Objective: To understand the types and characteristics of glaucoma in pediatric inpatients to achieve early detection and treatment. Methods: A total of 834 patients aged 0–18 years who underwent anti-glaucoma surgery in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2014 to 2019 were collected and their population characteristics and disease composition characteristics were retrospectively analyzed. Results: In all of the 834 cases, there were 397 patients (47.6%) with primary glaucoma and 429 (51.4%) with secondary glaucoma. The type of glaucoma could not be definitively diagnosed in 8 cases. Primary infant glaucoma and secondary glaucoma following cataract surgery accounted for above 50%. Conclusion: The causes of pediatric inpatients with glaucoma are various. Screening of primary infant glaucoma should be taken seriously and monitoring intraocular pressure after cataract surgery is also important. Early detection and treatment can prevent further visual loss of pediatric patients with glaucoma.

Medulloepithelioma of the ciliary body is a kind of malignant tumor which arises from neuroepithelium. It is easily misdiagnosed or miss diagnosed due to its masquerade feature in the clinical practice. We report a boy with a tumor in his right eye at age of 3 years and 9 months presented first with lens rupture. Diagnosis of malignant medulloepithelioma of ciliary body was made pathologically by biopsy of the partial tumor.

Glaucoma not only is common, but also seriously damages the visual function of the patients, and is recognized as the first irreversible blinding disease in the world. After careful observation, we recognize that untimely diagnosis, unreasonable treatment and irregular follow-up are leading causes to blindness. Opportunistic screening is a main measure to early find the glaucoma in clinical practice. To improve the screening efficiency, the high-risk mass of glaucoma, such as immediate family members of glaucoma patients, older adults and high myopia should be closely focused. In addition, the ophthalmologists should understand the whole process of glaucoma. The development of the primary angle closure glaucoma or primary open angle glaucoma is a concept of continuum. We should make the diagnosis of glaucoma before the patients have any symptoms or serious damage of the visual function. Reasonable treatment should include controlling intraocular pressure in the scope of the target pressure adopting to the optic damage and visual field defect in that eye by drugs, laser or surgery, and as far as possible to improve the drug compliance. Sustained control of glaucoma management depends on the ability to assess the effect of treatment, and to find the instability of the disease and the appropriate management. Glaucoma is a preventable and treatable eye disease. We can decrease the blinding rate and change the current status of the first blinding eye disease for glaucoma.

Glaucoma is the first irreversible blinding eye disease in the world. How to detect early, diagnose timely, treat appropriately and adhere to follow-up management has always been the direction of Chinese ophthalmic clinical workers. At present, the world is undergoing profound changes, and China is in the best period of development since modern times. In the next 5–10 years, there will be many remarkable achievements in the field of glaucoma prevention and treatment in China. Based on our personal understanding of this specialty, we look forward to the development of glaucoma management in China in the future, and wish to make greater progress in blindness prevention and treatment in China.

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. It brings great damage and heavy economic burden to patients, their families and society. Under the Vision 2020 initiative, great progress has been achieved in the glaucoma prevention and treatment in China, but there are still severe challenges ahead. In the future, the Guideline for Glaucoma Care in China (2020) will act as the blueprint of the prevention and treatment of glaucoma in China. Efficient, convenient and accurate screening and diagnosis of glaucoma will be achieved relying on the artificial intelligence technology. Personalized and precision therapy will be carried out based on individual and disease characteristics and social environment. Also, lifelong monitoring and guidance of patients will be realized in the context of the whole life cycle of chronic diseases. Glaucoma care will be further improved to continuously reduce vision impairment and blindness caused by glaucoma.

Objective: This study used Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound to measure ocular haemodynamic of patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), to investigate the association between the blood flow changes and glaucoma. Methods: Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound were performed on 16 PACG patients (20 eyes, PACG group), 8 POAG patients (10 eyes, POAG group) who were diagnosed in the Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from Dec. 2012 to Mar. 2014. The normal eyes from 10 persons were selected as control group. The flow velocity of ophthalmic artery, central retinal artery, and posterior ciliary artery were observed, including the peak systolic velocity, diastolic peak velocity, resistance index, and the arrival time and departure time of the ultrasound microbubbles (SonoVue). Results: Compared to control group, the arrival time of the ultrasound microbubbles (SonoVue) of ophthalmic artery of patients with POAG increased (P=0.035), and the departure time of ophthalmic artery of patients with PACG and POAG increased (P=0.010). Both peak systolic velocity and diastolic peak velocity of the ophthalmic artery and short posterior ciliary artery of patients with PACG and POAG and the central retinal artery of patients with POAG decreased (P=0.003). Meanwhile, the resistance index of ophthalmic artery of patients with PACG and POAG and the central retinal artery of patients with POAG were higher than those in the control group (P<0.001). Conclusion: The flow velocity of ocular vascular was worse than that of normal group respectively. This study provides a new technology for the diagnosis of glaucoma and the evaluation of the flow velocity of ocular vascular.

