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Even though physician burnout can negatively impact physical/mental health, ophthalmologists' quality of life (QOL) is understudied. Although managing high-risk diseases like pediatric glaucoma may lead to compassion satisfaction (CS), the responsibility of caring for very sick, demanding patients has been linked to higher burnout. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS) constitute compassion fatigue, the negative effects resulting from helping those who experience stress. We assessed professional QOL, including CS, burnout, and STS, along with associated factors among pediatric glaucoma providers managing potentially blinding disease in children.Cross-sectional survey study.Pediatric glaucoma providers in the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network, American Glaucoma Society, and Indian Paediatric Glaucoma Society.Participants were sent an electronic survey of a validated instrument (Professional Quality of Life-Version 5) designed to measure burnout, STS, and CS, as well as questions related to demographics, lifestyle, training, and practice. Burnout, STS, and CS scores range from 10 to 50 and are classified into low (≤ 22), moderate (23-41), and high (≥ 42) subgroups.Burnout, STS, and CS.Seventy-six pediatric glaucoma providers completed the survey with resulting burnout (22.6 ± 6.3), STS (22.7 ± 6.1), and CS (42.3 ± 6.7) scores. Most respondents had low burnout (43, 56.6%), low STS (44, 57.9%) and high CS (48, 63.2%), though more than a third reported moderate burnout (33, 43.4%), STS (31, 40.8%), and CS (27, 35.6%). Older age and more years in practice correlated positively with CS, and age correlated negatively with STS (P0.05 for all). Frequent workday fatigue correlated positively with burnout and STS and negatively with CS, and frequent caffeine consumption correlated positively with burnout and negatively with CS (P0.05 for all). Members of a married or unmarried couple had significantly lower CS scores than single, divorced, or separated respondents (P = 0.022).Pediatric glaucoma providers derive a high level of professional satisfaction from their work, though many report moderate burnout and STS. To comprehensively address provider QOL, CS, and both components of compassion fatigue must be considered. Initial efforts may be focused on younger, early-career providers as this group had lower professional QOL scores than their older, late-career counterparts.

Ultrasound biomicroscopy offers high-resolution images of anterior segment anatomy, essential for determining surgical intervention in special circumstances, yet is sometimes unavailable. The authors describe a novel technique to obtain gross anterior segment visualization using a commonly available instrument, B-scan ultrasonography, and compare it to ultrasound biomicroscopy imaging from two pediatric cases. [ J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus . 2022;59(5):e58–e61.]

Glaucoma drainage device tube placement and extension in pediatric patients may be complicated by abnormal anterior segment anatomy and corneal opacities. The authors describe two techniques for placement and extension of non-valved glaucoma drainage device tubes using polypropylene suture as a guidewire and stabilizer, respectively. [ J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus . 2022;59(5):e62–e65.]

Precis Diplopia was present in ~20% of patients with Ahmed FP7 (FP7) or Baerveldt 350 (B350), compared with 5% to 6% in those with Baerveldt 250 (B250) or controls, suggesting risk of diplopia should be included in preoperative counseling. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of diplopia and strabismus in patients with B250, B350, or FP7 glaucoma drainage devices (GDD). Materials and methods In this cohort study, glaucoma patients 18 years and above who had received, or would be receiving, a B250, B350, or FP7 GDD, and medically treated controls were consecutively enrolled from August 8, 2017, through July 31, 2019. The Diplopia Questionnaire was administered ≥30 days postoperatively, and upon enrollment to the controls. All diplopic patients underwent orthoptic measurements, which were reviewed by a strabismus specialist. Patients with GDDs in quadrants other than superotemporal, multiple GDDs, or scleral buckles were excluded. Bonferroni correction was applied for pairwise comparisons. Results Diplopia was reported in 23/129 (17.8%) GDD patients and 5/99 (5.1%) control patients (P=0.003): 8/35 (22.9%) FP7, 2/32 (6.3%) B250, and 13/62 (21.0%) B350, with significant differences between FP7 versus controls (P=0.014) and B350 versus controls (P=0.011). Diplopia was attributable to GDD in 2 FP7 (5.9%, 95% confidence interval: 0.7-19.2), 0 B250, and 4 B350 (6.5%, 95% confidence interval: 1.7-15.2) patients, without significant differences between the GDDs. Conclusions Patients with the larger (B350) or the higher profile plate (FP7) GDDs were more likely to experience diplopia than controls, and diplopia was attributable to the GDD in ~6% of patients with either a FP7 or a B350 GDD. Since diplopia can affect patients' quality of life, preoperative counseling for GDD surgery, particularly B350 and FP7, should include a discussion of the risk of diplopia.

