intraocular pressure research https://www.fiteyes.com/taxonomy/term/40/all en Home Eye Pressure Monitoring Recommended https://www.fiteyes.com/home-eye-pressure-monitoring-recommended <div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/home-eye-pressure-monitoring-recommended" st_title="Home%20Eye%20Pressure%20Monitoring%20Recommended" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/home-eye-pressure-monitoring-recommended" st_title="Home%20Eye%20Pressure%20Monitoring%20Recommended" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/home-eye-pressure-monitoring-recommended" st_title="Home%20Eye%20Pressure%20Monitoring%20Recommended" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Millions of people around the world should be monitoring their eye pressure (intraocular pressure) at home, according to health organizations (such as  <a href="/blog/dave/leading-medical-specialists-from-around-the-world-coalesce-around-self-tonometry">International Society for Self-Tonometry (ISST)</a>) that are issuing recommendations on what to do and how to do it. Many experts, such as <a href="/forum/still-confused-after-15-years-614#comment-1107">Dr. Graham Lee</a>, feel the evidence is quite strong that home eye pressure monitoring leads to better control of intraocular pressure, and the evidence is quite strong that intraocular pressure control lowers the risk of glaucoma progression and optic nerve cell death.</p> <p>Home eye pressure monitoring also gives patients the physiologic feedback they need to see regarding how their daily activities and their stress levels affect eye pressure.</p> <p>According to recent findings, a minority of the people with elevated eye pressure have it fully under control, so new approaches are needed to get better control. Frequent self-tonometry (home eye pressure monitoring) with currently available technology is the best solution, according to glaucoma expert <a href="/Great-Physicians-_2D00_-Robert-Ritch-_2D00_-Glaucoma-specialist">Dr. Robert Ritch</a>.</p> <p>Currently, glaucoma patients need to obtain their doctor's permission to purchase a tonometer for use at home. <a href="/">FitEyes.com</a>, an online community for eye pressure research, includes, as members, many glaucoma patients who have purchased tonometers. For patients who have their doctor's permission to purchase a tonometer, <a href="/">FitEyes.com</a> can be an excellent resource. You can  <a href="/contact">contact FitEyes.com</a> via email to learn more. Glaucoma patients in the FitEyes community have a wealth of personal experience, and, as a group, they have interacted with almost all the tonometer manufacturers in the world. Before any glaucoma patient purchases a tonometer, we recommend that you check with the community at <a href="/">FitEyes.com</a> to learn the experiences of other patients.</p> <p>Home eye pressure monitoring opens the door to totally new and innovative ways of managing glaucoma and intraocular pressure.</p> <p>The future will be telemedicine. You will take your own eye pressure at home and transmit it to a computer, and someone, either a physician or another caregiver, will make recommendations for adjustments in your medication, exercise, diet, lifestyle or stress management. The <a href="/blog/dave/leading-medical-specialists-from-around-the-world-coalesce-around-self-tonometry">International Society for Self-Tonometry (ISST)</a>) research program will include many of these capabilities, including the ability to take your eye pressure at home and transmit it over the Internet to our research database. From there, ISST hopes to let glaucoma patients can consult with qualified experts regarding exercise, diet, lifestyle or stress management techniques that may help the patient manage their intraocular pressure better.</p> <p>The day will come when out-of-the-office intraocular pressure data becomes the primary data ophthalmologists use to make treatment decisions because it is a far better source of information than what is currently used.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14029268@N07/2518077133/" title="Tiolat iCare rebound tonometer by fiteyes.com, on Flickr"><img align="left" alt="Tiolat iCare rebound tonometer" border="0" height="240" hspace="4" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2518077133_f6e042a907_m.jpg" title="Tiolat iCare rebound tonometer" width="161" /></a>For those who want to participate in ISST's self-tonometry program, the future is here, according to medical articles such as <a href="/forum/self-tonometry-in-glaucoma-management-past-present-and-future-603">Self-tonometry in glaucoma management--past, present and future</a>. Below are two tonometers featured in this article about home eye pressure monitoring.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14029268@N07/2518077261/" title="Reichert AT555 non-contact tonometer by fiteyes.com, on Flickr"><img align="right" alt="Reichert AT555 non-contact tonometer" border="0" height="235" hspace="4" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/2518077261_3076ac6c64_o.jpg" title="Reichert AT555 non-contact tonometer" width="186" /></a></p> <p>ISST is currently utilizing the iCare rebound tonometer (left) and the Reichert 7CR non-contact tonometer (right) in their eye pressure research program. They claim to have found these two tonometers to be the best.</p> <p>You can find more information on the <a href="http://www.reichertoi.com/tonometers.html?productID=4" title="Reichert AT555 tonometer">Reichert 7CR at this link</a>.</p> <p>You can learn more about the <a href="http://www.icaretonometer.com/" target="_blank" title="iCare tonometer">iCare at this link</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure">intraocular pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/Eye-Pressure">Eye Pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/self-tonometry">self-tonometry</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/tags/tonometers">tonometers</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/tags/home-eye-pressure-monitoring">home eye pressure monitoring</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-6"><a href="/tags/science">science</a></li></ul></div> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:38:16 +0000 FitEyesAdmin 226 at https://www.fiteyes.com Contact lens that continually measures eye pressure https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/rhondak/contact-lens-that-continually-measures-eye-pressure <div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/rhondak/contact-lens-that-continually-measures-eye-pressure" st_title="Contact%20lens%20that%20continually%20measures%20eye%20pressure" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/rhondak/contact-lens-that-continually-measures-eye-pressure" st_title="Contact%20lens%20that%20continually%20measures%20eye%20pressure" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/rhondak/contact-lens-that-continually-measures-eye-pressure" st_title="Contact%20lens%20that%20continually%20measures%20eye%20pressure" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Forgive me if this issue has been posted on before.  