Diode laser trabeculoplasty outcome

The present work aimed to study the efficiency of diode laser trabeculoplasty in the reduction of intraocular pressure. 10 patients [17 eyes] with medically uncontrolled open angle glaucoma were included in this study. It was found that the mean changes of intraocular pressure after diode laser trabeculoplasty were-5.75 +/- SD 1.63 mmHg at one month postoperatively, -6.46 +/- SD 1.76 mmHg at two months postoperatively and -5.85 +/- SD 1.63 mmHg at three-four months postoperatively

Central serous choriorethinopathy with extramacular leak

The aim of this work was to describe the clinical and angiographic picture ofpatients with central serous chorioretinopathy and extramacular active leakingsites. All patients were men and the age ranged from 37 to 48 years. Neurosensory detachment involved the extramacular and macular retina, allleaking points showed ink blot configuration. It was difficult to answer thequestion whether central serous chorioretinopathy with extramacular leak was aseparate disorder or merely a typical disorder with rare incidence

study of different risk factors for glaucoma in Ismailia primary care units

Glaucoma is a serious disease which leads to permanent visual damage. Early detection is extremely needed to prevent glaucoma blindness. General physicians should be aware of different risk factors for glaucoma in order to pick up suspicious cases. This study was conducted in Ismailia primary care unites to detect different risk factors for glaucoma. Optic discs inspection by direct ophthalmoscopy and ocular tension measurement by Schoitz tonometry were our screening parameters. Suspicious cases of glaucoma were thoroughly investigated in the Ophthalmology Department-Suez Canal University. The study included 1028 eyes of 522 persons above 40 yrs old. Chronic glaucoma was diagnosed in 85eyes [8.3%]. The studied risk factors were: high myopia [13.1%], hypertension [10.7%] and diabetes mellitus [7.3%]