© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Luigi Caretti and Lucio Buratto (eds.)Glaucoma Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64855-2_15 15. The Choice of Glaucoma Treatment Silvia Babighian1 (1) Head of Glaucoma Service, Ospedale Sant’Antonio, Padova, Italy Silvia Babighian Email: s.babighian@gmail.com Introduction…
Fig. 9.1 The trabectome probe . The probe is mono-use (disposable) and has a 19.5G tip connected to a console that allows the irrigation, the aspiration and electrocauterization (Fig.9.1). The…
Class Active principle Brand name Mechanism of action Beta blockers Betaxolol Carteolol Levobunolol Timolol Betoptic Carteol Vistagan Timoptol, Timogel Decrease of aqueous production Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor Brinzolamide Dozolamide Acetazolamide Azopt…
Fig. 2.1 Retrobulbar anesthesia used in glaucoma surgery Retrobulbar Anesthesia in Glaucoma Surgery Generally-speaking, a blunt 25G needle is used (Atkinson retrobulbar needle Eagle Labs, Rancho Cucamonga, California). The technique…
Fig. 4.1 Epithelial keratopathy in atopic keratoconjunctivitis Complications can be severe and vision-threatening including corneal epithelial defects, keratitis, corneal scarring, and keratoconus. Atopic cataracts that are typically anterior and shield-like, but…
Fig. 8.1 Postoperative photograph of a child following suture removal. Fine neovascularization is visible along the superior suture tracks, showing the importance of early suture removal in children Once sutures are…
Fig. 5.1 Boston type I keratoprosthesis (KPro) in a teenager with a history of Stevens–Johnson syndrome. The device previously consisted of three components: a front plate with an optical stem, a…
Fig. 9.1 PROSE device being filled with sterile saline prior to application. Information on PROSE network sites can be found at www.bostonsight.org Case Study—Therapeutic Lens Options in Pediatric Ocular Surface Disease…
Fig. 2.1 A 1-week-old boy presented with a cloudy left cornea (a), noted at birth. On exam, the left cornea was opacified, the intraocular pressure was 9 in the right eye…
Age Treatment dose thrice daily Prophylactic dose twice daily Infants (up to 18 months) 100 mg (2.5 ml) 100 mg (2.5 ml) Toddlers (18 months–3 years) 200 mg (5 ml) 200 mg (5 ml) Young children (3–5 years) 300 mg (7.5 ml) 300 mg (7.5 ml) Older children…