I just ran across an article describing the fascinating development of a contact lens that continually measures IntraOcular Pressure.</p> <p><a href="http://www.medgadget.com/2013/07/smart-continuous-monitoring-of-the-intra-ocular-pressure-with-the-triggerfish-contact-lens-qa-with-rene-goedkoop-cmo-of-sensimed.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.medgadget.com/2013/07/smart-continuous-monitoring-of-the-intr...</a></p> <p>I don't know how much of the article is hype, but from the sound of it, this device is not that far away from becoming a reality.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li></ul></div> Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:51:44 +0000 RhondaK 1566 at https://www.fiteyes.com Doctors and Home IOP Monitoring https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/terry/doctors-and-home-iop-monitoring <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access 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following response from a FitEyes reader on another topic. But his last comment prompted something I want to share with everyone. So please read on, starting with an edited excerpt from his comment that inspired me.</p> <blockquote><p>[I am on] on a six month trial doing alternate day fasting, twenty minute mindful meditative walks in nature twice a day, 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every other day, while detoxing with hexagonal water.</p> <p>[I am] 10% persuaded that [I] will permanently lower [my] intraocular pressure to 10 mm Hg  in six months.</p> </blockquote> <p>That last line really caught my attention. Here is my response:</p> <p><img width="400" height="275" src="/sites/fiteyes.com/files/birch walk.jpg" alt="meditative walk in nature" /></p> <!--break--><p>Dear reader, as you can probably guess, I love your approach! </p> <p>I think the optimistic result you describe is in the realm of possibility. I have enjoyed a similar result, but it took me more than 6 months, and there are some limitations in my case. But I do believe I have permanently improved my innate capacity to manage my own IOP and I think my IOP data strongly supports this. (One example, <em>if you read carefully</em>, is published on FitEyes <a href="http://fiteyes.com/forum/water-drinking-test-for-glaucoma-and-self-tonometry-research-792#comment-1966">here</a>.) However, I believe other people learning from me and the FitEyes community will be able to do better than I have done -- at at least achieve the same thing in less time.</p> <p>I'll add one thing: I am 99.99% persuaded that this accomplishment, should it happen, will only happen on the basis of self-tonometry. </p> <p>Your approach is similar to mine. I had been doing 2x's a day/60 minute formal meditation practice (I had a 12 year streak going without missing a single day). But my healing progress in this area (and a surprising number of other areas of my life) only started for real when I started self-tonometry.</p> <p>I'm 99% convinced that no individual will permanently lower his IOP significantly by non-medical/non-surgical means without self-tonometry. The "1% exceptions" might be yogi's with special powers - such as those who can stop their heart from beating normally by using their mind. But even those individuals do not know exactly what is happening in their physiology without feedback from scientific instruments. For example, the yogi who demonstrated that he could "stop his heart from beating" was not actually stopping his heart from beating. He was wrong. </p> <p>But he was also right in a sense. He did stop his heart from pumping blood! But the physiology was not doing what he claimed it was doing. Different things were happening even though he did in fact demonstrate profound "super normal" powers to a group of observing scientists (and the results were recorded on their instruments).</p> <p>In that same regard, and in my own experience, I found that all the traditional meditation practices I tried could dramatically increase my IOP. The effect has subsequently been reported to me by a large number of glaucoma patients who have verified it repeatedly with reliable tonometers. Whether IOP increases or not is dependent upon a number of very subtle factors. The same is true in regard to aerobic exercise. There are people reading this email list right now who have good tonometers and who see an IOP increase from moderate aerobic exercise (even though others of us see a decrease in IOP). One will not know if the activities one is doing are raising or lowering IOP unless one actually measures IOP with a good instrument.</p> <p>A six month investment in significant lifestyle changes is a huge and important investment. One doesn't often have the ability to make a six month commitment in life of this type. Even when we intend to do so, things happen! So a six month trial like this is a critically important investment and an opportunity that doesn't come along often. You will never be able to repeat this particular trial (subsequent experiments will be different). I hope you are able to supplement that six month investment with a tonometer. Recording your results from this first trial will inform everything else you do. It will elevate your knowledge an order of magnitude. And if you could contribute that IOP data to the FitEyes research project we would be highly, highly appreciative. We need more data and more participants in our research! Please send me a another private email (dave at this domain) if you want to follow up, or know the latest news about tonometer prices.