The Science behind the Tip In recent years it has become common practice to inject steroids into the vitreous to reduce macular oedema or ocular...
December 31, 2012
The Science behind the Tip Glaucoma medication solutions usually contain the preservative benzalkonium chloride (BAK) in concentrations varying...
November 30, 2012
The Science behind the Tip Raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in an eye with pseudoexfoliation syndrome results from pigment and exfoliation...
October 31, 2012
The Science behind the Tip The enzyme carbonic anhydrase is present in the corneal endothelium where it is involved in fluid transport (1). It thus...
September 30, 2012
The Science behind the Tip A recent study has shown that visual function is more likely to be preserved with brimonidine 2% than with timolol 0.5%...
June 30, 2012
The Science behind the Tip During visual field (VF) testing the cornea of patients with severe dry eye condition can get dry to such an extent as...
May 31, 2012
The Science behind the Tip Nd-YAG laser peripheral iridotomy (PI) eliminates the reverse pressure gradient and intermittent posterior bowing of the...
April 30, 2012
The Science behind the Tip Anterior chamber angle width varies dramatically with illumination (figure and video in ref. 1) (1,2). Visible...
March 31, 2012
The Science behind the Tip The initial treatment of chronic angle-closure glaucoma is to undertake a laser peripheral iridotomy (PI) to prevent...
February 29, 2012
The Science behind the Tip False depressions due to a misaligned trial lens or a lens holder which was placed too far from the patient's eye are...
January 31, 2012
The Science behind the Tip Neovascular glaucoma is a devastating consequence of diseases like proliferative diabetic retinopathy and ischaemic...
December 31, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Knowledge of the washout periods for topical medications is crucial for the evaluation of the effects of their...
November 30, 2011
The Science behind the Tip The safe use of non-valved aqueous shunt implants, such as the Baerveldt (Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., Irvine,...
October 31, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Topical prostaglandins are commonly used as first-line and second-line therapy in patients with ocular hypertension and...
September 30, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Routine fundus observation of the optic disc is helpful in the diagnosis of early glaucoma and it is often key in the...
June 30, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Juvenile-onset chronic open-angle glaucoma is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion with high penetrance....
May 31, 2011
The Science behind the Tip With the arrival of combination products, our threshold for prescribing multiple glaucoma medications has significantly...
April 30, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Epithelial downgrowth into the anterior chamber is an extremely rare cause of glaucoma after anterior segment incisional...
March 31, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Long term miotics are seldom prescribed nowadays. Still the drugs remain useful in case of plateau iris configuration, a...
February 28, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Bleb-related infection is a devastating and potentially blinding late consequence of trabeculectomy, particularly if...
January 31, 2011
The Science behind the Tip Much of the decision making in modern glaucoma practice is based on automated visual field test results. Careful...
December 31, 2010
The Science behind the Tip Although the diagnosis of pseudo-exfoliation syndrome (PEX) with a fully dilated pupil in an elderly patient should pose...
October 31, 2010
The Science behind the Tip Malignant glaucoma in a phakic eye typically follows incisional surgery for primary angle-closure glaucoma. Shallowing...
September 30, 2010
The Science behind the Tip An anteriorly positioned and thickened lens plays an important role in the pathogenesis of anterior chamber shallowing...
June 30, 2010
The Science behind the Tip The measurement of central corneal thickness (CCT) has emerged as an important parameter to determine in all patients...
May 31, 2010