BAGNIS , Alessandro

The EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device is a stainless steel, non-valved filtration device that channels aqueous humor through a secure lumen to a half-thickness scleral flap, creating a subconjunctival filtration bleb. Elevated postoperative intraocular pressure may indicate occlusion of the device lumen or episcleral fibrosis, and it is...

Purpose: Our purpose was to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery (CLASS) with Mitomycin C (MMC) in open angle glaucoma (OAG).Methods: This was a prospective, uncontrolled, interventional case series. All subjects underwent CLASS procedure by a single surgeon. After the dissection of a partial...

Purpose: To create a diagnostic algorithm for the management of chorioretinal folds. Methods: We reviewed the existing literature about chorioretinal folds focusing our attention on three specific conditions and created a diagnostic algorithm in order to otpimize the choice and the number of investigations. Results: Chorioretinal folds are...

To describe reoperations in the operating room for complications that occurred within the first 90 days after gel stent implantation or trabeculectomy at a single institution over 5 years.

Purpose: To identify the variables associated with the success of the XEN procedure. Patients and methods: This was part of a prospective, uncontrolled, consecutive case series study. Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or pseudo-exfoliative glaucoma were included. All the patients underwent surgical Xen implant procedure with MMC...

Laser trabeculoplasty is an effective and widely used treatment for glaucoma. A new laser technology, the Eagle direct selective laser trabeculoplasty (DSLT) device, may provide automated, fast, simple, safe and effective laser treatment for glaucoma in a broader range of clinical settings. This trial aims to test the hypothesis that...