To ascertain the types of childhood glaucoma managed at major international centers, current clinical practice, and intraocular pressure (IOP) control and visual acuity (VA) outcomes.Prospective, multicenter, consecutive case series.All children with newly diagnosed glaucoma in at least 1 eye who fulfilled the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN) definition of childhood glaucoma were recruited over a 1-year period with the aim of 18 months follow up.Demographic, clinical, management data (including complications), and outcomes (IOP and VA) were entered in a secure online database. All cases included in the outcome analysis had a minimum of 6 months follow-up.The management of childhood glaucoma, IOP control, and VA outcomes.A total of 441 children (691 eyes) with newly diagnosed glaucoma were enrolled from 17 international centers. Approximately 60% of patients came from 2 centers in India; however, 47.5% of Indian patients had no or less than 6 months of follow-up outcome data from diagnosis. Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) was the most common diagnosis (45.4%, n = 314 eyes). There was a statistically significant association between diagnosis and ethnicity/race (P0.001), with PCG more frequent in nonwhite patients, glaucoma associated with acquired conditions more frequent in South Asian patients, and glaucoma after cataract surgery more frequent in white patients. The initial surgical procedure of choice for eyes with PCG significantly differed by country. Angle surgery alone was first line in centers in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Israel (Group 1), whereas combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy was the first-line procedure for PCG in centers in India and Ghana (Group 2). There was no significant difference in IOP control nor VA between the 2 groups.The most common diagnoses in this international study of children with newly diagnosed glaucoma in order of frequency were PCG, glaucoma after congenital idiopathic cataract surgery, and glaucoma associated with trauma. Indian children had a disproportionately high loss to follow-up rate. Despite international differences in the surgical approach to PCG, there was no statistically significant difference in IOP or VA outcomes. We hope the results of this study will inform key areas of future international, collaborative clinical research in childhood glaucoma.

Purpose To report outcomes and complications of trabeculotomy ab interno using the Trab360 device (Trab360; Sight Sciences, Menlo Park, California, USA) in eyes with childhood glaucomas. Design Multicenter retrospective interventional case series. Methods Eyes with childhood glaucomas that underwent Trab360 with at least 3 months follow-up were evaluated. Postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) less than or equal to 24 mm Hg with or without medications and no additional surgery defined success. Results Forty-six eyes of 41 patients were included. Median age at surgery was 12 months (range 1-325 months, mean 71 months); 54% prior to 20 months. A total of 48% were right eyes; 48% were male. Mean treatment was 290°. Median follow-up was 14.5 months (range 6-34 months, mean 16.2 months). Median preoperative IOP was 30 mm Hg (range 18-49 mm Hg, mean 30.9 mm Hg); median postoperative IOP was 18 mm Hg (range 5-40 mm Hg, mean 20.3 mm Hg]. Median number of preoperative glaucoma medications was 2.5 (range 0-5, mean 2.6); median number postoperatively was 1 (range 0-4, mean 1.6). Success was achieved in 67.4% (95% CI: 51.9%-80.0%) of eyes. Among 40 eyes for which Trab360 was the first glaucoma surgery, success rate was 70% (95% CI 53.3%-82.9%). Success was achieved in 81% (95% CI 57.4%-93.7%) of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) eyes. Among 18 PCG eyes for which Trab360 was the first glaucoma surgery, success rate was 83.3% (95% CI 57.7%-95.6%). Two eyes (4.3%) suffered cyclodialysis. There were no other significant complications. Conclusions Trab360 success resembles literature on other angle surgeries for childhood glaucomas. Good surgical technique and caution in high-risk angles is imperative to avoid cyclodialysis. Our study is limited by the imperfections inherent in any retrospective analysis. Single-incision ab interno trabeculotomy with the Trab360 device is effective and safe for treating childhood glaucomas, especially PCG.