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/glaucoma">glaucoma</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/tonometer">tonometer</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/Eye-Pressure">Eye Pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/tags/self-tonometry">self-tonometry</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/tags/meditation">meditation</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-6"><a href="/tags/aerobics">aerobics</a></li></ul></div> Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:23:11 +0000 dave 909 at https://www.fiteyes.com Index to robekb's "my approach to glaucoma" series https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/fiteyesadmin/index-to-robekbs-my-approach-to-glaucoma-series <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access to the most valuable content of the FitEyes community: Blogs, Comments, FitEyes Discussion Group Archives, unique information on self-tonometry and other user-generated research.</strong></p> <p><strong>You must register</strong> because we have content that cannot be viewed unless you agree to our terms and conditions. </p> <h4>New users please <a href="http://www.fiteyes.com/user/register" target="_self" title="New user registration">click here to create new account</a> to read more...</h4> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field 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https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/anonymous/questions-about-my-eye-pressure-measurements-and-the-fiteyes-insight-software <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access to the most valuable content of the FitEyes community: Blogs, Comments, FitEyes Discussion Group Archives, unique information on self-tonometry and other user-generated research.</strong></p> <p><strong>You must register</strong> because we have content that cannot be viewed unless you agree to our terms and conditions. </p> <h4>New users please <a href="http://www.fiteyes.com/user/register" target="_self" title="New user registration">click here to create new account</a> to read more...</h4> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline 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<span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/anonymous/questions-about-my-eye-pressure-measurements-and-the-fiteyes-insight-software" st_title="Questions%20about%20my%20eye%20pressure%20measurements%20and%20the%20FitEyes%20Insight%20software" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:59:28 +0000 Anonymous 846 at https://www.fiteyes.com Effect of Sleeping Posture on Intraocular Pressure https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/effect-of-sleeping-posture-on-intraocular-pressure <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access to the most valuable content of the FitEyes community: Blogs, Comments, FitEyes Discussion Group Archives, unique information on self-tonometry and other user-generated research.</strong></p> <p><strong>You 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That prompted me to write this post about some of the broader spiritual aspects of what I do as well as how I view intraocular pressure in my own life and in my work as a Serene Impulse teacher.</p> <p>Meditation and spirituality are often perceived as soft, delicate, wishy-washy, "New Agie", etc. My own approach is hard-core and scientific. It is also great fun. The path is filled with bliss and love -- and lots of IOP data!</p> <p>There are some challenges (and many benefits!) associated with teaching spiritual techniques to people who have glaucoma, as I often do. I myself am a glaucoma patient, and I have enjoyed great personal benefit from focusing on the spiritual aspects of this condition.</p> <p>I have done a lot of research via self-tonometry and I have specific knowledge related to my own IOP. However, I don't take a medical perspective. Intraocular pressure and quality of vision can be viewed in different contexts -- as can weight or any other aspect of our body. One context is medical. For example, weight can be treated as a medical condition when it is a risk factor for a specific disease. Another context is non-medical. Weight can be a topic of discussion in the context of appearance, fitness, etc.</p> <p><img align="left" width="230" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="335" alt="intraocular pressure, glaucoma and spirituality" src="/sites/fiteyes.com/files/hands-sun-spirituality.jpg" />For me, intraocular pressure is of most interest in the context of enjoyment of life, general health, general stress, spiritual growth, consciousness and enlightenment. I operate in this spiritual context. My IOP gives me direct and profound feedback about my spiritual practice. Here are a couple related things I have written on this topic that may add color to that statement:</p> <ul><li><a href="/IAmLovingGlaucoma">http://fiteyes.com/IAmLovingGlaucoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Embrace-Evolve-Exceed">http://fiteyes.com/Embrace-Evolve-Exceed</a></li> </ul><p>I rarely, if ever, think about what IOP means in terms of my own glaucoma -- that's the job for my doctor. And that may be the main challenge I see others encounter when they monitor their own IOP and correlate that with a spiritual practice or other lifestyle factors. I have found that it is extremely important to focus on health and happiness and leave the medical concerns to one's health care professionals. I have had to work diligently to maintain my non-medical focus in my own life.</p> <p>If I monitor my own IOP and simultaneously read a large number of medical articles on glaucoma, I risk the curse of many medical students --  hypochondria (or, in milder form, excessive concern about the disease aspects of my condition). I have found that the right perspective is critical. I believe that increasing the health of my eyes requires that I stay focused on health, not disease. It is a matter of perspective.</p> <p>It is said that for each state of consciousness, there is a corresponding physiological state. My own experience is that for each state of consciousness, there is a corresponding IOP pattern (that is part of that physiological state).</p> <p>In my experience, IOP reveals something <em>objective</em> about <em>subjective</em> states of consciousness. That's incredibly interesting to me. And it has nothing to do with treating a medical condition. When I work with students, I always emphasize that I'm not a doctor, and that I don't treat glaucoma. I am involved in technologies of consciousness, and that's the only context in which I discuss IOP. But that's not just a disclaimer, it's my reality, and I think this should be a key insight for anyone reading this post.