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Top-ten American Glaucoma Society meeting
San Diego, CA, USA, March 5-8, 2009
Anne Coleman and Gustavo de Moraes
- Clinical disc margin anatomy in nonhuman primates can be detected with the spectral-OCT but is complicated and dependent upon the internally or externally oblique orientation of the border tissue of Elschnig. (Claude Burgoyne, Portland, OR, USA)
- Eyes presenting with initial glaucomatous damage in both hemifields progress more rapidly and are more likely to have progressive damage than those with the initial damage limited to one hemifield only. (Gustavo De Moraes, New York, NY, USA)
- Higher intraocular pressure levels are associated with a faster rate of progressive change of the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness as measured with GDx ECC. Eyes with documented progression on visual fields and/or disc photographs show significantly faster rates of nerve fiber loss. (Felipe Medeiros, La Jolla, CA, USA)
- Glaucoma topical treatment adherence improves significantly following interventions such as watching videos, interacting with study coordinators, receiving regular phone call reminders, and turning on an alarm reminder to take drops. (David S. Friedman, Baltimore, MD, USA)
- In an experimental animal model, diet modification alters the optic nerve response to intraocular pressure induced oxidative stress. (Jonathan Crowston, Melbourne, Australia)
- Although micronutrients (in general) have theoretical potential, they have not been systematically studied for use as therapeutic agents for glaucoma. (Robert N. Weinreb, La Jolla, CA, USA)
- Ophthalmic adaptive optics technology allows in vivo, non-invasive imaging of the cone photoreceptor mosaic, the retinal pigment epithelial cell mosaic, capillary vasculature and individual leukocyte capillary flow, which has a potential use for the diagnosis and treatment of various ocular conditions. (Alfredo Dubra, Rochester, NY, USA)
- High resolution, in vivo imaging of the human retina, will allow for significant advances in early disease detection, assessment of factors that promote ganglion cell death or survival, and substantially shorten the time required to assess new therapies designed to protect the optic nerve or enhance visual function. (Jeffrey M. Liebmann, New York, NY, USA)
- Despite presenting with similar intraocular pressure reduction from baseline and use of medical therapy, tube shunt surgery is more likely to maintain intraocular pressure control and avoid persistent hypotony, reoperation for glaucoma, or loss of light perception vision compared with trabeculectomy with MMC during the first 3 years of this multicenter, randomized clinical trial. (Steven J. Gedde, Miami, FL, USA)
- A meta-analysis of the major cohorts does not support an
association between primary open angle glaucoma and increased risk
of death. (Louis R. Pasquale, Boston, MA, USA)
