Incidencia de afecciones oftalmológicas en la isla de Fogo, Cabo Verde. 2015-2017 by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Katia Molina Castellanos, Isabel Adir Alves Tavares, Marla Milanés Molina, Ángel Miguel Ojeda Leal

“…De las principales afecciones oculares las que mostraron mayor incidencia fueron las ametropías, el pterigion, la catarata, la conjuntivitis alérgica, las queratopatías, la retinopatía esclero-hipertensiva , el glaucoma y la retinopatía diabética. <br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> las principales afecciones oftalmologicas guardan relación con el clima en la Isla como son el pterigion, las conjuntivitis alérgicas y la catarata, y otras con el mal manejo y control de la enfermedad de base como son las queratopatías, la retinopatía esclero-hipertensiva y la diabética.…”
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Ketamine Use in Hysterosalpingography (the Jimah Procedure): A Follow-Up of Bilateral Tubal Evaluation of 27 Infertile  Women  at a Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

“…The exclusion criteria included unilateral tubular blockage, acute infection of the vagina or cervix, active vaginal bleeding, glaucoma, and high blood pressure at the time of the study. …”
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Analysis of Indicators for Assessing the Risk of Progression from PACS to APAC and the Degree of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in APAC Using AS-OCT by Rumin Zhao, Qiaofang Du, Yunlong Wu, Wenhui Geng, Zijian Zhang, Bojun Zhao

“…AS-OCT has multiple advantages in evaluating various anterior chamber parameters in patients with glaucoma. IA may serve as a predictive indicator of the progression of eyes from PAC or APAC. …”
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Advancing allergic rhinitis research through phenome-wide association studies: Insights from known genetic loci by Xingling Tan, MD, Zhouyouyou Xiao, MB, Yao Wen, MD, Han Liu, MD, Wei Yu, MD

“…Additionally, potential associations were observed with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, chalazion, pernicious anemia, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, prostate cancer, varicose veins of lower extremities, and heart attack. …”
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Vitreous Decompression Combined with Phacoemulsification for Medically Unresponsive Acute Angle Closure by Xiaoli Xiang, Yuan Chen, Jinyu Wang, Zhengru Huang, Zheng Gu

“…We retrospectively reviewed the results of vitreous needle aspiration combined with phacoemulsification in 17 eyes (17 patients) with acute angle closure with continuous high IOP and coexisting visually significant cataracts between September 2018 and April 2020 at the glaucoma unit of the affiliated Changshu Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University. …”
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Neurodegeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Elena Garcia-Martin, Marta Cipres, Isabel Melchor, Laura Gil-Arribas, Elisa Vilades, Vicente Polo, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Maria Satue

“…Peripapillary RNFL thickness was assessed using Glaucoma and Axonal Analytics applications. Comparison between patients with the presence/absence of systemic vascular complications and different disease duration was made. …”
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Job satisfaction and burnout level analysis among ophthalmologists by Shaimaa Arfeen, Yomna A. Alahmadawy, Amanne F. Esmael, Dalia Khalifa, Abdussalam M. Abdullatif

“…Seventy two percent of participants reported average secondary traumatic stress level, which was highest among cornea and uveitis specialists and lowest among glaucoma specialists (P=0.027). Conclusion A significant proportion of ophthalmologists exhibit average levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress, while their compassion satisfaction tends to improve with accumulating years of practice. …”
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Multiscale guided attention network for optic disc segmentation of retinal images by A Z M Ehtesham Chowdhury, Andrew Mehnert, Graham Mann, William H. Morgan, Ferdous Sohel

“…The proposed method can be used in automated systems to quantitatively assess optic nerve head abnormalities (e.g., glaucoma, optic disc neuropathy) and vascular changes in the OD region.…”
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Changes in Ocular Surface Characteristics after Switching from Benzalkonium Chloride-Preserved Latanoprost to Preservative-Free Tafluprost or Benzalkonium Chloride-Preserved Taflup... by Naoto Tokuda, Yasushi Kitaoka, Akiko Matsuzawa, Ayaka Tsukamoto, Kana Sase, Shinsuke Sakae, Hitoshi Takagi

“…Forty patients (40 eyes) with glaucoma (mean age: 62.0 ± 10.9 years) using Latanoprost with preservative for six months or longer were assigned either to a Tafluprost-containing-preservative group (20 eyes) or preservative-free-Tafluprost group (20 eyes). …”
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Comparison of different decellularization methods for human anterior lens capsules by Jianfeng Yu, Pengfei Li, Kai Fan, Jiawei Luo, Huaijin Guan

“…Abstract Background Human anterior lens capsules (ALCs) have great potential in the treatment of multiple eye diseases, including corneal ulcers, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and macular holes. …”
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miR-486-5p Restrains Extracellular Matrix Production and Oxidative Damage in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells by Targeting TGF-β/SMAD2 Pathway by Le Xu, Yiming Zhang, Hua Long, Bo Zhou, Haibo Jiang