</p> <p>If you wonder why self-tonometry is a fun, fascinating, wonderful journey for me (and many of my students), this is why. Self-tonometry should be a wonderful experience for anyone who takes it up. On the one hand, it will <a href="/blog/dave/leading-medical-specialists-from-around-the-world-coalesce-around-self-tonometry">benefit your doctor</a>. And when you are participating in making medical decisions with your doctor, having extensive IOP data can be invaluable to you. However, that's the medical context. In daily life, thinking constantly about the disease aspects of having glaucoma will be detrimental. Learn to think of IOP in a different context. Hopefully, my own <a href="/IAmLovingGlaucoma">stories</a> here on FitEyes will give you some insight into how I do that.</p> <p>I have found that I can change my state of consciousness and measure a corresponding change in my IOP. When I teach technologies of consciousness to my students, if they happen to have tonometers, they can also see changes in IOP that correlate to changes in state of consciousness. The spiritual (as well as emotional and physical) insights that come from this are profound. However, the meaning of the IOP changes in the <u>context of glaucoma</u> is something each person has to discuss with their own doctor. And the less you think about this in the context of disease, the better. I cannot emphasize that enough. Treating glaucoma is your doctor's job. Being blissful is your job.</p> <p>I have intimate knowledge of how Serene Impulse affects consciousness and subtle energies (prana, qi), and I have seen incredible things about how this relates to my own IOP. However, my own feeling is that this isn't something I can teach others without personal communication directly with them. And, if I were aware of it, I would not teach this to anyone who indicated they were trying to use this knowledge to treat their medical condition, for all the reasons mentioned here and more.</p> <p>As to why personal instruction is required, I'm going to <a href="../../../../../../How-To-Measure-Your-IOP-At-Home-And-Change-the-World-Too#comment-1161">quote Thomas Merton again</a>. (Some of my regular readers probably have this quote memorized by now!)</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;">“The only way to get rid of misconceptions about [consciousness] is to experience it. One who does not actually know, in his own life, the nature of this breakthrough and this awakening to a new level of reality cannot help being misled by most of the things that are said about it. For [higher levels of consciousness] cannot be taught. It cannot even be clearly explained. It can only be hinted at, suggested, pointed to, symbolized. The more objectively and scientifically one tries to analyze it, the more he empties it of its real content, for this experience is beyond the reach of verbalization and of rationalization.“ -</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;">--- <i>New Seeds of Contemplation</i></p> <p>If you are an Olympics fan, you may know the story of Bode Miller. I guess he is an example of someone who could probably master skills like those I teach without the usual formal instruction -- just maybe. But for the rest of us mortals, mastering these skills requires personal coaching. (Regular readers may notice that this is another theme I bring up often. I apologize for being repetitive!) But it is important to note that it takes people hundreds of hours of practice to acquire proficiency in these skills.</p> <p>I believe anyone can learn to change their own state of consciousness. I also believe that most glaucoma patients will see a correlation between their IOP and their state of consciousness. I have seen that in everyone I know through FitEyes. However, no formal scientific research has been done to estimate the percentage of people with glaucoma who would see the effects I describe. I have reason to believe it may be universal, but that's just my belief. It is easier to see the correlation between negative stress and elevated IOP. Unfortunately, we do not need to learn anything we haven't already learned in order to produce negative mental states! To see the correlation between positive mental states and lower IOP, people need extensive training. This is no different from the fact that a scientist needs extensive training in order to observe experimental results in the laboratory. If you want ot replicate the results I'm describing, you need to develop the skills. That takes hundreds of hours of practice and specific training.</p> <p>Too many people turn away from the work too easily when they are working on their own. That's one reason I emphasize the need for personal coaching.</p> <p>I will share some of the things I see that typically hold people back:</p> <p>    * not understanding the ego (the self)<br />     * not understanding sensory perception<br />     * not being scientific (in terms of methodology, not dogma)<br />     * not understanding cause and effect<br />     * not putting in the hard work required to do the program in a way that will actually result in a transformation<br />     * wanting to be transformed without the inconvenience of actually changing</p> <p>That's a general list. Of course, each person is different. That list won't apply to any one person. And I don't want to make it sound difficult. From my own experience, this path is easy, comfortable and very pleasant. There is nothing hard about it. But it does require discipline, like any spiritual path.</p> <p>And this path isn't like following a reciple to bake a cake. It is more like experimental research. This is especially true when self-tonometry is part of the topic. Anyone doing self-tonometry is a pioneer. Pioneers can't take shortcuts. If they do, they end up with arrows in their backs. We don't want that! So be careful and have fun!</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure">intraocular pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/Eye-Pressure">Eye Pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/tags/meditation">meditation</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/tags/spirituality">spirituality</a></li></ul></div> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:59:17 +0000 dave 779 at https://www.fiteyes.com Dave's Theory About Intraocular Pressure https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/maryclaire/daves-theory-about-intraocular-pressure <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access to the most valuable content of the FitEyes community: Blogs, Comments, FitEyes Discussion Group Archives, unique information on self-tonometry and other user-generated research.