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News Flashes IGR 6-2

Life expectancy of glaucoma patients does not differ from the population at large


Machine classifiers performed well in separating normals from patients with GON. They performed as well as experienced observers in identifying four types of GVFD


Lamina cribrosa cells can contribute to the remodeling process of the extracellular matrix by increasing their secretion of TGF-b


SPAC, a new technique for anterior chamber angle assessment, could dramatically increase the number of persons screened and identified who are at risk for angle-closure glaucoma


The lamina cribrosa is thinner in myopic eyes than in nonmyopic eyes


In aniridia, iris and ciliary body may gradually rotate anteriorly to produce creeping angle closure


Cholesterol lowering medication may lower the risk of glaucoma


Latanoprost may reach the posterior sclera


There is increasing hope that BDNF treatment could be developed into a viable neuroprotective therapy


In a primate glaucoma model an NMDA antagonist demonstrated neuroprotection


Significantly less eyes achieved successful drainage at 12 and 18 months after viscocanalostomy than after trabeculectomy, both with MMC


The decrease in cGMP and NO2 suggest an imbalance in autoregulative ability in glaucoma


Thyroid disease is an independent risk factor for glaucoma


A single application of the P21 gene inserted into an adenovirus seems to have a long-term effect on blebfunctioning


A patient who notices gradual visual deterioration is twice as likely to have bilateral visual field progression as not


In the first two years after detection of glaucoma see the patient 3-4 times per year; when individual rate of progression is established adjust visit intervals


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