Biomedical subjects

D B Schoenleber

Publications and source records attributed to D B Schoenleber.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1987

Failed laser trabeculoplasty requiring surgery in open-angle glaucoma.

Argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) has been successful in controlling open-angle glaucoma, but a significant number of patients still require filtration surgery. Concern that post-laser inflammatory changes or alterations of structural anatomy with damage to the trabecular meshwork may adversely affect the outcome of filtration surgery prompted a retrospective review of 87 consecutive eyes with open-angle glaucoma that required filtration surgery following failed ALT. The follow-up period was at least 6 months, with a mean of 18 months (6 to 38 months). Posterior lip sclerectomy was chosen for 69 eyes and trabeculectomy for 18 eyes. The overall success rate of filtration surgery during the follow-up period was 92%. There was no recognized difference in the response to filtration surgery following ALT.

Evaluation Studies as Topic↗

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Bilateral hypermetropic amblyopia.

A retrospective analysis was performed on the records of 184 children who had hyperopia of at least 4.0 diopters in each eye to see if bilateral amblyopia was more than just a rare occurrence and to evaluate how well it responded to treatment. Twelve patients were found to have bilateral amblyopia of 20/50 or worse. The mean age at diagnosis was four and a half years (two and a half to six and a half) and mean follow-up was 22 months (five months to seven years, four months). Ten of 12 patients showed improvement of vision to 20/40 or better in both eyes. Treatment consisted of full cycloplegic correction in all cases. Six patients had accommodative esotropia but this did not account for the bilateral nature of the amblyopia. Bilateral amblyopia should be considered in patients with large amounts of hyperopia. It responds well to treatment with standard amblyopia therapy.

Accommodation, Ocular↗