PreserFlo™ MicroShunt Versus Trabeculectomy in Patients With Moderate to Advanced Open-Angle Glaucoma: 12-Month Follow-Up of a Single-Center Prospective Study.

Purpose: The study compares the efficacy and safety of PreserFlo™ MicroShunt (Santen, Osaka, Japan) and trabeculectomy in eyes with moderate to advanced open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: In this prospective study, 300 patients (300 eyes) with moderate to advanced open-angle glaucoma were treated with either PreserFlo MicroShunt or trabeculectomy. The implantation of the PreserFlo MicroShunt was performed in 150 eyes (group A) and trabeculectomy was performed in 150 eyes (group B).

PreserFlo™ MicroShunt Combined with Phacoemulsification versus PreserFlo™ MicroShunt as a Standalone Procedure in Patients with Medically Resistant Open-Angle Glaucoma.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of PreserFlo™ MicroShunt (Santen, Osaka, Japan) combined with phacoemulsification to PreserFlo™ MicroShunt as a standalone procedure in eyes with moderate to advanced open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: In an observatory, prospective, clinical study, 30 patients (30 eyes) with moderate to advanced angle glaucoma were allocated to either PreserFlo™ MicroShunt combined with phacoemulsification (15 eyes; Group A) or PreserFlo™ MicroShunt as a standalone procedure (15 eyes; Group B). The follow-up time of the study was 12 months.

Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse® laser versus cyclophotocoagulation with continuous diode laser in patients with open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: To present the efficacy and safety of surgical treatment of moderate to advanced stage of open-angle glaucoma using the surgical method of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse® laser (Iridex, Silicon Valley, California, USA) and to compare these results with those of continuous transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with diode laser.

Methods: In a prospective observational clinical study 22 patients (30 eyes) with moderate and advanced open-angle glaucoma underwent transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. 15 eyes were treated with transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse® laser with 2500 mW (group A) and 15 eyes with continuous diode laser 810 nm and power between 2000 and 2300 mW (group B).

Preliminary results of Preserflo Microshunt versus Preserflo Microshunt and Ologen implantation.

Purpose: To report preliminary 6-month results on the use of the Preserflo Microshunt implant with and without Ologen in 50 pseudophakic eyes with moderate to advanced primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

Methods: Fifty pseudophakic eyes underwent ab externo Preserflo Microshunt implantation. Data was gathered retrospectively and two groups were then created, group A with application of MMC 0.

The Efficacy of Ab Externo Canaloplasty by Using a Nonabsorbable Suture and No Viscoelastics; IOP Results, Intraoperative and Early Complication Rates within 6-Month Follow-Up Period.

Background: To report the efficacy of ab externo canaloplasty by exclusively using only a nonabsorbable suture as a standalone operation or combined with phacoemulsification in terms of mean intraocular pressure (IOP), medication reduction, and intra- and postoperative complication rates as well as additional glaucoma surgery.

Patients And Methods: Forty-eight patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and 50 eyes were divided into two groups according to the operation performed (Group A canaloplasty, n = 34 and Group B canaloplasty combined with phaco, n = 16), respectively. The success criteria were evaluated between three IOP ranges: a) IOP ≤ 16 mmHg, b) ≤ 18 mmHg, and c) ≤ 21 mmHg.

Tectonic Eccentric Penetrating Sclerokeratoplasty à chaud as Treatment for Peripheral Perforated or Predescemetal Corneal Ulceration.

Background: Tectonic eccentric sclerokeratoplasty à chaud is a very complex corneal operation and aims to preserve the eyeball and possibly to improve visual acuity in patients with peripheral corneal ulcerations or perforating corneal trauma.

Methods: 1650 eyes received corneal transplants in our clinic between 2006 and 2019. 14 of these 1650 eyes (0.

The correct graft orientation during descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) using the "bubble-tap" technique.

