[HTML][HTML] Many faces of renin-angiotensin system-focus on eye

M Holappa, H Vapaatalo… - The open ophthalmology …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), that is known for its role in the regulation of blood
pressure as well as in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, comprises dozens of angiotensin …

Neuroprotection for treatment of glaucoma in adults

DF Sena, K Lindsley - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Glaucoma is a heterogeneous group of conditions involving progressive
damage to the optic nerve, deterioration of retinal ganglion cells, and ultimately visual field …

Parapapillary choroidal microvasculature dropout in glaucoma: a comparison between optical coherence tomography angiography and indocyanine green …

EJ Lee, KM Lee, SH Lee, TW Kim - Ophthalmology, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate whether the parapapillary choroidal microvasculature dropout (MvD)
determined by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in glaucomatous eyes …

The effects of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure and topical medication use in patients with glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3-year data

JJ Armstrong, T Wasiuta, E Kiatos… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: For patients with comorbid cataract and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG),
guidance is lacking as to whether cataract extraction and traditional filtering surgery should …

Prostaglandins in the eye: Function, expression, and roles in glaucoma

LP Doucette, MA Walter - Ophthalmic genetics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Prostaglandins are small pro-inflammatory molecules derived from arachidonic acid that
play roles in a multitude of biological processes including, but not limited to, inflammation …

Aqueous shunts for glaucoma

VL Tseng, AL Coleman, MY Chang… - Cochrane Database of …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Aqueous shunts are employed to control intraocular pressure (IOP) for people
with primary or secondary glaucomas who fail or are not candidates for standard surgery …

Parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout in glaucoma: topographic association with glaucomatous damage

EJ Lee, SH Lee, JA Kim, TW Kim - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2017 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to compare the frequencies of the parapapillary
deep-layer microvasculature dropout (MvD) detected by optical coherence tomography …

Flow promoting ocular implant

L Clauson, S John, D Lari, S Ianchulev… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Disclosed are devices, methods and systems for treatment of eye disease, including open
angle glaucoma and narrow angle glaucoma. Implants are described herein that create a …

Latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution 0.024% for IOP lowering in glaucoma and ocular hypertension

PL Kaufman - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering has been demonstrated to
slow the progression or onset of visual field loss in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular …

Ocular implant with hydrogel expansion capabilities

T Silvestrini, E de Juan Jr, D Rosenman - US Patent 9,585,789, 2017 - Google Patents
An ocular implant includes an elongate member having an internal lumen forming a flow
pathway that provides a fluid pathway between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal …