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{"title":"Test-Retest Reliability of Intraocular Pressure Measurements With Office-Based Versus Home-Based Rebound Tonometers.","authors":"Tony Realini, Kevin Halenda, Joel Palko, Brian McMillan, Goundappa K Balasubramani","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002441","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with the HOME2 rebound tonometer are interchangeable with measurements obtained using the office-based IC100 and IC200 rebound tonometers, making characterization of circadian IOP achievable with no inter-device sources of variability.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate test-retest reliability between IOP measurements obtained with a home rebound tonometer operated by patients and those obtained with office rebound tonometers operated by experienced clinical staff.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>After training and practice with a home rebound tonometer (iCare HOME2) in a randomly selected eye, patients with established or suspected open angle glaucoma underwent IOP measurement in the fellow eye as follows in randomized order: 3 good quality measurements with the iCare IC100 operated by experienced clinical staff, 3 good quality measurements with the iCare IC200 operated by experienced clinical staff, and 3 good quality measurements with the HOME2 operated by the patient. The Shrout-Fleisch intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC; 2,1) was the measure of reliability utilized based on the model using 2-way random effects, absolute agreement, and single measurement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty eyes of 30 patients were evaluated. The Pearson correlation coefficient ( r ) for IOP measurements taken with the IC100 and HOME2 was 0.97, with the IC200 and HOME2 was 0.96, and with the IC100 and IC200 was 0.97. Test-retest reliability between HOME2 and IC100 (ICC: 0.90), HOME2 and IC200 (ICC: 0.92), and IC100 and IC200 (ICC: 0.94) all reflected excellent test-retest reliability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The test-retest reliability of IOP measurements taken by patients using the iCare HOME2 self-tonometer compared with IOP measurements taken by trained operators using the iCare IC100 and IC200 tonometers was uniformly excellent (ICCs all ≥0.9). These findings indicate that these three devices should be considered interchangeable for the clinical assessment of circadian IOP.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141175322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diagnostic Abilities of Three-Dimensional Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Detecting Angle Closure.","authors":"Sunee Chansangpetch, Phichayut Phinyo, Jayanton Patumanond, Janejit Choovuthayakorn, Shan C Lin","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002442","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>Three-dimensional (3D) angle parameters and cutoff values for detecting angle closure were proposed. The 3D parameters demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance. Certain horizontal two-dimensional (2D) parameters [ie, trabecular iris space area (TISA)-750, angle opening distance (AOD)-750, and AOD-500] can attain similar performance to their high-performing 3D counterparts.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the diagnostic performance of single horizontal 2D versus 3D angle parameters from swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (CASIA2) in detecting angle closure.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The cross-sectional study included 118 phakic patients (59 open angles, 59 closed angles). AOD, angle recess area (ARA), and TISA at 250, 500, and 750 μm from scleral spur were measured in 360-degree radial-scan images. The 3D information of each measurement was analyzed in 2 patterns: (1) average 3D parameter-the averaged value from 360-degree angle values and (2) estimate 3D parameter-the estimation of surface area of circumferential angle inlet (using AOD) or circumferential angle volume (using ARA and TISA). The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve [areas under the curve (AUCs)] of eighteen 3D parameters were compared with 2D horizontal parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 3D parameters, AOD-500 estimate 3D gave the highest AUC (AUC: 0.950, cutoff: 6.09 mm 2 ), followed by AOD-750 estimate 3D (AUC: 0.948, cutoff: 8.26 mm 2 ). 3D parameters significantly increased the AUC of ARA-250 and TISA-250 (all P < 0.02) compared with the 2D parameters. No significant improvement in AUC was demonstrated for AOD-250 and all parameters at 500 and 750 μm. No significant difference in AUC was found among the 6 maximum AUC parameters, which were AOD-750 horizontal 2D, AOD-500 estimate 3D, TISA-750 horizontal 2D, AOD-500 horizontal 2D, AOD-750 estimate 3D, and TISA-750 average 3D.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The 3D-angle parameters had high performance in detecting angle closure. However, comparing a horizontal measurement to 3D parameters, the AUC improvement was mostly insignificant.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141081771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Outcomes of Phacoemulsification With or Without Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy for Glaucoma Patients With Cataract.","authors":"Loubna Radwan, Jana Dib El Jalbout, Khalid Trad, Lama Radwan, Lulwa El Zein, Ann Brearley, Ziou Jiang, Wassef Chanbour","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002429","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>This meta-analysis examines the comparative efficacy of phacoemulsification with and without Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in individuals with glaucoma and cataract, aiming to elucidate optimal surgical approaches for coexisting conditions.