Beta radiation has a long history as a treatment modality in ophthalmology. It is a convenient
and practical method of applying radiation and has the advantage of minimal tissue …

PURPOSE: To determine whether treatment with mitomycin-c and 5-fluorouracil induces
apoptotic death in cultured subconjunctival fibroblasts. METHODS: Cultured human …

PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of varying the treatment area of subconjunctival
mitomycin-C (MMC) using an adapted rabbit model of filtration surgery. METHODS: Twenty …

purpose. To examine the effect of mitomycin-C on the expression of apoptosis genes in
human Tenon capsule fibroblasts and to evaluate whether death receptor signaling …

AIMS/BACKGROUND Antimetabolites are increasingly used to manipulate the healing
response after filtration surgery, but problems with thin cystic blebs have been encountered …

Aim: To determine the effects of single doses of β radiation on the wound healing functions
of human Tenon's capsule fibroblasts (hTf). Methods: hTf were grown in tissue culture and …

Aim To determine the ability of frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry to detect
visual field defects of neurological origin. Methods A total of 15 eyes of nine patients who all …

Case report A 44-year-old white man with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis, presented with
visual deterioration over the course of 1 day. His past ocular history was unremarkable …

This study investigated the rate and degree of reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP)
obtained with an external ocular compression device. Following removal of the device, the …

This study investigated the effect of pretreatment with topical diclofenac 0.1% on the
changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with use of an external ocular compression …