</strong></p> <p><strong>You must register</strong> because we have content that cannot be viewed unless you agree to our terms and conditions. </p> <h4>New users please <a href="http://www.fiteyes.com/user/register" target="_self" title="New user registration">click here to create new account</a> to read more...</h4> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure">intraocular pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/consciousness">consciousness</a></li></ul></div><div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/maryclaire/daves-theory-about-intraocular-pressure" st_title="Dave%27s%20Theory%20About%20Intraocular%20Pressure" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/maryclaire/daves-theory-about-intraocular-pressure" st_title="Dave%27s%20Theory%20About%20Intraocular%20Pressure" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/maryclaire/daves-theory-about-intraocular-pressure" st_title="Dave%27s%20Theory%20About%20Intraocular%20Pressure" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:11:14 +0000 MaryClaire 777 at https://www.fiteyes.com Consciousnes and Eye Pressure - 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See number 27 on the list.</p> <h3 style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">Top-Read Clinical Articles of 2009 in Ophthal/Glaucoma</h3> <p style="margin: 0pt; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 15px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Most read articles from <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">64</span> contributor journals (<a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/ophtholinx/alljournals.cfm/ZZ6248327238251392176864?news_id=623" style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">see the list</a>)</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2786847/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">1. </span>Topical Beta Blockers in Asthmatic Patients–Is It Safe</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Current Eye Research 07/07/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2578878/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">2. </span>Efficacy and safety of latanoprost in eyes with uveitic glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 02/02/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2569265/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">3. </span>Clinical efficacy and neuroprotective effects of brimonidine in the management of glaucoma and ocular hypertension</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 01/23/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2820060/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">4. </span>The relationship of intranasal steroids to intraocular pressure</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 08/06/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2610178/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">5. </span>Intracameral Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Neovascular Glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 03/06/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2589499/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">6. </span>The Association of Primary Open–angle Glaucoma With Mortality</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Archives of Ophthalmology 02/11/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2796153/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">7. </span>Brimonidine Tartrate 0.15%, Dorzolamide Hydrochloride 2%, and Brinzolamide 1% Compared as Adjunctive Therapy to Prostaglandin Analogs</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Ophthalmology 07/16/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2539820/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">8. </span>Intraocular pressure control and fluctuation: the effect of treatment with selective laser trabeculoplasty</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">British Journal of Ophthalmology 01/06/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2879738/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">9. </span>Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 09/29/2009</span></p> <table align="right" style="margin-left: 5px;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://oascentralnx.mdlinx.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/email.mdlinx/141741623@Middle" target="_blank"> <img border="0" alt="" /></a></td> </tr><tr><td align="right" style="padding-top: 3px; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(147, 151, 154);">Sponsor</td> </tr></tbody></table><p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2842531/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">10. </span>Aerobic exercise and intraocular pressure in normotensive and glaucoma patients</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">BMC Ophthalmology 08/14/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2681407/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">11. </span>The Effects of Intravitreal Ophthalmic Medications on Intraocular Pressure</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Seminars in Ophthalmology 04/22/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2579704/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">12. </span>Effects of corneal thickness on intraocular pressure measured with three different tonometers</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 02/04/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2699994/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">13. </span>Topiramate and asymptomatic ocular angle narrowing</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Eye 05/08/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2645215/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">14. </span>Comparison of Quantitative Imaging Devices and Subjective Optic Nerve Head Assessment by General Ophthalmologists to Differentiate Normal From Glaucomatous Eyes</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 04/07/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2771871/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">15. </span>Effects of Timolol and Latanoprost on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Status in Elderly Patients With Glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 06/25/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2868728/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">16. </span>Effects of brinzolamide vs timolol as an adjunctive medication to latanoprost on circadian intraocular pressure control in primary open–angle glaucoma Japanese patients</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 