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Glaucoma medications were reduced from a mean of 3 preoperatively to 2 postoperatively.

Implantation of an FP8 Ahmed glaucoma valve is a relatively safe procedure to achieve satisfactory IOP and decreased reliance on glaucoma medications in an advanced age population.

Implantation of an FP8 Ahmed glaucoma valve is a relatively safe procedure to achieve satisfactory IOP and decreased reliance on glaucoma medications in an advanced age population.

We describe standardization and simplification of classic trabeculectomy combined with manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) to effectively manage the 2 leading and often coexisting causes of blindness and vision impairment in resource-constrained areas.

The purpose of this study was to describe modifications to trabeculectomy combined with MSICS and report on the outcomes of this technique. The modifications consist of standardization and simplification of the surgical steps.

Data obtained from adult patients who underwent described surgical technique at rural eye care centers across 3 Indian states between January 2018 and May 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. Complete success was intraocular pressure between 6 and 18 mm Hg without supplementary medication. Qualified success allowed up to 3 topical medication(s). Data are presented as median (first and third quartiles).

We analyzed data of 70 eyes of 70 patients. Ophthalmology fellows performed 27 (38.5%) surgeries, whereas an experiencedlity, especially in the underserved regions of the world.

Deep sclerectomy with intrascleral collagen implant (DSCI) was less effective in lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) than with suprachoroidal implantation. Further studies are needed to establish the potency and safety of deep sclerectomy with suprachoroidal collagen implant (DSSCI).

The purpose of this study was to analyze the safety and IOP-lowering effect of DSSCI in comparison with DSCI.

Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled study involving 13 patients (26 phakic eyes) with bilateral medically uncontrolled primary or secondary open-angle glaucoma. Bilateral deep sclerectomy was performed with each patient being randomly assigned to receive a collagen implant in the intrascleral space in one eye, and a suprachoroidal collagen implant in the other. Follow-up visits were performed at day 1; at week 1; and at months 6, 9, 12, 18, 30, 48, 54, and 60.

Mean preoperative IOP was 24.1±4.2 mm Hg for DSCI group and 25.3±5.3 mm Hg for DSSCI group (P=0.1). The mean postoperative IOP was 14.8±4.0 mm Hg (DSCI) versus 9.8±3.7 mm Hg (DSSCI) at month 60 (P=0.01). HO-3867 manufacturer Mean preoperative best-corrected visual acuity for the DSCI group was 0.76±0.22 and 0.74±0.23 for the DSSCI group (P=0.001), while the mean postoperative best-corrected visual acuity was 0.82±0.17 (DSCI) and 0.80±0.17 (DSSCI) at month 60 (P=0.004).

DSSCI demonstrated a greater IOP-lowering effect than deep sclerectomy with intrascleral implantation. The safety profile of both methods was similar. More patients with a longer follow-up are required to comprehensively assess the safety and efficacy of this new approach.

DSSCI demonstrated a greater IOP-lowering effect than deep sclerectomy with intrascleral implantation. The safety profile of both methods was similar. More patients with a longer follow-up are required to comprehensively assess the safety and efficacy of this new approach.

Yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing are potential adjunctive therapies for patients with glaucoma; however, they are not substitutes for medicine or eye drops.

Currently, medical or surgical lowering of intraocular pressure is the only therapeutic approach for treating primary open-angle glaucoma. Intraocular pressure maintenance is influenced by autonomic activity (sympathetic and parasympathetic). "Yogic pranayama" and "diaphragmatic breathing" are exercises that can affect autonomic activity by stimulating a wakeful hypometabolic state of parasympathetic dominance. We aimed to assess the effect of yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing on intraocular pressure to determine whether it can be recommended for individuals with established glaucoma in combination with glaucoma medication as an adjuvant therapy.

In this prospective, randomized trial, 90 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (180 eyes, age above 40 y) were assigned to either the control or yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing exercise group. In the latter group, yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing were practiced daily for 6 months. We measured the intraocular pressure at presentation and subsequently after 1, 3, and 6 months.

Compared with the wait-list group, the yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing exercise group had significantly lowered intraocular pressure (right eye 20.85±3.39 to 14.90±2.86 mm Hg; left eye 20.30±4.12 to 14.25±3.85 mm Hg; P<0.001).

Yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing exercises can reduce intraocular pressure in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and can therefore be recommended as an adjuvant therapy.

Yogic pranayama and diaphragmatic breathing exercises can reduce intraocular pressure in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and can therefore be recommended as an adjuvant therapy.Family caregivers provide long-term, complex care in home settings where most persons with dementia (PWD) live. These men/women caregivers differ in responses and approaches to caring problems. Following our review of the research literature and needs assessment from caregivers of PWD (group 1), a comparison revealed key caregiver gender differences in caring problems and approaches. We developed and implemented a Web-based Educational Modules (WBEMs) project focused on gender-based differences to offer unique support for men/women caregivers who face these problems. Other caregiver evaluators (group 2) agreed the WBEMs were well designed with clear, credible, informative content. Evaluators' suggestions for larger font size and navigation directions were incorporated in module improvements. Six modules were eventually placed on an established university-sponsored caregivers' website. WBEMs have potential to reestablish well-being for caregivers of PWD. Home healthcare nurses and other healthcare providers can use, adapt, or create additional modules to meet the needs of and support for caregivers and patients living in community settings.