Objective: To investigate the effect of interview format changes (in-person to virtual, one-to-one to multiple-to-one) necessitated by the COVID-19 travel restrictions on candidate ranking variabilities.Method: In 2018/2019, the glaucoma fellowship interviews were conducted in-person and one-to-one, whereas in 2020, interviews were virtual and multiple (interviewers)-to-one (candidate). We compared ranking ranges of interviewers within the same virtual room (WSR) and not within the same virtual room (NWSR) to assess the effect of this change on ranking variabilities. We also compared ranking categories (“accept,” “alternate,” and “pass”) agreements between in-person and virtual interviews to assess the effect of this change on ranking variabilities.Results: NWSR and WSR mean rankings differed by 1.33 (95% confidence interval difference 0.61 to 2.04, p = 0.0003), with WSR interviewers having less variability than NWSR pairs. The variability of in-person interviews and later virtual interviews showed no differences (weighted Kappa statistic 0.086 for 2018, 0.158 for 2019, and 0.101 for 2020; p < 0.05 for all years). The overall least attractive candidate has the lowest variability; the most attractive candidate has the second lowest variability.Conclusion: Grouping interviewers decreased ranking variabilities, while a change from in-person to virtual interview format did not increase the ranking variabilities.

The aim of this article is to review the main indications for use of mitomycin in ophthalmology, the adverse effects after exposure, identify the mechanisms of accidental exposure to mitomycin by sanitary personnel and patients, and offer guidelines on safe handling of the drug. Various studies have revealed that repeated exposure to antineoplastic medications, such as mitomycin, can cause deleterious reproductive effects. Due to these concerns, several organizations have published official guidelines for safe handling of antineoplastic drugs, including mitomycin. Mitomycin C is a chemotherapeutic agent, used systemically for pancreatic and stomach neoplasms, that is also commonly used in ophthalmic surgery. Because of its role in operating rooms of hospitals and surgical centers around the world, the potential hazards and measures to assure safety of this chemotherapeutic drug need to be explained. All personnel that is in contact with this medicine needs to be informed of the risks of exposure and trained to prevent exposure, whether they participate in drug preparation, handling mitomycin before or during surgery, perform or assist in surgery, or manipulate the instruments and materials that have been in contact with mitomycin.

BACKGROUND The demographic associations among patients presenting with myasthenia gravis with only ocular manifestations (OMG) is not clear. METHODS In this 5-center case series, we collected the race, gender, and age at diagnosis of patients diagnosed with myasthenia gravis who had no signs or symptoms of generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG). An a priori sample size calculation determined that 140 patients were required to accept that there was a ≤10-year difference in mean age (equivalence testing: power 90%, α = 0.05). Robust Bayesian analysis and linear regression were applied to evaluate whether age differed by gender or race. RESULTS Of 433 patients included, 258 (60%) were men. Mean age among men was 57 years (SD = 19) and 52 years (SD = 21) among women. The 95% credible interval (CI) (Bayesian equivalent of confidence interval) was 0.8-8.7 years for mean age, and there was a 99.6% probability that the mean difference in age between sexes was

In recent years, multiple new devices have been developed in glaucoma surgery that target the angle and can be grouped in the category of minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS). These procedures were developed mainly for adult glaucoma surgery, but many have potential application in pediatric glaucoma patients, although there is limited experience in children for most of the MIGS.

Managing glaucoma in childhood is one of the greatest challenges in the field of glaucoma, especially its surgical treatment, itself a critical component of management. Most children with glaucoma will require surgery in their lifetime, often in their childhood years. The surgical repertoire for childhood glaucoma has remained relatively unchanged for many years, with most progress resulting from modifications to existing surgery. Each surgical technique has its advantages and disadvantages, with potentially good success rates when chosen appropriately and performed with meticulous attention to detail to minimize complications. The aim of surgery is to eliminate or bypass aqueous flow obstruction. The challenge of surgery is to balance greater success with fewer complications. To achieve this fine balance, the surgeon often modifies and develops a technique that is safe. Internationally, approaches to surgery for childhood glaucoma can vary, but these highly specialized operations should preferably be performed by a trained surgeon in centers with sufficient volume of patients to ensure surgical experience and skill, coupled with safe anesthesia.

Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to minimize the degree of visual impairment in pediatric glaucoma patients. While numerous advances have decreased the frequency with which examination under anesthesia (EUA) in the operating room is required in the care of a particular child with glaucoma, the EUA nonetheless remains important in providing optimal care for children with glaucoma to augment those examination details that may not be easily obtained in the clinic. An EUA is hence often required to diagnose, to assess the severity and presence of progression, to initiate treatment, and to help determine the exact surgical strategy in complex cases or after initial medical treatment has failed to control the glaucoma.

PURPOSE. This study was conducted to measure the rate of visual field (VF) decay in glaucoma, to separate faster and slower components of decay, and to predict the rate of VF decay. METHODS. Patients who had primary glaucoma and 6 or more years of follow-up were included. Thresholds at each VF location were regressed with linear, quadratic, and exponential models. The best model was used to parse the VF into slower and faster rate components. Two independent cohorts (glaucoma [n 87] and cataract [n 38]) were used to determine the technique’s ability to distinguish areas of glaucomatous VF changes from those caused by cataract. VF forecasts, derived from the first half of follow-up, were compared with actual VF thresholds at the end of follow-up. RESULTS. The mean (SD) years of follow-up and number of VFs for the main cohort (389 eyes of 309 patients) were 8.2 (1.1) years and 15.7 (3.0), respectively. The proportions of best fits were linear 2%, quadratic 1%, and exponential 97%. Proportions of eyes with exponential rates of decay 10% for the entire visual field (VF), faster components, and slower components were 20%, 56%, and 4%, respectively. The difference in decay rates between the faster and slower components was greater in the independent glaucoma cohort (19% 10%) than in the cataract cohort (5% 5%; P 0.001). Test location forecasts significantly correlated with measured values (r 2 0.67; P 0.001). CONCLUSIONS. This method isolates faster and slower components of VF decay in glaucoma, can identify patients who are fast progressors, and can predict patterns of future VF loss with appropriate confidence intervals. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00000148.) (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011; 52:4765‐4773) DOI:10.1167/iovs.10-6414

Purpose: To explore the association of angiographic nonperfusion with anterior segment and posterior segment neovascularization in central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Methods: An imaging database at one institution was searched for the diagnosis of central retinal vein occlusion. Ultra wide field fluorescein angiograms were graded for image quality, the presence of retinal neovascularization, and the quantity of nonperfusion; an ischemic index (ISI) was calculated. Charts were reviewed to exclude eyes with previous treatment and to determine which eyes had anterior segment or posterior segment neovascularization on the day of the angiogram. Time from onset to presentation could not accurately be ascertained. Results: In a 39-month period, there were 69 eyes that met inclusion criteria. The mean ISI was 25% (SD, 26%; range, 0-100%), and 15 eyes (21%) with neovascularization had a mean ISI of 75% (range, 47-100%) compared with eyes without neovascularization that had an ISI of 6% (range, 0-43%). Ischemic index significantly correlated to neovascularization, and eyes that had evidence of neovascularization had an ISI >45% (P Conclusion: Ultra wide field fluorescein angiography provides visualization of nonperfusion in eyes with central retinal vein occlusion. Eyes with neovascularization on the day of the angiogram were found to have significantly larger areas of retinal nonperfusion compared with eyes without neovascularization. A prospective study is indicated to know if early treatment of peripheral retinal nonperfusion in CRVO improves outcomes.

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of intravitreal bevacizumab injection as primary treatment of inflammatory choroidal neovascularization (CNV). METHODS Data for nine consecutive patients with newly diagnosed inflammatory CNV who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab (1.25 mg) injection were reviewed retrospectively. Main outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity, foveal thickness measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT), and complete resolution of CNV. RESULTS CNV resolved completely in 9 (100%) of 9 affected eyes. At the last examination, visual acuity was improved in 8 eyes (88.8%), stable in 1 (11.2%), and worse in 0. Over a mean follow-up of 7.1 months (range, 6-10 months), 7 eyes received 1 injection, 1 eye developed CNV recurrence and required a second injection, and 1 eye required a third injection. Foveal thickness by OCT decreased significantly (P = 0.049) after treatment. CONCLUSION In this small case series of eyes with limited follow-up, intravitreal bevacizumab injection for treatment of inflammatory CNV was found to be safe and was associated with favorable visual outcomes for both subfoveal and juxtafoveal or extrafoveal inflammatory CNV.