09/04/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2784676/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">17. </span>Guidance on patient safety in ophthalmology from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Eye 07/06/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2808605/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">18. </span>Brinzolamide/timolol fixed combination: a new ocular suspension for the treatment of open–angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Expert Opinion in Pharmacotherapy 07/21/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2827535/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">19. </span>Efficacy and safety of prostaglandin analogues in patients with predominantly primary open–angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension: a meta–analysis</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 08/03/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2844619/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">20. </span>Incorporating corneal pachymetry into the management of glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Cataract &amp; Refractive Surgery 08/20/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2579701/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">21. </span>Effect of travoprost on intraocular pressure during 12 months of treatment for normal–tension glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 02/04/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2878776/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">22. </span>Sleeping position alters intraocular pressure</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Eye World 09/14/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2753531/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">23. </span>Oral versus topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in ocular hypertension after scleral tunnel cataract surgery</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 06/12/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2537650/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">24. </span>Intraocular pressure assessment in both eyes of the same patient after laser in situ keratomileusis</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Cataract &amp; Refractive Surgery 01/16/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2569271/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">25. </span>Trabeculectomy with intraoperative retrobulbar triamcinolone acetonide</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 01/27/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2596750/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">26. </span>Optic nerve head changes in early glaucoma: a comparison between stereophotography and Heidelberg retina tomography</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Eye 02/16/2009</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2766175/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">27. </span>Self–tonometry in Glaucoma Management: Past, Present and Future</strong></a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 14px;">Survey of Ophthalmology 06/23/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2633971/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">28. </span>Intraocular Pressure Control among Patients Transitioned from Latanoprost to Travoprost at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Eye Clinic</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 03/20/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2544603/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">29. </span>Clinical efficacy and neuroprotective effects of brimonidine in the management of glaucoma and ocular hypertension</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 01/09/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2638097/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">30. </span>Travoprost in children: Adverse effects and intraocular pressure response</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 03/27/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2870847/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">31. </span>Glaucoma medication persistence with a fixed combination versus multiple bottles</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Current Medical Research and Opinion 09/08/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2601964/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">32. </span>Argon–laser iridoplasty in the management of uveitis–induced acute angle–closure glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">European Journal of Ophthalmology 03/02/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2610165/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">33. </span>Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 02/27/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2741566/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">34. </span>Glaucoma filtering surgery and retinal oxygen saturation</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 06/05/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2719615/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">35. </span>Intracameral dexamethasone reduces inflammation on the first postoperative day after cataract surgery in eyes with and without glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Clinical Ophthalmology 05/18/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2684767/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">36. </span>Glaucoma and Drusen of the Optic Nerve Head</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Neuro-Ophthalmology 05/01/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2666058/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">37. </span>A randomized cross–over study comparing bimatoprost and latanoprost in subjects with primary angle closure glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">British Journal of Ophthalmology 04/16/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2879799/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">38. </span>The Association Between Self–reported Glaucoma and Ginkgo Biloba Use</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 10/05/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2695059/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">39. </span>24–Hour Intraocular Pressure and Blood Pressure Levels with Latanoprost/Timolol Fixed Combination Versus Timolol</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Current