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Top-nine of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress
December 6-9, Bali, Indonesia
Paul Chew and Ikke Sumantri
- Studies have found that the mean intraocular pressure decreases with reduced need of glaucoma medication in primary angle closure/ primary angle-closure glaucoma after phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. However, some still will require subsequent glaucoma procedure to control their IOP. (C. Liu)
- The suprathreshold MMDT showed good diagnostic performance for diagnosing glaucoma when defined by a structural criterion. (A. How et al.)
- The axonal transport of RGCs was visualized in vitro as well as in vivo. The stopping of axonal transport before glaucoma optic neuropathy was confirmed. Dynamic imaging for axonal transport of RGCs might be useful for early detection of glaucoma optic neuropathy. (M. Inatani)
- The use of interferons can reduce the proliferation of tenon's fibroblasts and sensitise them to subsequent exposure to MMC. (P.R. Healey)
- Differences in predominant mechanism of angle closure and health services may explain the ethnic and regional variations; however, data on dynamic iris and choroid characteristics and genetic variations need further evidence to complete this complex picture of angle closure (glaucoma) heterogeneity. (B. Mani)
- The optic-nerve head size has marked inter-individual variation. In addition, the optic-nerve head size depends on a variety of factors. It was suggested that the closer to the equator, the larger the optic disc gets and the thinner the cornea gets. (J. Jonas)
- Visual-field assessment can be optimized by consistent and sequential analytical steps. (I. Goldberg)
- Both cpRNFL and mGCC tend to show lower survival probability for progression analysis than MD, but this difference was not statistically significant. (M. Hangai)
- Primary angle-closure glaucoma and primary angle-closure eyes showed diurnal IOP fluctuations greater than 5 mmHg in most subjects, with peak IOP recorded at 04:00 hours. Peak IOP was higher than office-hour IOP. A diurnal variation curve is recommended especially in cases with controlled IOP during office hours. (S. Bhartiya et al.)
