THE USE OF RELEASABLE SUTURES IN FILTRA-TION SURGERY REDUCES EARLY POST OPERA-TIVE COMPLICATIONS

Purpose: To evaluate the use of releasable sutures in filtration surgery by comparing the results and the rate of post-operative complications in eyes which underwent filtration surgery with and without releasable sutures. Methods: A retrospective evaluation of 74 eyes with glaucoma (COAG, CNAG, PXFG) of 74 patients who underwent filtration surgery in our department during 1999. All the patients included in the study had 6-12

DETECTION OF GLAUCOMA WITH GDX ACCESS

Purpose: To study the usefulness of the GDx Access (Laser Di- agnostic Technologies, San Diego, CA, USA) for glaucoma detection. Methods: One eye each of 45 normal subjects and of 45 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or normal-tension glaucoma were studied. The mean deviation of the Humphrey Field Analyzer 30-2 full-threshold program averaged -

ADENOSINE REDUCES INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND INCREASES OPTIC NERVE HEAD AND CHOROIDAL BLOOD FLOW IN HEALTHY HUMANS

Purpose: There is evidence from a variety of animal studies that the adenosine system plays a role in the control of intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular blood flow. However, human data on the effect of adenosine on IOP, choroidal and optic nerve blood flow are lacking. Methods: We investigated the effect of stepwise increasing doses of adenosine (10, 20, 40μg/kg/min, 30 min-

DEEP SCLERECTOMY WITH HIALURONIC IMPLANT IN PSEUDOPHAKIC EYES

Aim: To study the success rate of deep sclerectomy with hialuronic implant SK-gel (Corneal) in pseudophakic patients with open-angle glaucoma Methods: 30 patients (30 eyes) with PCIOL and uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma underwent surgical treatment Visual acuity, IOP and slit lamp examination were performed before and at 1, 7, 14 days and 1, 3, 6, 9 and

MITOMYCIN -C AUGMENTED TRABECO -LECTOMY IN REFRACTORY DEVELOP-MENTAL GLAUCOMA: LONG-TERM RE-SULTS WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRA-TIONS

Purpose: To evaluate the long term results of trabeculectomy with different concentrations of Mitomycin-C (MMC) in refractory developmental glaucoma Materials and Methods: A total 48 eyes of 37 patients with refractory developmental glaucoma who underwent MMC augmented trabeculectomy between December 1994 and October 2000 were included in the study. The patients were divided into four groups. Group 1 (13 eyes) and Group 2(12 eyes) consisted of patients younger than 24 months of age,

CURRENT RESEARCH IN GLAUCOMA MANAGEMENT

During the past decade significant advances in the diagnosis, management and basic science of glaucomatous optic neuropathy have been made. In the immediate future it is reasonable to suggest that lowering of IOP will continue to be the mainstay of treatment However, diagnosis of glaucoma will not depend on whether the measured IOP is above or below 21 mmHg.

CHANGES IN OPHTHALMIC ARTEY FLOW PARAMETERS BY EXTERNAL PRESSURE IN NORMAL AND GLAUCOMATOUS EYES

Purpose: The changes in ophthalmic artey flow parameters by external pressure onto the globe were investigated in normal and glaucomatous eyes by Color Doppler Ultrasonography. Methods: Ophthalmic artery flow parameters were investigated in one eye of 16 primary open angle glaocoma patients and 18 healthy controls by Color Doppler Ultrasonography. Doppler imaging

DIURNAL INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE RE-DUCTION WITH LATANOPROST 0,005% COMPARED TO TIMOLOL MALEATE 0,5% AS MONOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH EXFOLIATION GLAUCOMA

Purpose: Comparison of the diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) efficacy and safety of timolol maleate given twice daily versus la?tanoprost given once every evening in patients with exfoliation glaucoma Design: This was a 3-month prospective, single-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel comparison performed in six hospitals in Greece. We investigated consecutive patients with exfoliation glaucoma, or ocular hypertension and exfoliation syndrome. Patients were randomized to ei-

Roles of the eye care workforce for task sharing in management of diabetic retinopathy in Cambodia

AIM： To identify the current roles of eye and health care workers in eye care delivery and investigate their potential roles in screening and detection for management of diabetic retinopathy（DR） through task sharing.METHODS： Purposive sampling of 24 participants including health administrators, members from non-government organizations and all available eye care workers in Takeo province were recruited. This cross sectional mixed method study comprised a survey and in-depth interviews. Data were collected from medical records at Caritas Takeo Eye Hospital（CTEH） and Kiri Vong District Referral Hospital Vision Centre, and a survey and interviews with participants were done to explore the potential roles for task sharing in DR management. Qualitative data were transcribed into a text program and then entered into N-Vivo（version 10） software for data management and analysis. RESULTS： From 2009 to 2012, a total of 105 178 patients were examined and 14 030 eye surgeries were performed in CTEH by three ophthalmologists supported by ophthalmic nurses in operating and eye examination for patients. Between January 2011 and September 2012, 151 patients（72 males） with retinal pathology including 125（83%） with DR visited CTEH. In addition 170 patients with diabetes were referred to CTEH for eye examinations from Mo Po Tsyo screening programs for people with diabetes. Factors favouring task sharing included high demand for eye care services and scarcity of ophthalmologists.CONCLUSION： Task sharing and team work for eye care services is functional. Participants favor the potential role of ophthalmic nurses in screening for DR through task sharing.