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Romero-Caballero MD, Miralles de Imperial-Ollero JA, Sarabia-Marín E, Villegas-Pérez MP. Effects of the periocular botulinum toxin on the ocular surface and anterior chamber: a prospective study in patients with hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm. Int Ophthalmol 2023; 43:2731-2736. [PMID: 37185774 PMCID: PMC10371918 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-023-02672-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyze using Pentacam®, the corneal and anterior chamber changes following periocular botulinum toxin injection in patients with facial dystonia. METHODS Prospective study that included patients with facial dystonia that were going to receive a periocular botulinum toxin injection for the first time or six months or more after the previous injection. A Pentacam® examination was carried out in all patients before and 4 weeks after the injection. RESULTS Thirty-one eyes were included. Twenty-two had a diagnosis of blepharospasm and nine of hemifacial spasm. Analysis of corneal and anterior chamber parameters revealed a significant decrease in iridocorneal angle after botulinum toxin injection (from 35 ± 10º to 33.8 ± 9.7º, p = 0.022). No other corneal or anterior chamber parameters changed significantly after the injection. CONCLUSIONS Periocular botulinum toxin injection causes narrowing of the iridocorneal angle.
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- María Dolores Romero-Caballero
- Ophthalmology Service, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía, Avenida Intendente Jorge Palacios, 1, 30003, Murcia, Spain
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB) Virgen de la Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain
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- Ophthalmology Service, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía, Avenida Intendente Jorge Palacios, 1, 30003, Murcia, Spain
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- Ophthalmology Service, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía, Avenida Intendente Jorge Palacios, 1, 30003, Murcia, Spain.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB) Virgen de la Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain.
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Tear meniscus, corneal topographic and aberrometric changes after botulinum toxin-a injection in patients with blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm. Int Ophthalmol 2022; 42:2625-2632. [PMID: 35355169 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-022-02253-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of botulinum neurotoxin-A (BTX-A) treatment on dry eye symptoms, tear meniscus, corneal topography and corneal aberrometry in patients with benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) and hemifacial spasm (HFS). MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study comprised of 6 patients with BEB and 20 patients with HFS. Tear meniscus height (TMH) and depth (TMD), tear break-up time (TBUT), corneal fluorescein staining score (CFSS), Schirmer I test, ocular surface disease index (OSDI) score, corneal topography [corneal power of flat axis (K1), corneal power of steep axis (K2), mean corneal power (Km), astigmatism and thinnest pachymetry] and anterior corneal aberrometry [spherical aberration (SA), vertical coma (vcoma), horizontal coma (hcoma), higher order root mean square (hRMS) and total RMS] were evaluated before BTX-A treatment, 3 weeks after BTX-A treatment and 2 months after BTX-A treatment. RESULTS Six patients with BEB and 20 patients with HFS treated with BTX-A were evaluated in this study. Twenty contralateral spasm free eyes of 20 HFS patients were taken as control group. TMH and TMD were found to be significantly higher in eyes with spasm at both 3 weeks and 2 months after injection (TMH: 279.0 ± 123.2 at pretreatment, 380.5 ± 174.7 at third week and 317.0 ± 125.5 at second month p < 0.001 and p = 0.02, respectively), (TMD: 183.7 ± 59.7 at pretreatment, 235.7 ± 91.1 at third week and 209.8 ± 77.1 at second month p < 0.01 and p = 0.015, respectively). TBUT, CFSS, Schirmer I test values were similar (p > 0.05). OSDI scores decreased significantly from 29.6 ± 25.3 to 19.8 ± 20. p = 0.03 at third week and increased again by second month. K2 (43.9 ± 1.7 vs. 43.7 ± 1.6, p = 0.03) and astigmatism (0.8 ± 0.5 vs. 0.6 ± 0.4, p = 0.04) values were significantly lower at third week and increased again by second month. Pachymetry and aberrometric values did not change significantly. In the control group only Schirmer I test value decreased significantly at second month (10.5 ± 6.5 vs. 7.2 ± 5.6, p = 0.008), other parameters did not change. CONCLUSION BTX-A injection increases tear meniscus and decrease symptoms related to dry eye disease in BEB and HFS patients. It decrease astigmatism and keratometry values, it does not cause a significant change in corneal aberrations. However the positive effects of BTX-A injection on ocular surface is temporary.