Purpose: To demonstrate a novel, alternative endothelium Descemet membrane layer (EDM) orientation method in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) that does not involve prior ink or trepanation marking of the graft, or intraoperative ocular coherence tomography (OCT) guided graft implantation during surgery, thus preventing the occurrence of an upside-down graft implantation that leads with certainty to primary graft failure.

Methods: From 2017 to early 2020, 500 eyes underwent DMEK operation using the "bubble-tap" technique first described from Dr. Perdikakis in the department of ophthalmology of St.

Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse laser versus Ahmed valve implantation in patients with advanced primary open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse laser (Iridex, Silicon Valley, California, USA) with 3000 mW to Ahmed valve implantation in eyes with advanced stage of primary open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: In a prospective observational clinical study, 30 patients (30 eyes) with advanced open-angle glaucoma were randomized for either micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with 3000 mW or Ahmed valve implantation. Fifteen eyes were treated with transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse laser with 3000 mW (group A) and 15 eyes with Ahmed valve implantation (group B).

Treatment of Chronic and Painful Corneal Defects with a Complete or Partial Conjunctival Flap.

Background: The coverage of chronic and painful corneal defects with a complete or partial conjunctival flap is a surgical practice that is still applied to advanced stage of keratopathies, which insist despite repeated treatments with a therapeutic contact lens, corneal transplantation or amniotic membrane transplantation.

Material And Methods: 37 cases of refractory corneal defects were treated between January 2006 and December 2019 with conjunctival flap. 27 cases underwent a complete and 10 cases a partial conjunctival flap.

[DMEK in complicated cases of bullous keratopathy after multiple intraocular surgeries].

Background: During the last decade Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) has been established as a surgical treatment even for complex cases of bullous keratopathy.

Material And Methods: In a case series 9 eyes from 8 patients with chronic corneal edema caused by multiple intraocular operations underwent DMEK surgery. It was the sole surgical procedure in three eyes.

Tear film parameters before and after intracorneal ring segment implantation in keratoconic eyes.

Purpose: To assess signs of dry eye syndrome in keratoconic eyes following intracorneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation.

Patient And Methods: Twenty eyes of 20 consecutive patients with keratoconus were assessed for tear film changes following ICRS implantation at 6 months postoperatively. Evaluated parameters included tear osmolarity, non-invasive tear breakup time test (NI-BUT test) and Schirmer test I and II before and after treatment.

[Explantation of the CyPass implant in a case series of patients with corneal decompensation].

Background: In microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) the CyPass microstent (Alcon Inc.) was implanted in the suprachoroidal space to increase the uveoscleral outflow, thereby lowering the intraocular pressure. Due to the excessive loss of corneal endothelial cells, the implant was withdrawn from the global market in August 2018.

Estimation of risk-benefit ratio and comparison of post-operative efficacy results between trabeculectomy and canaloplasty.

Purpose: To estimate a risk-benefit ratio by comparing the efficacy of canaloplasty to trabeculectomy exclusively in pseudophakic eyes with primary open angle glaucoma.

Patients And Methods: One hundred four eyes that underwent canaloplasty and 136 eyes that underwent trabeculectomy with mitomycin C 0.02% and collagen matrix implantation were retrospectively compared.

Current Trends in Modern Visual Intraocular Lens Enhancement Surgery in Stable Keratoconus: A Synopsis of Do's, Don'ts and Pitfalls.

Keratoconus is a relatively common ectatic, non-inflammatory corneal disorder that involves gradual visual deterioration through progressive alteration of the shape of the cornea. The corneal thinning, irregular astigmatism and higher order aberrations that occur as the disease progresses pose major challenges in the visual rehabilitation of such patients. This paper summarizes the current literature regarding the results of visual enhancement procedures in patients with stable keratoconus treated with standalone anterior or posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation and monofocal, toric or multifocal toric intraocular lens implantation following phacoemulsification for age-related cataract extraction or refractive lens exchange.

The STARflo™ glaucoma implant: a single-centre experience at 24 months.

