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News Flashes IGR 9-4

The evidence for a role of vascular factors in glaucoma is mounting


Fear of glaucoma blindness is reduced over time


The use of biodegradable microspheres holds promise for the sustained delivery of biological therapeutic molecules like GDNF


At the most clinically significant calibration level of 20 mmHg, 32% of tonometers were outside of the manufacturer's specified tolerance


IOP variation between patient visits as a risk factor for glaucoma progression is important


Calcium channel blockers are associated with an increased risk of incident glaucoma


Increased intraocular temperature during laser iridotomy may cause bullous keratopathy


An exposed Ex-PRESS aqueous shunts can be removed through an adjacent new track


MMPs are integral in shaping the course of cellular events that ensue after ocular wounding


Obese children are not necessarily at higher risk for glaucoma during their lifetime


RNFL split bundles: a true anatomic variant and not just an artefact of imaging methods


Penetrating keratoplasty due to argon laser iridotomy- induced bullous keratopathy


Younger age, white race, lower education and lower income are associated with increased fear of blindness related to glaucoma


Remodeling of the lamina cribrosa and peripapillary sclera in monkey experimental glaucoma is a response to increased IOP


The relationship between the eye's biomechanical response and glaucomatous damage is not straightforward


The Scanning Peripheral Anterior Chamber Depth Analyzer identifies cases needing further detailed examination such as gonioscopy


GDxECC demonstrates advantages over GDx VCC


Evaluation through gap analysis provides information when a patient refills prescriptions, how long and frequent are therapy gaps and how long the total time off therapy


Glial cell line Derived Neurotrophic Factor treatment has the ability to abrogate both retinal and optic nerve pathology


With different time courses of gene expression, optic nerve transection and ocular hypertension models are not comparable, even though they share a few gene expressions


Prelaminar tissue volume and thickness increase in early glaucoma


The loss of ganglion cells (and their axons) is accompanied from the very start of disease by a loss of visual function


Preserved drugs quickly stimulate stress-induced signals in the ocular surface epithelia


Adherence suffers when patients are prescribed multiple medications


Before embracing the Ex-Press shunt there needs to be a better grasp of the long-term efficacy and complications of the procedure


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