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Namba H, Sugano A, Murakami T, Utsunomiya H, Sato H, Nishitsuka K, Ishizawa K, Kayama T, Yamashita H. Ten-year longitudinal investigation of astigmatism: The Yamagata Study (Funagata). PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261324. [PMID: 35007309 PMCID: PMC8746748 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Despite numerous investigations into ocular or corneal astigmatism, the dynamic nature of astigmatism remains poorly understood. To reveal potential associations between age and astigmatism, 264 Japanese participants who underwent systemic and ophthalmological examinations in Funagata Town (Yamagata Prefecture, Japan) were evaluated over a 10-year period. Astigmatism was evaluated with regard to the cylinder power, cylinder axis, and vector analyses. Whereas the refractive cylinders showed age-related increases in patients in their 40s to 60s, the corneal cylinders did not change over 10 years. Nevertheless, cylindrical axis of the cornea demonstrated a continuous shift toward against-the-rule (ATR) astigmatism. Vector analyses revealed that the astigmatic shift toward ATR progressed continually after patients reached their 40s, although the shift did not accelerate with age. These novel insights may pave the way for the development of potential strategies for vision correction, including refractive surgeries, and vision-quality maintenance in the elderly.
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- Hiroyuki Namba
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Ideganka Hospital, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Genome Informatics Unit, Institute for Promotion of Medical Science Research, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Advanced Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Astigmatism causes deterioration of the retinal image and affects vision quality. Maintenance and improvement of visual function requires an understanding of the prevalence, age-related changes, and mechanisms of astigmatism. In this article, we discuss the findings of studies that investigated astigmatism. Some of these studies showed that the prevalence of high degrees of astigmatism in childhood typically decreases with emmetropization. With-the-rule astigmatism occurs most commonly in young adults. With age, the prevalence of astigmatism increases, and the axis shifts from a predominance of with-the-rule astigmatism to a predominance of against-the-rule astigmatism. This age-related change is caused by alterations in corneal curvature. Although the cause of this change is not fully understood, alterations in the position and tension of the eyelid, corneal stromal collagen fibrils, Descemet membrane, and extraocular muscles may influence the shape of the cornea. Furthermore, genetic factors may contribute to the development of astigmatism. Technological advances in ophthalmology are expected to improve our understanding of the etiology of astigmatism and enable the maintenance of quality of vision.
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PURPOSE To determine whether the corneal topographic parameter values, individual corneal layer thicknesses, and its endothelial layer morphology are different in patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) than in the control contralateral eye. METHODS This study was designed as a prospective study. Among patients who applied to our hospital within the past 3-year period, those with HFS in one eye (study eyes) and a completely normal contralateral eye (control eyes) were included in this study. In addition to a complete ophthalmologic examination, all patients were scanned by the Pentacam Scheimpflug camera, and a corneal endothelium cell count was taken using a Topcon Specular Microscope. Also, the thickness of the corneal sublayers was measured on the central cornea with anterior segment module of spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Data entered using SPSS software were then evaluated by paired t test; P<0.05 value was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Twenty-eight patients (16 women and 12 men) were evaluated. Steep K, Kmax, and astigmatism values were significantly higher in the study eyes of patients with HFS than in the control eyes (P<0.05, for all). In addition, the total corneal thickness and corneal stromal thickness measurements in the study eyes were statistically significantly thinner than the control eyes (P=0.04 and P<0.001, respectively). Specular microscopy parameters were not statistically significant between the study eyes and control eyes (P>0.05, for all). CONCLUSION Corneal stromal thinning suggests that chronic exposure to hypoxia may induce this effect through extracellular matrix remodeling and losses in collagen framework content in patients with HFS.
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Ho RW, Fang PC, Chang CH, Liu YP, Kuo MT. A Review of Periocular Botulinum Neurotoxin on the Tear Film Homeostasis and the Ocular Surface Change. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11020066. [PMID: 30678375 PMCID: PMC6409927 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11020066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Clinical usage of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in ophthalmology has dramatically increased since the 1980s and has become one of the most widely used agents for treating facial movement disorders, autonomic dysfunction and aesthetic wrinkles. Despite its high efficacy, there are some complications with periocular BoNT injections due to its chemodenervation effect. Among these, there is still controversy over the BoNT effect on tear film homeostasis and the ocular surface. A periocular BoNT injection could dry the eye by reducing tear production of the lacrimal gland and increase tear evaporation due to potential eyelid malposition and abnormal blinks. On the contrary, the injection of BoNT in the medial eyelids could treat dry eye disease by impairing lacrimal drainage. Regarding the ocular surface change, corneal astigmatism and high-order aberrations may decrease due to less eyelid tension. In conclusion, the entire awareness of the effect of BoNT and the patients’ ocular condition is crucial for successful and safe results.
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- Ren-Wen Ho
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 33302, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 33302, Taiwan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 33302, Taiwan.