Purpose: To evaluate the 24-month outcomes following STARflo™ implantation in patients with moderate or advanced open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: We enrolled 32 patients (40 eyes) with high intraocular pressure (IOP) resistant to topical and systemic medical therapy. After baseline assessments, patients were implanted with STARflo™ implants with the goal of IOP reduction and long-term maintenance.

[Long-term Follow-up After Cryocoagulation in Preterm Newborns from Northern Greece with Retinopathy of Prematurity: Three Year Results].

Background: This is a retrospective study of the efficacy of treatment of neonates (NN) with exocryocoagulation retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with respect to morphology of the retina and visual function.

Materials And Methods: Out of a total of 3103 neonates, 304 (9.8%) had a ROP.

Ab externo canaloplasty results and efficacy: a retrospective cohort study with a 12-month follow-up.

Background: The aim of this study is to review the outcomes of canaloplasty versus canaloplasty combined with phacoemulsification in a retrospective cohort study and to evaluate the efficacy of these methods in terms of intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering effect, postoperative complications and additional glaucoma surgery or reintroduction of medical therapy over a 12-month follow-up.

Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, 602 eyes with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) were treated with canaloplasty or canaloplasty combined with phacoemulsification. The results were evaluated separately in two main groups; group A canaloplasty (262 eyes) and group B canaloplasty combined with phaco (322 eyes).

Comparison of performance between two microcatheter systems in ab externo canaloplasty: A retrospective comparison study.

Purpose: To compare the performance of two different microcatheter systems, iTrack™ 250A and Glaucolight, in ab externo canaloplasty in three major categories: intraocular pressure reduction, drug therapy reintroduction, and evaluation of viscodilation over distension of the inner wall of Schlemm's canal.

Methods: A total of 56 and 46 eyes from different glaucoma types underwent ab externo canaloplasty using two different microcatheter systems. Group formation was made according to microcatheter system used.

Unexpected visual improvement after aborted intracorneal ring segment implantation for keratoconus.

Purpose: To present a case of a complicated intracorneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation procedure in a patient with keratoconus, who experienced significant visual improvement, although the ICRS implantation had to be aborted.

Methods: A 25-year-old female patient with keratoconus underwent femtosecond laser-assisted ICRS implantation in her right eye (OD) for improving visual acuity.

Results: The procedure had to be aborted, because ICRS implantation was not possible.

Recent Innovations in Collagen Corneal Cross-linking; a Mini Review.

Background: The introduction of corneal cross-linking (CXL) with ultraviolet-A (UVA) and Riboflavin photosensitizer (Vit B) from Seiler , revolutionized the treatment of Keratoconus and other corneal ectatic diseases. Today, the commonly known epithelium off Dresden protocol is in clinical use for the last 15 years with great success and regarded by many as the golden standard.

Methods: With several studies demonstrating its simplicity, efficacy and safety this revolutionary method, paved the way for new therapies and strategies in the treatment of corneal ectatic diseases and changed our understanding in corneal biomechanics.

Femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis multifocal ablation profile using a mini-monovision approach for presbyopic patients with hyperopia.

Purpose: To report the visual outcomes of the femtosecond laser-assisted multifocal aspheric corneal ablation profile using a mini-monovision approach and to evaluate if corneal multifocality was effective, and to report the relative benefits of this approach.

Patients And Methods: Bilateral femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis using a multifocal aspheric corneal ablation profile was performed on 19 hyperopic patients (38 eyes). They were divided into two groups based on eye dominance: dominant eye (DE) group targeting emmetropia and the nondominant eye (NDE) group targeting -0.

Multifocal Corneal Excimer Femtosecond Laser in situ Keratomileusis following Radial Keratotomy: A Case Report with Six Months of Follow-Up.

We report the case of a 46-year-old female patient who was referred to our clinic (Orasis Eye Clinic, Reinach, Switzerland) seeking improvement of her distance and near visual acuity. Radial keratotomy (RK) was performed at a younger age on both eyes to correct -5 D myopia. The patient underwent a bilateral same-session multifocal corneal excimer femtosecond laser (Supracor) keratomileusis correction.