2014
Risk Factors for Optic Disc Hemorrhage in the Low-Pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study
Furlanetto RL, De Moraes CG, Teng CC, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Gardiner SK, Ritch R, Krupin T, Group L. Risk Factors for Optic Disc Hemorrhage in the Low-Pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2014, 157: 945-952.e1. PMID: 24513094, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisc hemorrhage detectionLow-pressure Glaucoma Treatment StudyOcular perfusion pressureSystolic blood pressureDisc hemorrhageRisk factorsNeuroretinal rim widthSystemic β-blockersStudy patientsBlood pressurePerfusion pressureIntraocular pressureΒ-blockersLower mean systolic blood pressureMean systolic blood pressureTreatment studiesLower systolic blood pressureCox proportional hazards modelRim widthOptic disc hemorrhageIndependent risk factorUntreated intraocular pressureHistory of migraineMulticenter clinical trialSystemic risk factors
2013
Focal Lamina Cribrosa Defects Associated With Glaucomatous Rim Thinning and Acquired Pits
You JY, Park SC, Su D, Teng CC, Liebmann JM, Ritch R. Focal Lamina Cribrosa Defects Associated With Glaucomatous Rim Thinning and Acquired Pits. JAMA Ophthalmology 2013, 131: 314-320. PMID: 23370812, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.1926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlaucomaHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalIntraocular PressureMaleMiddle AgedNerve FibersOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesProspective StudiesRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical CoherenceVision DisordersVisual FieldsConceptsFocal LC defectsEDI-OCT imagesFocal lamina cribrosaNeuroretinal rim lossDisc photographsLamina cribrosaRim lossGlaucomatous optic disc changesLC defectsGlaucomatous visual field progressionGlaucoma referral practiceIrregular tear filmOptic disc changesOptic disc photographsPoor patient cooperationOptic nerve headVisual field progressionOptical coherence tomographic imagesPotential clinical importanceCross-sectional analysisAcquired pitsRim thinningOptic nerveNerve headClinical examinationOptic disc progression and rates of visual field change in treated glaucoma
De Moraes CG, Liebmann JM, Park SC, Teng CC, Nemiroff J, Tello C, Ritch R. Optic disc progression and rates of visual field change in treated glaucoma. Acta Ophthalmologica 2013, 91: e86-e91. PMID: 23356423, DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02577.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic disc progressionVisual field changesPointwise linear regressionPrimary open-angle glaucomaRepeatable VF lossOptic disc photographsOptic disc stereophotographsMore rapid progressionOpen-angle glaucomaDB/yearSITA Standard 24Future vision lossAdjacent test pointsDisc hemorrhageAggressive therapyDisc photographsDisc stereophotographsMost patientsGlaucoma patientsGlaucoma specialistsVF lossVF progressionGlaucomatous eyesVF deteriorationAngle glaucoma
2012
Effect of Successful and Partly Successful Filtering Surgery on the Velocity of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression
Folgar FA, De Moraes CG, Teng CC, Tello C, Ritch R, Liebmann JM. Effect of Successful and Partly Successful Filtering Surgery on the Velocity of Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression. Journal Of Glaucoma 2012, 21: 615-618. PMID: 21623221, DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0b013e31821db409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual field progressionGroup BProgression endpointGroup AFiltering surgeryField progressionTopical ocular hypotensive therapyGlaucomatous visual field progressionGlaucoma medical therapyGlaucoma referral practiceOcular hypotensive therapySuccessful filtering surgeryVF progression rateDB/yearHypotensive therapyMedical therapyIntraocular pressurePointwise linear regressionVF progressionReferral practicesDifferent followDisease progressionProgression rateSurgeryAdjacent test locations