Long-term Complications Associated With Glaucoma Drainage Devices and Boston Keratoprosthesis
In their recent article, Li and associates evaluate the long-term complications associated with glaucoma drainage devices (GDD) in patients who have undergone Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis (KPro) surgery. The authors…
Orbital and Adnexal Involvement in Sarcoidosis: Analysis of Clinical Features and Systemic Disease in 30 Cases
We read with great interest the recent report by Demirci and associates describing their experience with orbital and ocular adnexal sarcoidosis. We would like to point out what we believe…
Biomechanical Analysis of X-Pattern Exotropia
We congratulate Brandner and associates for their article, “Biomechanical Analysis of X-Pattern Exotropia,” which made for an interesting read. We have the following comments regarding the methodology and interpretation of…
The Rate of Progression and Ocular Perfusion Pressure in the Low-Pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study
The Low-Pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study is the first multicenter, randomized, double-masked, controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of topical twice-daily brimonidine tartrate 0.2% and twice-daily timolol maleate 0.5% in reducing…
Long-term Development of Significant Visual Field Defects in Highly Myopic Eyes
We read with great interest the article by Ohno-Matsui and associates describing the visual field (VF) defects in highly myopic eyes. They reported that progressive VF defects were newly developed…
A Randomized Trial of Brimonidine Versus Timolol in Preserving Visual Function: Results From the Low-pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study
The Low-Pressure Glaucoma Study by Krupin and associates reported a significantly lower rate of visual field progression in the brimonidine group (9%) compared to the timolol group (39%). They discuss…
