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Evaluation of the progression of visual field damage in patients suffering from early manifest glaucoma
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BACKGROUND:
This retrospective study aimed to determine how often a perimetric examination should be carried out in order to identify visual field (VF) changes in patients with relatively early manifestation glaucoma.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Patients included had a relatively recent manifestation of primary open-angle glaucoma. Patients with a minimum follow-up of 5 years and a minimum of seven VF tests were included. Statistical analysis was performed to verify the trend of variations in mean defect (MD) over time (PeriData). The results were subjected to a t-test for a comparative analysis of progression of VF changes over time. The annual rate of progression provided by PeriData considering all the VFs analyzed was compared with that obtained on half of the VF examinations during the same follow-up period. An analysis of the MD trend over time was also carried out in relationship to the number of VF tests done and by dividing the sample into a high-frequency group (more than eight VFs) and a low-frequency group (fewer than eight VFs) in the follow-up period.
RESULTS:
A total of 96 eyes of 96 patients were included, and overall 846 VFs were examined. The paired t-test performed comparing the MD index of all the VFs against half of them did not show statistical significance (P=0.537). The high-frequency group comprised 39 eyes (average VF 11.05±1.91, average time interval 0.76 years) while the low-frequency group comprised 57 eyes (average VF 6.95±0.6, average time interval 1.21 years). The analysis of the MD trend in the high-frequency patients showed significance (P=0.017); the low-frequency group did not show statistical significance (P=0.08).
CONCLUSION:
The number of VFs in a determined time interval was not significant. However, a greater frequency of tests provides a predictive evaluation of the rate of progression of early manifestation open-angle glaucoma
"Analysis of visual field defect in glaucomatous eyes"
No full text"Analysis of visual field defect in glaucomatous eyes
iniezione intravitreale di triamcinolone acetonide nel trattamento dell'edema maculare diabetico
No full textcon questo studio si è inteso valutare le potenzialità terapeutiche, l'efficacia e la tollerabilità del triamcinolone acetonide somministrato per via intravitreale nella dose di 0.05ml nella cura dell'edema maculare retinico. sono stati selezionati 11 pazienti dei quali è stato valutato l'eventuale miglioramento della capacità visiva, nonchè le variazioni dello spessore retinico (quantificato con OCT). in 9 pazienti su 11 si è riscontrato un miglioramento dell'acuità visiva, con mantenimento degli indici perimetrici senza variazioni significative della pressione intraoculare
An iconic case of pigmentary glaucoma: brief review of the literature
Full text linkPigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma are two conditions characterized by pigment dispersion originating from the posterior part of the iris and its accumulation on the trabecular meshwork, corneal endothelium, and anterior surface of the lens. The pigment on the trabecular meshwork can cause chronic inflammation with a secondary reduction of its function and an increase in intraocular pressure. The case presented represents a typical example of pigmentary glaucoma in a myopic patient in which all the signs, symptoms, and complications typical of these pathologies were present. We report and describe an 8-year-long follow-up period with clinical and instrumental examinations
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