Eye Research 04/29/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2685006/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">40. </span>Combined Trabeculectomy and Cataract Extraction versus Trabeculectomy Alone in Primary Angle–Closure Glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">British Journal of Ophthalmology 04/21/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2699989/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">41. </span>Therapeutic effect of bevacizumab injected into the silicone oil in eyes with neovascular glaucoma after vitrectomy for advanced diabetic retinopathy</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Eye 05/05/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2873701/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">42. </span>Optic Disc Morphology in Open Angle Glaucoma Compared with Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathies</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 09/09/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2879768/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">43. </span>Replacement of Ahmed Aqueous Drainage Devices in Eyes With Device–related Complications</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 10/01/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2879780/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">44. </span>A Critical Discussion of the Rates of Progression and Causes of Optic Nerve Damage in Glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 10/01/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2879787/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">45. </span>Long–term Outcomes of Needle Revision of Trabeculectomy Blebs With Mitomycin C and 5–Fluorouracil</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Journal of Glaucoma 10/01/2009</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2512195/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">46. </span>IOL options continue to expand</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Eye World 12/17/2008</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2509966/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">47. </span>Phacoemulsification Versus Combined Phacotrabeculectomy in Medically Controlled Chronic Angle Closure Glaucoma with Cataract</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Ophthalmology 12/16/2008</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2510088/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">48. </span>Short–term Intraocular Pressure Changes Immediately After Intravitreal Injections of Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">American Journal of Ophthalmology 12/23/2008</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2488778/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">49. </span>Conjunctival hyperemia with the use of latanoprost versus other prostaglandin analogues in patients with ocular hypertension or glaucoma</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">British Journal of Ophthalmology 12/12/2008</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 68, 121); font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.mdlinx.com/OphthoLinx/newsl-article.cfm/2837783/ZZ6248327238251392176864/?news_id=623&amp;subspec_id=232" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 68, 121);">50. </span>Aberrant Wound–Healing Response in Mitomycin C–Treated Leaking Blebs</a><br /><span style="margin: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">Archives of Ophthalmology 08/13/2009</span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/self-tonometry">self-tonometry</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li></ul></div> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:53:40 +0000 dave 741 at https://www.fiteyes.com Intraocular Pressure: It's the data, stupid https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/intraocular-pressure-its-the-data-stupid <div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/intraocular-pressure-its-the-data-stupid" st_title="Intraocular%20Pressure%3A%20It%27s%20the%20data%2C%20stupid" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/intraocular-pressure-its-the-data-stupid" st_title="Intraocular%20Pressure%3A%20It%27s%20the%20data%2C%20stupid" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/intraocular-pressure-its-the-data-stupid" st_title="Intraocular%20Pressure%3A%20It%27s%20the%20data%2C%20stupid" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The following post is adapted from "A Deluge of Data Shapes a New Era in Computing" By JOHN MARKOFF, published: December 14, 2009 in The New York Times.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/15books.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=print">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/15books.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=p...</a></p> <p>Top computer scientists say we have entered the age of data-intensive scientific discovery. Dr. Gray, who was a database software pioneer and a Microsoft researcher,  called the shift a “fourth paradigm.” The first three paradigms were experimental, theoretical and, more recently, computational science.</p> <p>Larger data sets are fundamentally transforming the practice of science. Dr. Gray foresaw an evolving era in which an massive amounts of observational data would power new scientific discoveries -- and he was aware of the need for new scientific computing tools to manage, visualize and analyze the data flood. This is a challenge for us in self-tonometry research as well.</p> <p>In essence, computational power created computational science, which produced the overwhelming flow of data, which now requires a new computing tools. It is a positive feedback loop in which the data stream becomes the data flood and sculptures a new computing landscape.</p> <p>With self-tonometry, we have overthrown the old paradigm where intraocular pressure was measured once every few months and where a typical patient would have intraocular pressure data over their lifetime that could -- in total -- be written on a single sheet of paper. In my own case, after just a few years of self-tonometry, I have over a million individual intraocular pressure measurements (including my Pascal DCT data). Self-tonometry has the potential to transform the field of intraocular pressure research from data-poor to data-rich.</p> <p></p><p>In general, the shift from data-poor to data-rich science is giving rise to a computer science perspective, referred to as “computational thinking” by Jeannette M. Wing, assistant director of the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation.</p> <p>Dr. Wing has argued that ideas like recursion, parallelism and abstraction taken from computer science will redefine modern science. Implicit in the idea of a fourth paradigm is the ability, and the need, to share data. In sciences like physics and astronomy, the instruments are so expensive that data must be shared. Now the data explosion and the falling cost of computing and communications are creating pressure to share all scientific data.</p> <p>This transition is happening in all fields. “The advent of inexpensive high-bandwidth sensors is transforming every field from data-poor to data-rich,” Edward Lazowska, a computer scientist and director of the University of Washington eScience Institute, said in an e-mail message. The tonometer, in the hands of the glaucoma patient, is our sensor. If you have been reading FitEyes.com for any length of time, you have heard me emphasize the need for high frequency self-tonometry. I have collected hundreds of intraocular pressure measurements per day for extended periods of time. And that's just the beginning of the revolution. This data-rich scientific transformation is even occurring in the social sciences, as the New York Times article describes.</p> <p></p><p>“As recently as five years ago,” Dr. Lazowska said, “if you were a social scientist interested in how social groups form, evolve and dissipate, you would hire 30 college freshmen for $10 an hour and interview them in a focus group.”</p> <p>“Today,” he added, “you have real-time access to the social structuring and restructuring of 100 million Facebook users.”</p> <p>No where in ophthalmology is this transition more apparent than in the emergence of self-tonometry. Now we need to develop the computational tools to manage the intraocular pressure data we can generate from the latest tonometers that interface directly with computers.</p> <p> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />Self-tonometry uniquely facilitates data-intensive scientific discovery in glaucoma research. And our self-tonometry group at FitEyes.com is dedicated to sharing this data-centric knowledge.</p> <p></p><p>In computing circles, Dr. Gray’s crusade was described as, “It’s the data, stupid.” It was a point of view that caused him to break ranks with the supercomputing nobility, who for decades focused on building machines that calculated at picosecond intervals.</p> <p>He argued that government should instead focus on supporting cheaper clusters of computers to manage and process all this data. This is distributed computing, in which a nation full of personal computers can crunch the pools of data involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or protein folding.</p> <p>The goal, Dr. Gray insisted, was not to have the biggest, fastest single computer, but rather “to have a world in which all of the science literature is online, all of the science data is online, and they interoperate with each other.” He was instrumental in making this a reality, particularly for astronomy, for which he helped build vast databases that wove much of the world’s data into interconnected repositories that have created, in effect, a worldwide telescope.</p> <p>Both Microsoft and Google are hoping to entice scientists by offering cloud services tailored for scientific experimentation. Examples include Worldwide Telescope from Microsoft and Google Sky, intended to make a range of astronomical data available to all.</p> <p>One day we need to have a comprehensive database of intraocular pressure data tailored for glaucoma research. At this moment, the key requirement is a software application that will facilitate transforming the raw tonometer output into formatted data that spreadsheets and databases understand. At the time the intraocular pressure data is collected, the software tools needs to ensure that the data is put into the appropriate context. We do this primarily by recording patient activities as well as patient physiological data and subjective experiences.</p> <p>The promise of the shift described in the fourth paradigm is a blossoming of science. And it has been my own key to successfully managing my intraocular pressure.</p> <p>NOTE: large sections of this text were extracted from "A Deluge of Data Shapes a New Era in Computing" By JOHN MARKOFF. See the original article at <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/15books.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=print">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/15books.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=p...</a></p> <p><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/glaucoma">glaucoma</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/science">science</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/tags/computing">computing</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/tags/data">data</a></li></ul></div> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:09:51 +0000 dave 732 at https://www.fiteyes.com Latest self-tonometry research proposal https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/latest-self-tonometry-research-proposal <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access to the most valuable content of the FitEyes community: Blogs, Comments, FitEyes Discussion Group Archives, unique information on self-tonometry and other user-generated research.</strong></p> <p><strong>You must register</strong> because we have content that cannot be viewed unless you agree to our terms and conditions. </p> <h4>New users please <a href="http://www.fiteyes.com/user/register" target="_self" title="New user registration">click here to create new account</a> to read more...</h4> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/self-tonometry">self-tonometry</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/intraocular-pressure-research">intraocular pressure research</a></li></ul></div><div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/latest-self-tonometry-research-proposal" st_title="Latest%20self-tonometry%20research%20proposal" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/latest-self-tonometry-research-proposal" st_title="Latest%20self-tonometry%20research%20proposal" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/dave/latest-self-tonometry-research-proposal" st_title="Latest%20self-tonometry%20research%20proposal" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:14:01 +0000 dave 673 at https://www.fiteyes.com