: This article reviews recent advances in the understanding of the ocular manifestations of seronegative spondyloarthropathies.
Recent Findings: Ocular inflammatory disorders are common and important disease manifestations in patients with seronegative spondyloarthropathy, with anterior uveitis being the most common. There is a strong association between affected patients and the human leukocyte antigen B27.