An increased excavation of the optic nerve head is usually associated to glaucoma, but other optic neuropathies may also display an increased...
September 30, 2022
Children have a high risk of developing IOP elevation with topical steroid-treatment, but may also develop it after systemic treatment (1–3). The...
July 30, 2022
Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphaema (UGH) Syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by iris transillumination defects, microhyphaemas and pigmentary...
June 30, 2022
Chronic hypotony, defined as a pressure of ≤5 mmHg for >3 months, may occur after glaucoma surgery (1,2). Despite being traditionally regarded...
May 31, 2022
In recent years, we have seen a vast expansion of incisional surgical techniques for glaucoma with a wide range of long-term efficacy and safety...
April 30, 2022
Glaucoma eye drops, especially when containing preservatives, are responsible for clinical or subclinical ocular surface alterations (1). Amongst...
March 31, 2022
Prostaglandin analogues are advised as first line treatment for chronic open angle glaucoma by the European Glaucoma Society Guidelines for their...
February 28, 2022
Unilateral ocular hypertension or glaucoma is often associated with secondary causes that should be explored to ascertain the visual prognosis and...
January 31, 2022
Aqueous misdirection is a serious condition with potentially higher prevalence than expected. Predominantly observed after ocular surgery,...
December 31, 2021
The association of systemic vascular dysfunction and vascular diseases with exfoliation syndrome have been extensively studied in the last decades....
December 01, 2021
IOP control is of uttermost importance in advanced glaucoma to prevent blindness. The EGS guidelines recommend IOP in the low teens, e.g. 10-12mmHg...
October 31, 2021
The structural analysis of the thickness of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and the inner layers of the posterior pole with optical...
September 30, 2021
Angle recession (AR) is a common complication after a blunt ocular trauma, and it is related to a higher risk of developing late-onset glaucoma...
July 31, 2021
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) describes the presence of complex visual hallucinations with retained insight in the unreal nature of the phenomenon...
June 30, 2021
Achieving a good filtration in the early postoperative period after trabeculectomy is associated with the procedure's long-term success (1)....
May 31, 2021
Myopia can be associated with significant structural changes in the eye, including peripapillary atrophy, myopic macular degeneration and the...
April 30, 2021
This should be done monocularly with the bottle moved from the area of scotoma towards fixation. One must ensure that the patient is constantly...
March 31, 2021
Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections are now in widespread use for a plethora of retinal diseases. It is...
February 28, 2021
Raised intraocular pressure (IOP) and secondary glaucoma due to underlying uveitis is a well-acknowledged phenomenon (1). The clinician should...
January 31, 2021
Since 1976 beta-adrenergic antagonists have established their role in the effective lowering of the intraocular pressure. The potential side...
December 31, 2020
The intraocular pressure lowering effect of procedures that attempt to enhance flow of aqueous into Schlemm’s canal by bypassing or cutting the...
November 30, 2020
Haemodialysis (HD) can reportedly induce a sudden rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with neovascular (NVG) (1) and pseudo-exfoliative...
October 31, 2020
In clinical practice, the detection of visual field progression in one eye usually leads to management modifications in that eye. Less attention is...
September 30, 2020
The Science behind the Tip The diagnosis of glaucoma can be missed in patients with small optic discs (1). In such patients, relative crowding of...
July 31, 2020
The Science behind the Tip Self-reported visual disability in glaucoma which correlates with level of visual field loss includes bumping into...
June 30, 2020