Glaucoma in the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA): cohort profile, prevalence, awareness and associations (see page 1492)

The crude prevalence of glaucoma in Northern Ireland of 2.83% (95% CI 2.31%, 3.46%) is comparable to other European population-based studies. Approximately two thirds of people with glaucoma were undiagnosed. Associations with glaucoma were consistent with current understanding of the disease.

Selective laser trabeculoplasty vs medication for open-angle glaucoma: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials (see page 1500)

Selective laser trabeculoplasty is a safe and effective IOP-lowering therapy for open-angle glaucoma. The patients received selective laser trabeculoplasty need significant lower number of medications.

Anterior chamber particles are associated with reduction of intraocular pressure after selective laser trabeculoplasty (see page 1508)

The number of the anterior chamber particles evaluated with anterior segment optical coherence tomography immediately after selective laser trabeculoplasty correlates significantly with intraocular pressure reduction at least for 3 months after the procedure.

Efficacy and safety evaluation of benzalkonium chloride preserved eye-drops compared with alternatively preserved and preservative-free eye-drops in the treatment of glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis (see page 1512)

This systematic review, based on 16 randomised clinical trials, could not determine significant differences in efficacy or safety between benzalkonium chloride-preserved prostaglandin analogue and beta-blocker eye drops compared to alternatively preserved or preservative-free eye drops.

First-in-human continuous 24-h measurement of intraocular pressure and ocular pulsation using a novel contact lens sensor …