Collaborative normal tension glaucoma study

DR Anderson - Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
As a group, patients with normal tension glaucoma benefit from lowering of IOP. Variable
rate of deterioration, as well as lack of progression in a substantial number in 5 years …

The effects of antiglaucoma and systemic medications on ocular blood flow

VP Costa, A Harris, E Stefánsson, J Flammer… - Progress in retinal and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Based on the body of evidence implicating ocular blood flow disturbances in the
pathogenesis of glaucoma, there is great interest in the investigation of the effects of …

Factors for glaucoma progression and the effect of treatment: the early manifest glaucoma trial

MC Leske, A Heijl, M Hussein… - Archives of …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To assess factors for progression in the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT),
including the effect of EMGT treatment. Setting/Participants Two hundred fifty-five open …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy with brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a protection: retinal ganglion cells in a rat glaucoma model

KRG Martin, HA Quigley, DJ Zack… - … & visual science, 2003 - arvojournals.org
purpose. To develop a modified adenoassociated viral (AAV) vector capable of efficient
transfection of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and to test the hypothesis that use of this vector …

24-hour monitoring of intraocular pressure in glaucoma management: a retrospective review

E Hughes, P Spry, J Diamond - Journal of glaucoma, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Purpose Diurnal variation in intraocular pressure (IOP) is well recognized, yet important
decisions in glaucoma management are frequently made after 1 or 2 IOP measurements …

Factors that predict the benefit of lowering intraocular pressure in normal tension glaucoma

DR Anderson, SM Drance, M Schulzer - American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To study whether the benefit of lowering of intraocular pressure (IOP) varies
according to certain traits. DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial, secondary analysis …

Five-year results of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

HJM Beckers, KC Kinders, CAB Webers - Graefe's archive for clinical and …, 2003 - Springer
Background The long-term efficacy and safety of primary trabeculectomy with mitomycin C
were retrospectively studied. Methods Sixty eyes of 60 patients with severe glaucoma, 25 …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of different methods for detecting glaucomatous visual field progression

E Vesti, CA Johnson, BC Chauhan - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2003 - arvojournals.org
purpose. To compare the performance characteristics of seven methods for analyzing
glaucomatous visual field progression, using a combination of real patient data and …

The Finnish evidence‐based guideline for open‐angle glaucoma

A Tuulonen, PJ Airaksinen, E Erola… - Acta …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
In most patients, chronic open‐angle glaucoma is a slowly progressive disease. Eyes with
very high intraocular pressure (IOP> 30 mmHg) represent an exception to this and should be …

Latanoprost: an update of its use in glaucoma and ocular hypertension

CM Perry, JK McGavin, CR Culy, T Ibbotson - Drugs & aging, 2003 - Springer
Latanoprost (Xalatan®) is an ester analogue of prostaglandin F 2α that reduces intraocular
pressure (IOP) by increasing uveoscleral outflow. The IOP-lowering efficacy of latanoprost …