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this current study is to compare the effect of combining Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) goniotomy with phacoemulsification versus phacoemulsification alone on intraocular pressure (IOP) and medication reduction in patients with glaucoma and cataract.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis utilizing computer databases, including Embase (OVID), MEDLINE (OVID and PubMed), CINHAL (EBSCO), and the Cochrane Library (Wiley). We included studies examining the IOP-lowering effect of KDB goniotomy combined with phacoemulsification and studies that examined the IOP-lowering effect of phacoemulsification alone in patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The mean reduction of IOP and the reduction in topical glaucoma eye drops after surgery were determined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 26 studies were included, reporting on 1659 patients, 684 patients underwent phacoemulsification alone, and 975 underwent combined phacoemulsification and KDB goniotomy. A 9.62% IOP reduction from baseline occurred following phacoemulsification as a solo procedure compared with 22.74% following combined KDB goniotomy with phacoemulsification. Similarly, the combination of the procedures caused a significant drop in the mean number of glaucoma eye drops used [mean reduction=1.35, 95% CI (1.08, 1.61)] compared with phacoemulsification alone [mean reduction=0.36, 95% CI (0.06, 0.66)]. Funnel plots suggested the absence of publication bias.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Both phacoemulsification alone or combined with KDB goniotomy result in a significant decrease in post-op IOP and topical glaucoma eye drops. The combination of these 2 procedures outperforms phacoemulsification alone in terms of both parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140922355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Five-Year Treatment Outcomes of Resident-Performed Ahmed Valve Implantation for Glaucoma.","authors":"Fernanda Corzo-Camberos, Alejandra Hernandez-Oteyza, Daniela Alvarez-Ascencio, Jorge Neaves-Mendez, Diego Navarro-Arregui, Magdalena Garcia-Huerta","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002440","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002440","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation by residents showed similar complications, success, and failure rates, regardless of their level of expertise. Training programs must encourage ophthalmologists to perform this surgery to enhance competence in their future practices.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe outcomes of resident-performed Ahmed valve implantation over a 5-year period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional observational study we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent resident-performed Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation over a 5-year period. The main outcomes were the number of surgeries performed by first-year, second-year, and third-year residents, intraoperative, and postoperative complications, and the association of level of training with outcomes and complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Totally, 160 eyes were included, with a mean age of 53.8±15.4 years, 63% were men. The most frequent type of glaucoma was neovascular glaucoma (67.5%). Mean follow-up was 23.2±19.6 months. Residents of higher years performed more surgeries and no relationship was found between the surgeon's level of training and type of glaucoma operated on. After the surgical procedure, significant changes in best-corrected visual acuity were noted in surgeries performed by third-year residents ( P =0.04). Intraocular pressure and number of medications were significantly reduced in all groups ( P =0.01). Complications were registered in 60 eyes; the most frequent being the presence of a transient flat anterior chamber (27.45%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There were no significant differences in terms of IOP control and the number of complications in the 3 groups. There was no significant association between the resident's experience and the outcomes of the surgery. The Ahmed valve implant is a procedure that appears to have similar results in surgeons with different levels of training.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141065102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Two-Year Clinical Outcomes of the PAUL Glaucoma Implant in White Patients With Refractory Glaucoma.","authors":"Constance Weber, Sarah Hundertmark, Isabel Stasik, Frank G Holz, Karl Mercieca","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002457","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002457","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>This prospectively collected case series of 56 eyes having PAUL glaucoma implant (PGI) surgery is the first to demonstrate its medium-term safety and effectiveness in what is essentially an exclusively Caucasian population.