Glaucoma drainage devices are commonly used for management of glaucoma in adults and children. With time, the position of the tube can change and cause damage such as corneal scarring, iris or lens contact, and uveitis. Most of these problems can be improved with tube shortening and/or excision of adherent iris or fibrous tissue. We describe a surgical technique that uses a single clear corneal incision to externalize and trim the shunt in pediatric patients. The technique has a short surgical. We review the indications and outcomes for this procedure in 13 eyes of 12 children who required shunt revision.

The aim of this study was to describe the pathological findings in lens capsules and intraocular lens (IOL) studied by scanning and/or transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM, respectively) in a series of four eyes with chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis (CPE).We performed a retrospective study of four patients presenting CPE in whom surgical treatment with pars plana vitrectomy, capsulectomy with extraction of the IOL, and intravitreous antibiotic therapy was thereafter performed. The extracted IOL and the capsular remains were studied by SEM and/or TEM and microbiologic analysis of aqueous humour and vitreous aspirate was also carried out in all the cases.The presence of microorganisms was observed in the material analysed in all the cases studied. The use of TEM identified bacterial contamination by Staphylococcus spp and mixed contamination with microorganisms presenting a bacillar morphology suggestive of infection by Propionibacterium acnes in addition to the presence of cocci in the capsular remains. In another two cases, SEM localized colonies of Staphylococcus spp on the surface of the IOL in one case and mixed bacterial colonization with cocci plus filamentous bacteria in the other. The presence of macrophages associated with bacteria was observed in the capsular remains.Microorganisms were found in the IOL or the capsular material in the four cases studied, thereby explaining the refractoriness and severity of infection. The possible presence of polymicrobial infections, especially in the cases with filamentous bacteria, also explains the recurrence of infection.

PurposeTo describe a surgical method of bleb revision for hypotony maculopathy, to evaluate its long-term efficacy, and to define the relationship between the duration of hypotony maculopathy and visual acuity (VA) outcomes.DesignNoncomparative retrospective case series.MethodsMedical records of 33 patients with hypotony maculopathy who underwent primary bleb revision between June 1999 and September 2012 by a single surgeon at an academic medical center were reviewed. Hypotony maculopathy was characterized by the presence of a decrease in VA, retinal striae, and macular edema in the setting of decreased intraocular pressure (IOP) after glaucoma filtering surgery. The main outcome measure was final logMAR VA after bleb revision at 6 and 12 months.ResultsThirty-three eyes of 33 patients were followed for 4.68 ± 3.56 years (range 0.55-12.69 years). Mean duration of hypotony maculopathy was 4.98 ± 8.93 months. LogMAR VA improved from 0.78 ± 0.40 at baseline to 0.34 ± 0.34 (P < .001) 6 months after bleb revision and to 0.45 ± 0.55 (P < .001) 12 months after bleb revision. Spearman rank coefficient (rs) correlating duration of hypotony and BCVA at both 6 and 12 months was significant (P = .015 and rs = 0.426, P = .028 and rs = 0.416, respectively). Mean IOP increased from 3.51 ± 2.27 mm Hg to 12.06 ± 4.06 mm Hg (P < .001) at 12 months. Fifty-two percent were on no antiglaucoma medications at last follow-up. Five eyes (15%) required a second bleb revision to correct persistent hypotony maculopathy.ConclusionSurgical repair for hypotony maculopathy provided a significant improvement in VA at 6 and 12 months. Surgical bleb revision is associated with good long-term control of IOP and improved VA in eyes with hypotony maculopathy after previous glaucoma filtering surgery.

