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Corneal thickness: It's time we all get rid of the correction factor from the glaucoma equation!

Automated achromatic perimetry

Visual field (VF) testing is an important diagnostic tool for Glaucoma. The current gold standard for VF testing is automated perimetry. This article is an attempt to familiarize the reader with components of an achromatic (white on white) automated perimetry printout. It addresses use of Humphrey perimeter to interpre …

The use of tea tree oil in treating blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction

Introduction: Blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction are chronic inflammatory conditions with overlapping pathophysiology and symptomatology. Both microbial infection and seborrhea contribute to the pathophysiology and both may benefit from treatment with tea tree oil (TTO). We evaluated the therapeutic effect of …

Self-engineered Acry C plants in nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery

Background: Analysis of safety and efficacy of self-engineered polymethylmethacrylate (Acry C) implants in nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery (NPGS) for control and maintenance of intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. Materials and methods: This was a hospital-based randomized study. F …

Eyelid sebaceous gland carcinoma: Varied presentations and reconstruction outcome

Purpose: To analyze varying clinical presentations, histopathological features, and management outcome of sebaceous gland carcinoma (SGC) of the eyelid. Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 30 patients with histologically proven cases of SGC of eyelid treated at tertiary care hospital. …

The influence of selective laser trabeculoplasty on the success of trabeculectomy

Purpose: The purpose of this to investigate whether selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has any effect on the success of trabeculectomy. Patients and methods: Thirteen-one eyes of 29 primary open-angle glaucoma patients who underwent SLT before trabeculectomy and 29 eyes of 27 patients with the same inclusion criteri …

Risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity in a district in South India: A prospective cohort study

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, severity, and associated risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a district in South India. Methods: This was a prospective, observational, cohort study involving babies at risk of ROP conducted in five Neonatal Intensive Care Units in a dis …

Comparison of choroidal thickness using swept-source and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in normal Indian eyes

Background/aims: Choroidal thickness measurements are reported to differ between spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and swept-source OCT (SS-OCT). The aim of this study was to assess the comparability of choroidal thickness measurements using SS-OCT and SD-OCT devices among normal participants. Mater …

Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare ocular finding in nephrotic syndrome

In this report, we present a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a 12-year-old male child with nephrotic syndrome. He was a known case of steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, frequent relapser with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, who presented with complaints of difficulty in vision in both eyes. The fundus exami …

Pseudophakic pupillary block glaucoma in early postoperative period masquerading as endophthalmitis: Clinical features are important for differential diagnosis

Pseudo-phakic pupillary block glaucoma in postoperative period may mimic acute endophthalmitis. This article illustrates how clinical differentiation of pseudo-phakic pupillary block glaucoma from postoperative acute endophthalmitis was done as ultrasonography produced confusing results.