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Namba H, Sugano A, Nishi K, Murakami T, Nishitsuka K, Konta T, Ishizawa K, Kayama T, Yamashita H. Age-related variations in corneal geometry and their association with astigmatism: The Yamagata Study (Funagata). Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e12894. [PMID: 30412088 PMCID: PMC6221551 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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To investigate how aging affects corneal geometry in Japanese adults, and the association between corneal geometry and astigmatism.We included 421 participants who had undergone systemic and ophthalmological examinations in 2015 in Funagata town, Yamagata, Japan. Corneal topographic data were obtained using anterior-segment optical coherence tomography (CASIA SS-1000). Astigmatism was evaluated using power vector analyses where J0 represents the power of the orthogonal astigmatism. Positive values of J0 indicate with-the-rule astigmatism, while negative values indicate against-the-rule (ATR) astigmatism.Regarding age-related variations in corneal geometry, the anterior elevations at axis 0° and 180° decreased, and those at axis 90° and 270° increased with increasing age in linear regression analyses, demonstrating horizontal steepening and vertical flattening of the corneal surface. There were no significant age-related variations in posterior elevations and pachymetry findings, including central corneal thickness. Regarding age-related variations in orthogonal astigmatism, the mean values of J0 and corneal J0 (cJ0) decreased by -0.014 and -0.015 per year of increase in age, indicating astigmatic shift toward ATR. Regarding the correlation between corneal geometry and astigmatism, the shift toward ATR was positively correlated with horizontal steepening and vertical flattening, in accordance with the age-related corneal variations. In addition, the posterior surface of the cornea also has an association with this shift to some extent.The results of our population-based study demonstrated that the age-related variation in astigmatism is associated with geometrical changes in the cornea, especially those in the anterior surface of the cornea.
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- Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetology
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Zhang H, Zhou H, Zhu T, Ye J. Evaluation of Scheimpflug imaging parameters in blepharospasm and normal eyes. BMC Ophthalmol 2018; 18:239. [PMID: 30185154 PMCID: PMC6126042 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-018-0897-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate changes in corneal elevation, pachymetry, and keratometry in discriminating between normal and blepharospasm eyes, as measured by the Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera. METHODS This was a prospective, cross-sectional study. A total of 47 consecutive patients with a range of blepharospasm severity and 40 age- and sex- matched healthy subjects were included, one eye of each subject was randomly chosen for data analysis. Blepharospasm severity was evaluated using the Jankovic scale and categorized as mild, moderate, or severe. Corneal parameters were measured by the Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera to derive corneal tomography information. Various parameters regarding keratometry, elevation at the anterior and posterior corneal surface, pachymetric data, final D value, and topometric indices from the Pentacam software were recorded, and the relationship between the blink rate and corneal parameters was analyzed. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were assessed to evaluate the repeatability of intraobserver. RESULTS Increased topographic asymmetry was observed in moderate and severe blepharospasm. Front K1and front Km were significantly higher in cases of mild (P < 0.05), moderate (P < 0.0001), and severe (P < 0.0001) blepharospasm as compared with controls. Front K2, back K1, back K2, and back Km were significantly higher in cases of moderate (P < 0.01) and severe (P < 0.001) blepharospasm as compared with controls. For corneal topometric indices, both ISV and IVA were significantly increased in severe blepharospasm (P < 0.05). Radii minimum were significantly increased in cases of moderate and severe blepharospasm (P < 0.05).There were no differences in corneal elevation and corneal pharcymetric parameters among the four groups, except for front BFS, which was significantly different in blepharospasm groups (P < 0.05). Final D values were significantly higher in the severe blepharospasm (P < 0.01) group than that among controls. There were significant correlations between the blink rate and most corneal tomographic parameters. All parameters showed high reproducibility (ICC: 0.921-0.996) for normal and blepharospasm subjects. CONCLUSIONS Blepharospasm may lead to a redistribution of the pressure applied by the lids over the cornea and, consequently, may result in corneal shape changes, which can be documented through corneal topography.