PURPOSE. This study was conducted to validate a recently described technique for measuring the rates of visual field (VF) decay in glaucoma. METHODS. A pointwise exponential regression (PER) model was used to calculate average rates of faster and slower deteriorating VF components, and that of the entire VF. Rapid progressors had a faster component rate of >25%/year. Mean deviation (MD) and visual field index (VFI) forecasts were calculated by (1) extrapolation of linear regression of MD and VFI, and (2) calculation de novo from the PER-predicted final thresholds. RESULTS. The mean (6 SD) years of follow-up and number of VFs were 9.2 (6 2.7) and 13.7 (6 5.8), respectively. The median rates of the decay were � 0.1 and 3.6 (%/year) for the slower and the faster components, respectively. The ‘‘rapid progressors’’ (32% of eyes) had a mean decay rate of 52.2%/ year. In comparison with actual values, the average absolute difference and the mean squared error for MD forecasts with linear extrapolation of indices were 3.58 dB and 31.91 dB 2 , and with the de novo recalculation from PER predictions were 2.95 dB and 17.49 dB 2 , respectively. Similar results were obtained for VFI forecasts. Comparisons of the prediction errors for both the MD and VFI favored the PER forecasts (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS. PER for measuring rates of VF decay is a robust indicator of rates across a wide range of disease severity and can predict future global indices accurately. The identification of ‘‘rapid progressors’’ identifies high-risk patients for appropriate treatment. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012;53:5403‐ 5409) DOI:10.1167/iovs.12-9930

To detect potential differences in the phenotypes between Western normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and Korean NTG.A retrospective, cross-sectional study.One hundred eighty-four NTG eyes of 71 patients of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, and 113 patients of the Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, were studied after reviewing medical charts retrospectively. All eligible patients from both institutions who were evaluated between July 2007 and June 2008 were included. The groups were matched for stage of glaucoma severity based on the visual field mean deviation value. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmic examination, Humphrey perimetry, Heidelberg Retina Tomography, Stratus optical coherence tomography, and pachymetry. Structural and functional parameters between the 2 groups were compared.There were no statistically significant differences in the baseline intraocular pressure, disc area, frequency of disc hemorrhage, or peripapillary atrophy (P.05). Cup-shape measure (by Heidelberg Retina Tomography), average RNFL thickness (by Stratus optical coherence tomography), and central corneal thickness were significantly different (P.002). The eyes of Korean NTG patients showed higher values for cup-shape measure, higher average RNFL thicknesses, and thinner central corneal thicknesses than Western NTG patients. The difference was significant (P.001) while controlling for age, sex, disc area, mean deviation, pattern standard deviation, and spherical equivalent with multivariate analysis.Korean NTG patients showed steeper cup shapes, thicker RNFL thickness, and thinner central corneal thickness compared with Western NTG patients with similar amounts of visual field loss. This result may help clinicians understand the clinical characteristics of NTG patients and points to the heterogeneous character of the glaucomas.

PURPOSE To explore whether pointwise rates of visual field progression group together in patterns consistent with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) bundles. METHODS Three hundred eighty-nine eyes of 309 patients from the Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study with ≥6 years of follow-up and ≥12 reliable visual field exams were selected. Linear and exponential regression models were used to estimate pointwise rates of change over time. Clustering of pointwise rates of progression was investigated with hierarchical cluster analysis using Pearson's correlation coefficients as distance measure and an average linkage scheme for building the hierarchy with cutoff value of r > 0.7. RESULTS The average mean deviation (±SD) was -10.9 (±5.4). The average (±SD) follow-up time and number of visual field exams were 8.1 (±1.1) years and 15.7 (±3.0), respectively. Pointwise rates of progression across the visual field grouped into clusters consistent with anatomic patterns of RNFL bundles with both linear (10 clusters) and exponential (six clusters) regression models. One hundred forty-four (37%) eyes progressed according to the two-omitting pointwise linear regression model. CONCLUSIONS ointwise rates of change in glaucoma patients cluster into regions consistent with RNFL bundle patterns. This finding validates the clinical significance of such pointwise rates. The correlations among pointwise rates of change can be used for spatial filtering purposes, facilitating detection or prediction of glaucoma progression.

