Carotid artery obstructive disease, although infrequently diagnosed as a primary or contributing cause of neovascular glaucoma, can produce distinctive characteristics. Decreased perfusion of the ciliary body may decrease aqueous humor production. As a result, such eyes with neovascular glaucoma may occasionally be normotensive or even hypotensive. Fluorescein angiography may show an increased arm-to-retina time and leakage from the major retinal arterioles. Panretinal photocoagulation may not eliminate the anterior segment neovascularization because of anterior segment ischemia. Endarterectomy can significantly increase intraocular pressure as perfusion to the ciliary body returns to normal. These characteristics were found in two patients, a 67-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man, with diabetes and hypertension. In both cases cyclocryotherapy significantly reduced the intraocular pressure and the rubeosis iridis regressed.
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January 2025
Horang-i Eye Clinic, Seoul, South Korea.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference in the incidence of the hypertensive phase (HP) between Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) patients who received intracameral air injection and those who did not. A total of 78 patients who underwent AGV surgery between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2023 were included in this retrospective study. HP was defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) greater than 21 mmHg within the first 6 postoperative months.
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Purpose: To identify clinical features which may predict the angle status of a large cohort of NVG eyes at the time of diagnosis.
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Eur J Ophthalmol
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the PAUL Glaucoma Implant (PGI) and the adjunctive impact of intraoperative Mitomycin C (MMC) on surgical outcomes in patients with neovascular glaucoma (NVG).
Methods: This retrospective, comparative study included NVG patients who underwent PGI implantation. The cohort was divided into two groups: Group 1 (PGI without MMC) and Group 2 (PGI with MMC).
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Retinoblastoma Service, Royal London Hospital, London, UK.
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Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)
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State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Guangzhou, China; Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address:
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