“…Background. Glaucoma is characterized by elevated intraocular pressure caused by aqueous outflow dysfunction. …”
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Structural and vascular assessment of the optic nerve head and macula in chronic Chagas disease by Cristiana L. M. Agra, Camila V. Ventura, Letícia D. da Fonte, Marcela R. V. Oliveira, Marília Leal, Maria Elisa L. S. M. Assunção, Maria da Glória A. M. Cavalcanti, Silvia M. M. Alves, Ana Karine Soares, Liana O. Ventura, Tiago S. Prata

“…The main outcome measures were the glaucoma discriminant factor, average peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, macular ganglion cell complex thickness, peripapillary vascular density (VD), foveal and parafoveal thickness, foveal avascular zone area, and total foveal and parafoveal VD from the superficial and deep capillary plexus that were compared between the two groups. …”
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Profile and outcomes of retinal artery occlusion: The underrealized need to expedite presentation by Yogita Kadam, Anthony V Das, Raja Narayanan, Neelima Balakrishnan, Praneet Telukunta, Brijesh Takkar

“…Early presentation (<6 h) was associated with better visual outcomes (mean log of minimum angle of resolution 1.8 ± 1.3 vs. 2.1 ± 1.3, P = 0.032). Neovascular glaucoma (2.14% overall) was twice more common in DM (P < 0.0004) and led to further vision loss. …”
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Efficacy and safety of proton radiotherapy in treating choroidal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxin Miao, Tingwei Zheng, Qiuning Zhang, Meixuan Li, Qihang Lei, Qin Liu, Hongtao Luo, Huiling Bai

“…The most common adverse reactions after PBT were glaucoma, optic neuropathy, and cataracts, with incidence rates ranging from 17.9 to 27%, 12.8–64%, and 29.6–39.8%, respectively. …”
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Inpatient and Emergency Room Ophthalmology Consultations at a Tertiary Care Center by Daniel J. Oh, Levi N. Kanu, Judy L. Chen, Ahmad A. Aref, William F. Mieler, Peter W. MacIntosh

“…Neuro-ophthalmology had the highest proportion of screening consultations (36.6%), while glaucoma had the least overall number of consultations (10.1%), and the least proportion of screening consultations (3.6%). …”
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The protective role of GLP-1 in neuro-ophthalmology by Sohum Sheth, Aashay Patel, Marco Foreman, Mohammed Mumtaz, Akshay Reddy, Ramy Sharaf, Siddharth Sheth, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Furthermore, the preclinical works which unravel the effects of GLP-1 in ocular dynamics and the preclinical literature regarding GLP-1RA use in the management of several neuro-ophthalmic conditions, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are discussed.…”
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Adverse Reactions from Topical Ophthalmic Anesthetic Abuse by Ali Sharifi, Naser Naisiri, Majid Shams, Meraj Sharifi, Hamid Sharifi

“…Finally, 51.6% (n =16) of the eyes had decreased vision, 45.2% (n =14) had corneal opacity, 16.1% (n = 5) had elevated intraocular pressure that needed long-term anti-glaucoma therapy, and 6.5% (n = 2) had corneal pannus. …”
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Early versus Delayed Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation for Acute Primary Angle-Closure by Yun-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Hsiu Wu, Shih-Ming Huang, Chen Hsieh, Henry Shen-Lih Chen, Wan-Chen Ku, Ming-Hui Sun, Wei-Wen Su

“…Patients with acute PAC were included in the study, and those with secondary glaucoma, prior ocular trauma, or other ocular diseases and those who had undergone ocular surgeries previously were excluded. …”
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Cuidados paliativos a paciente con neoplasia maligna de endometrio C54 en fase de metástasis pulmonar, un estudio de caso by Rodolfo Amado Arevalo Marcos, Nora Hilda Gonzales Quirarte, Petronila Elizabeth Alvarado Chávez, Ruth María Bardon Matos

“…Caso clínico: Paciente adulto mayor de 64 años, de sexo femenino, con antecedentes de HTA, Glaucoma de ángulo abierto, artrosis y cáncer de endometrio hace 7 años, usuario ingresa a hospital con fecha 10/05/2022, por dificultad para alimentarse, con diagnóstico médico de ingreso disfagia, dificultad respiratoria. …”
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Enhanced Expression of NR2B Subunits of NMDA Receptors in the Inherited Glaucomatous DBA/2J Mouse Retina by Ling-Dan Dong, Jie Chen, Fang Li, Feng Gao, Jihong Wu, Yanying Miao, Zhongfeng Wang

“…DBA/2J mouse has been used as a model for spontaneous secondary glaucoma. Here, we investigated changes in expression of NMDA receptor (NMDAR) subunits and Cdk5/p35/NMDAR signaling in retinas of DBA/2J mice using Western blot technique. …”
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