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>To report 2-year outcomes from a single-center cohort undergoing PGI surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospectively collected data on patients undergoing PGI surgery at the University Eye Hospital Bonn, Germany, from April 2021 to September 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 53 patients, 56 eyes were included. Complete and qualified success rates (95% CI) were 52% (37-66) and 89% (80-96) for criterion A ( intraocular pressure [IOP]≤21 mm Hg), 48% (36-61) and 79% (67-88) for criterion B (IOP≤18 mm Hg), 45% (32-57) and 64% (52-77%) for criterion C (IOP≤15 mm Hg) and 27% (16-40) and 38% (25-50) for criterion D (IOP≤12 mm Hg), respectively. Mean IOP decreased from 25.43 mm Hg (7-48 mm Hg) to 11.25 mm Hg (3-24 mm Hg) (reduction of 50%) after 24 months with a reduction of IOP-lowering agents from 3.50 (1-5) to 0.46 (0-3). One eye needed an injection of viscoelastic due to significant hypotony with AC shallowing; 3 eyes received a Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty because of persistent corneal decompensation; 9 eyes developed tube exposure which required conjunctival revision with additional pericardial patch graft, with 5 of these eyes eventually needing tube explantation. An intraluminal prolene stent was removed in 24 eyes (42.9%) after a mean time period of 5.67 months (2-15 m). Mean IOP before removal was 21.4 mm Hg (12-40 mm Hg) and decreased to 11.15 mm Hg (6-20 mm Hg).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PGI surgery is an effective procedure for reducing IOP and pressure-lowering therapy. The use of an intraluminal prolene stent impedes hypotony in the early postoperative phase and enables further noninvasive IOP lowering during the postoperative course.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141468585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rates of Visual Field Progression Before and After the Onset of Atrial Fibrillation.","authors":"Takashi Nishida, Sasan Moghimi, Wang Jin, Linda M Zangwill, Robert N Weinreb","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002500","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Precis: </strong>This case-control study investigated the effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on the progression of glaucoma. The presence of AF and related microvascular damage were associated with a slightly faster visual field loss in glaucoma patients.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on glaucoma progression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this longitudinal case-control study, a total of 144 eyes from 105 patients with primary open angle glaucoma were included. 48 eyes of case developed AF during the follow-up followed for 15.6 years. 96 eyes of control that did not have AF at baseline or during follow-up matched for age, baseline glaucoma severity and follow-up period were followed for an average of 14.7 years. Mixed-effects linear models were used to calculate the difference in the VF MD slopes before and after the AF. CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores were used to evaluate the risk of thrombosis event, and related microvascular damage was assessed based on these scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The rate of VF MD change was -0.20 (-0.42 to 0.02) dB/y before AF and -0.28 (-0.47 to -0.09) dB/y after AF for the patients with AF, and -0.21 (-0.25 to -0.17) dB/y for the control. In the multivariable models, the VF slope difference before and after the onset of AF (-0.10 (-0.14 to -0.05) dB/y, P<0.001), higher CHADS2 score (-0.07 (-0.13 to 0.00) dB/y per 1 unit, P=0.040), and higher CHA2DS2-VASc score (-0.05 (-0.10 to 0.00) dB/y per 1 unit, P=0.039) were associated with faster VF MD loss.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The presence of atrial fibrillation and related microvascular damage might accelerate visual field loss. This underscores the need for a comprehensive medical history and management of cardiovascular risk factors to mitigate increase VF loss in glaucoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response to the Letter to the Editor: Reliability of Visual Field Testing in a Telehealth Setting Using a Head-Mounted Device: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Danielle E McLaughlin, Eleonore J Savatovsky, Robert C O'Brien, Elizabeth A Vanner, Hounsh K Munshi, Anh H Pham, Alana L Grajewski","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0000000000002502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Analysis of Peripapillary Choroidal Microvascular Density in normal-tension Glaucoma and Primary open-angle Glaucoma.","authors":"Yongdong Lin, Hongxi Wang, Shirong Chen, Kailin Xiao, Xujia Liu, Xiaolin Xie, Xin Zheng, Li Tan, Di Ma","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002499","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002499","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>Glaucoma patients had a reduction in the inner annulus peripapillary choroidal microvascular density (PCMD) that became worse as the glaucoma severity progressed, which might provide new evidence supporting the vascular theory.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare PCMD among normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and healthy controls using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 40 POAG, 25 NTG, and 33 healthy controls. All subjects underwent OCT and OCTA testing. Inner annulus and outer annulus PCMD, as well as peripapillary vessel density (VD), was calculated. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the vascular parameters of the three groups. Pearson correlation analysis or Spearman correlation test was used to evaluate the correlation between PCMD and glaucomatous severity factors. The spatial positional relationship between PCMD and corresponding peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and visual field (VF) mean deviation (MD) was also assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average and four quadrants of the inner annulus PCMD and peripapillary VD in the two glaucomatous groups were significantly lower than in normal eyes (P<0.05). Strong correlations were found between inner annulus PCMD and VF MD, peripapillary VD, and RNFL in POAG patients. Similarly, the inner annulus PCMD in NTG patients was strongly correlated with peripapillary VD and RNFL (all r>0.5). Strong positional correlations were found between inner superior quadrantal PCMD and RNFL thickness in both POAG and NTG patients (r=0.566, r=0.731, respectively). Likewise, inner inferior quadrantal PCMD exhibited a strong correlation with RNFL thickness in POAG patients (r=0.608). Strong positional correlations were also found between inner superior PCMD and VF MD in both POAG and NTG patients (r=0.589, r=0.622, respectively). Inner inferior PCMD exhibited a moderate correlation with VF MD in both POAG and NTG patients (r=0.487, r=0.440, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study found that the inner annulus PCMD decreased to varying degrees in NTG and POAG patients. The inner annulus PCMD was closely related to the structural and visual function parameters of glaucoma in both NTG and POAG. Furthermore, inner PCMD demonstrated a spatial correlation with corresponding RNFL thickness and VF MD.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Acute Short-term Hypobaric Hypoxia on Anterior Chamber Geometry.","authors":"Yuan Xie, Yunxiao Sun, Yaqi Shao, Jiaxing Tian, Yingdi Fu, Diya Yang, Yiquan Yang, Kai Cao, Ye Zhang, Huaizhou Wang, Guozhong Wang, Ningli Wang","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0000000000002498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Prcis: </strong>Hypobaric hypoxia, the major environmental factor at high altitudes, has been observed to induce pupil miosis and widening of the anterior chamber angle. This environment may be safe for individuals with narrow angle and deserves further study.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to quantify anterior chamber biometric parameters before and after acute short-term, effortless exposure to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) in healthy lowlanders using swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS AS-OCT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective study included 25 healthy young lowlanders (50 eyes) who underwent SS AS-OCT measurements and intraocular pressure (IOP) assessments under baseline sea-level conditions (T1).They were then passively exposed to simulated 4000 m above sea level for 3 hours and underwent Acute mountain sickness (AMS) symptoms evaluation and IOP measurement after 2-hours exposure to HH (T2).Repeat SS AS-OCT measurements and IOP assessments were taken within 15 minutes after leaving the hypobaric chamber (T3). Anterior segment parameters including anterior chamber depth (ACD),lens vault (LV),angle opening distance (AOD500), trabecular-iris space area (TISA500), angle recess area (ARA500) at 500 μm from the scleral spur, iris curvature (IC), iris volume (IV), pupil diameter (PD), and central corneal thickness (CCT) were obtained through SS AS-OCT. These repeated measurements were compared using linear mixed model analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In comparison to sea level, both IOP (16.4±3.4 vs. 14.9±2.4 mm Hg, P=0.029) and PD (5.36±0.77 vs. 4.78±0.89 mm, P=0.001) significantly decreased after exposure to HH. Significant post-HH changes (Mean difference (95% CI)) were observed in AOD500 (0.129 (0.006, 0.252), P=0.04), TISA500 (0.059 (0.008, 0.11), P=0.025), ARA500 (0.074 (0.008, 0.141), P=0.029), IV (1.623 (0.092, 3.154), P=0.038), and IC (-0.073 (-0.146, 0.001), P=0.047), while CCT, ACD, and LV remained stable. After adjusting for age, post-HH variations in AOD500 (Beta=0.553, 95% CI: 0.001, 1.105, P=0.048) and TISA500 (Beta=0.256, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.492, P=0.034) were associated with decreased IC but were not related to lowered arterial oxygen pressure or IV increase per millimeter of pupil miosis (IV/PD). These differences in anterior segment parameters were neither correlated with differences in IOP nor AMS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>After short-term, effortless exposure to hypobaric hypoxia, pupil miosis occurred with widening of the anterior chamber angle and decreased IC. These changes in anterior chamber angle parameters were associated with decreased IC but did not correlate with the post-hypobaric variations in IV/PD, IOP, or AMS.</p>","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142289098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"LETTER TO EDITOR: Reliability of Visual Field Testing in a Telehealth Setting Using a Head-Mounted Device: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Kainat Chaudhary, Monica Gandhi, Suneeta Dubey, Julie Pegu","doi":"10.1097/IJG.0000000000002501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0000000000002501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15938,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Glaucoma","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142289099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}