To compare patterns of damage in chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG) to a control group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).Retrospective cross-sectional study.setting: Academic tertiary-care glaucoma clinic. study population: Thirty-two eyes of 32 patients with CACG and good-quality Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) images (pixel standard deviation50 μm) and stereoscopic disc photographs within 1 year of a visual field showing reproducible glaucomatous field loss (mean deviation ≥-15.0 dB) were enrolled. Control eyes with POAG meeting similar criteria and matched for severity of field loss (±1 dB) and race were selected. outcome measures: Presence of focal rim loss (≤1 clock hour), HRT stereometric parameters, and extent and location of field loss.The average mean deviation was -5.1 dB in both groups. Patients with CACG were more hyperopic (0.6 ± 0.4 vs -1.4 ± 0.5 D; P.001) and had higher IOP at the time of imaging (15.8 ± 0.8 vs 13.9 ± 0.9 mm Hg; P = .015). Focal disc damage was not less frequent in PACG eyes (19% vs 24%; P = .545). Eyes with PACG had smaller cup area, cup volume, and mean cup depth and larger rim/disc area ratio (P.05 for all), which persisted after adjusting for disc size, age, refractive error, and IOP. The average (±SD) number of abnormal test locations was similar in the 2 groups (P = .709), although CACG eyes were less likely to have paracentral points involved (47% vs 72%; P = .04).Patterns of glaucomatous damage seem to be different in CACG compared with POAG. This difference in patterns of damage may adversely affect detection of early disease or its progression in CACG.

A 46-year-old man presented with acute confusional syndrome, ataxia, dysarthria, and right hemiparesthesia. Brain MRI showed small bilateral infarcts and fluorescein angiography revealed multiple peripheral retinal infarcts bilaterally. No visual loss was present, and no other organs were involved. The diagnosis of Susac syndrome (microangiopathy of the brain, retina and cochlea) was made and immunosuppressive therapy begun.

To compare optic disc and neuroretinal rim area measurements from spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to those from confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy.Seventy-one eyes from 43 normal subjects or suspected/definite glaucoma patients were prospectively enrolled. All subjects had biometry with the IOLMaster and disc/retinal nerve fiber layer imaging with Cirrus SD-OCT (Optic Disc Cube 200×200) and Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT). Uncorrected disc and rim areas and measurements corrected for eye magnification with Bennett's formula (AL-corrected measurements), along with 30° sectoral rim areas, vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR), and cup volume, were compared between the two devices.The median (range) axial length (AL) was 24.2 mm (22.4-27.7 mm). Mean keratometry-corrected HRT disc area measurements were larger than AL-corrected HRT and SD-OCT measurements (P0.001 for both) and the difference was a function of keratometry measurements (K-readings). The AL-corrected HRT disc area and uncorrected/corrected Cirrus disc areas were not significantly different (P0.481). HRT rim area was larger than Cirrus measurements (P0.001) and the difference decreased with decreasing rim area. HRT VCDR and cup volume were significantly smaller than Cirrus measurements (P0.001). The correlations for sectoral rim areas between the two devices were moderate at best (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.12-0.65).HRT overestimated optic disc area as compared to SD-OCT. A portion of the difference in HRT and SD-OCT disc measurements is due to HRT's magnification correction algorithm. Rim area measurements from HRT were larger than from SD-OCT, likely a result of different definitions for the reference plane and differences in disc area measurements. Disc parameters from the two devices are not interchangeable.

Purpose To report a surgical technique for aqueous misdirection refractory to medical treatment consisting of combined pars plana vitrectomy, hyaloido-zonulectomy, and peripheral iridectomy. Design Noncomparative case series. Methods The charts of 5 pseudophakic patients who sought treatment for aqueous humor misdirection refractory to medical treatment from May 2008 trough February 2009 were reviewed. All 5 patients underwent anterior vitrectomy, hyaloido-zonulectomy, and peripheral iridectomy with an anterior vitrector through a pars plana incision. Main outcome measures were preoperative and postoperative visual acuity, intraocular pressure, medications, slit-lamp examination results, and fundus findings. Results Five female patients (age range, 23 to 89 years) had increased intraocular pressure and shallowing of the anterior chamber after cataract extraction or trabeculectomy, and none responded to conventional medical therapy. After surgery, prompt resolution of the aqueous misdirection was achieved in all cases. The follow-up was 7.6 months (range, 1 to 13 months). Conclusions Aqueous misdirection refractory to medical treatment can be treated successfully with surgery consisting of partial pars plana vitrectomy, hyaloido-zonulectomy, and peripheral iridectomy.