Tag: Glaucoma

The goal of this study is to see if there is a link between pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) and the development of central retinal vascular occlusion (CRVO). Methods: This was a retrospective, comparative investigation of the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation in three groups of patients: 48 patients with CRVO, 164 patients...

The term “ocular hypertension” refers to a condition in which the pressure inside the eye is higher than it should be. Ocular hypertension is defined as an IOP greater than 21mm Hg with normal visual fields, normal optic discs, open angles, and no ocular or systemic illnesses contributing to...

The diagnosis of glaucoma is a conundrum that cannot be solved by depending on a single diagnostic instrument or a single sign. Inconsistency in diagnosis was linked to traditional, subjective approaches such as nerve fibre layer photography and visual field analysis. The introduction of optical coherence tomography (OCT) allowed...

Glaucoma and corneal neovascularization which is the world leading eye disease could be given new treatment options by use of tiny microneedles which are small enough to an unaided eye. One of the leading causes of blindness is glaucoma, which happens when untreated and corneal neovascularization, causes an additional...

Background: Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible visual loss worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, it accounts for blindness in 3% of the population above the age of 40 years. Moreover, Hospital-based observations and studies acknowledge the distribution of various subtypes of glaucoma in the kingdom. Nevertheless, there is a...