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- Huina Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- Hangzhou Hospital for the Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Investigation of the Power Vector in Astigmatism: The Yamagata Study (Funagata). Cornea 2017; 37:53-58. [DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000001418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate changes in corneal parameters and the tear film after botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injection in patients with blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm. METHODS Twelve patients with benign essential blepharospasm and 30 with hemifacial spasm treated with BTX-A were included in this study. Disease severity was evaluated using the Jankovic scale. Corneal parameters were measured by the Pentacam. The Schirmer test score, tear breakup time, corneal fluorescein staining value, and Ocular Surface Disease Index score were also evaluated. RESULTS The BTX-A treatment relieved spasms in all of the patients. There was a statistically significant difference in disease severity between pretreatment and the third week (2.7 ± 0.8 and 1.3 ± 0.6, respectively; P < 0.001), but there was no statistically significant difference between pretreatment and the third month (2.7 ± 0.8 and 2.7 ± 0.8, respectively; P = 0.8). The tear breakup time was found to be significantly higher at both 3 weeks and 3 months after injection (6.6 ± 4.0 at pretreatment, 8.1 ± 3.9 at the third week, and 7.8 ± 4.2 at the third month; P = 0.04 and P = 0.02, respectively). The Schirmer test score, corneal fluorescein staining values, and Ocular Surface Disease Index score were lower 3 weeks after injection, but these values increased again by 3 months after injection. Corneal astigmatism decreased significantly at 3 weeks and at 3 months after injection [1.4 ± 1.2 diopters (D) at pretreatment, 1.2 ± 0.8 D at the third week, and 1.1 ± 0.8 D at the third month, respectively; P = 0.02, for both], but other corneal parameters did not change. CONCLUSIONS BTX-A injection therapy was affected the tear film in patients with blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm. However, there were no changes in corneal parameters, except corneal astigmatism, in these patients after treatment.
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Differences in Corneal Parameters Between Affected and Normal Contralateral Eyes in Patients With Hemifacial Spasm Treated With Botulinum Toxin-A. Cornea 2016; 35:220-5. [DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000000688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kocatürk T, Erkan E, Eğrilmez S, Çakmak H, Dündar SO, Dayanir V. Surgically Induced Corneal Astigmatism Following Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection. Open Ophthalmol J 2015; 9:121-5. [PMID: 26401170 PMCID: PMC4578144 DOI: 10.2174/1874364101509010121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Purpose : To evaluate surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) after an intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection. Methods : Fifty eight eyes of 58 patients who underwent IVR injection due to age-related macular degeneration (wet form)
or macular edema were included in this study. Patients’ pre- and postoperative detailed ophthalmologic examinations
were done and topographic keratometric values (K1, K2) were noted. Pre- and postoperative measurements were
compared. Results : The mean preoperative astigmatism of 0.87 Diopters (D) was found to be 0.95 D, 0.75 D, 0.82 D and 0.78 D on
the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and 1st month, respectively. After injection, absolute change in astigmatism was found to
be 0.08 D, 0.12 D, 0.05 D and 0.09 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and 1st month, respectively. The absolute change
in astigmatism seemed to be insignificant in terms of refractive analysis, however; when we performed a vectorial
analysis, which takes into account changes in the axis of astigmatism, the mean value of induced astigmatism were found
to be 0.33±0.22 D, 0.32±0.29 D, 0.41±0.37 D, 0.46±0.32 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and on 1st month,
respectively. Conclusion : Intravitreal injection is a minimally invasive ophthalmologic procedure, however; it may still cause
statistically significant induced astigmatism when evaluated from a vectorial point of view.
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PURPOSE To report the changes in corneal topography in 2 cases of ocular hypotony induced by cyclodialysis cleft after blunt trauma, which were successfully treated by argon laser photocoagulation. METHODS For both patients, a full ophthalmic clinical examination and corneal topography were performed before and after argon laser cleft closure. RESULTS In the first case, the corneal topography showed 3.81-D astigmatism at 96 degrees, which was reduced to 1.1 D at 124 degrees 1 week after treatment and 0.66 D at 122 degrees at 3 weeks after treatment. In the second case, the corneal astigmatism was 3.91 D at 104 degrees, which decreased to 1.44 D at 104 degrees and 0.35 D at 118 degrees at 1 week and 4 months after treatment, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In both cases, the with-the-rule astigmatism reduced significantly after successful closure of the cleft and an increase in intraocular pressure.
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Astigmatism is a refractive condition encountered commonly in clinical practice. This review presents an overview of research that has been carried out examining various aspects of this refractive error. We examine the components of astigmatism and the research into the prevalence and natural course of astigmatic refractive errors throughout life. The prevalence of astigmatism in various ethnic groups and diseases and syndromes is also discussed. We highlight the extensive investigations that have been conducted into the possible aetiology of astigmatism, however, no single model or theory of the development of astigmatism has been proven conclusively. Theories of the development of astigmatism based on genetics, extraocular muscle tension, visual feedback and eyelid pressure are considered. Observations and evidence from the literature supporting and contradicting these hypotheses are presented. Recent advances in technology such as wavefront sensors and videokeratoscopes have led to an increased understanding of ocular astigmatism and with continued improvements in technology, our knowledge of astigmatism and its genesis should continue to grow.
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- Scott A Read
- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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