Objective: To observe and analyze the changes of anterior segment and refractive state in patients with chronic angle closure glaucoma after trabeculectomy. Methods: It was a prospective study. A total of 20 cases with 20 eyes that have met the inclusion criteria undergoing trabeculectomy were collected. The diopter of spherical power, corneal curvature, axial length (AL) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were measured before the surgery and 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after the surgery respectively. Results: There was significant difference (P<0.05) for the diopter of spherical power before and 1 week after the trabeculectomy, the difference was (?1.20±0.55) D. After 1 month and 3 months, the diopter of spherical power was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The corneal curvature in the vertical direction was (44.89±1.20) D, (45.72±1.54) D, (45.65±1.35) before, 1 week and 1 month after operation. The corneal curvature in the vertical direction increased significantly at 1 week and 1 month after operation (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference (P>0.05) after 3 months. The preoperative mean ocular axis length (22.49±0.43 mm) and mean anterior chamber depth (2.75±0.45 mm) compared with postoperative mean ocular axis length (21.60±0.59 mm) and mean anterior chamber depth (2.25±0.34 mm) were statistically significant (P<0.01). Comparing 1 month and 3 months after operation, there was no significant difference in the depth of the anterior chamber and the length of the eye axis (P>0.05). Conclusion: In the early stage after trabeculectomy (1 month after operation), the diopter of spherical power can be increased. The ACD became shallower, the eye axis became shorter, and the curvature of vertical direction increased resulting in myopic drift, which affected postoperative visual acuity. Over time (3 months after operation), the anterior chamber deepened, the axial length gradually increased, the vertical astigmatism and myopia drift degree gradually decreased, the anterior segment and refractive changes gradually stabilized, and the postoperative visual acuity gradually recovered.

Objective: To assess the correlation between the Esterman binocular visual field (EBVF) and the visual function quality of life (VFQ) in primary chronic glaucoma patients. Methods: It is a retrospective case series study. One hundred and thirty-one patients, that is to say, two hundreds and sixty-two eyes, with primary chronic glaucoma satisfying the methodological criteria were recruited for this study, who were chosen from Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University from March 2010 to August 2010. The Humphrey Field Analyzer Model II 750i (Humphrey Instruments, Zeiss Company) was used to perform an Esterman binocular visual field test (EBVFT) and bilateral monocular full-threshold central visual field testing using the 24-2 SITA Standard program. Visual acuities were examined by logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) scale. Intraocular pressure and cup-disc ratio were also recorded. The history with glaucoma and anti-glaucoma drugs, and the state of the cornea and crystalline lens were also remarked. All interviews were administered face to face by the same experienced interviewer, by using the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25). Agreement between the scores from these tests and the VFQ-25 was evaluated. Results: A total of 131 patients were recruited. In the statistics of the quality of life, seven domain scores of the VFQ-25 (self-assessment vision, color vision, near action, distant action, social function, mental health and peripheral vision) were better than the others, which meant the ability of completing the seven domain was higher. Substantial agreement was found between the composite score of the VFQ-25 and the Esterman test (r=0.24998, P=0.004<0.05), strong negative correlation was found between the composite score of the VFQ-25 and the binocular visual acuity of daily life (r=?0.37778, P<0.0001), and positive correlation was found between the composite score of the VFQ-25 and the MD of the worse eye (r=0.22917, P=0.0187<0.05). Conclusion: In this sample of clinic-based patients with primary chronic glaucoma, the efficiency score of the binocular visual field tests correlated well with the composite score of the VFQ-25. Binocular visual function can be well used in evaluating the quality of life of the glaucoma patients.

Objective: To analyze the incidence and causes of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection and to further improve the safety of the surgery. Methods: The follow-up data of 973 eyes of 421 patients who received intravitreal injection in our hospital in the past 9 years at 1 day, 1 week and 1 month were retrospectively analyzed. The types of injected drugs, the cause of injection and systemic history were summarized, and the occurrence and treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis were summarized. Results: The intravitreal injections were safe. However, the severe complication of endophthalmitis (0.41%) occurred occasionally. Among these 4 patients with endophthalmitis, 2 patients were intravitreal injected triamcinolone acetonide because of Irvine-Gass syndrome; 1 patient accepted intravitreal injection by Ranibizumab because of central retinal vein occlusion; 1 patient accepted intravitreal injection by Ranibizumab because of central exudative chorioretinopathy. The incidence of endophthalmitis (1.99%) after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide was higher than that of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents (0.12%). Conclusion: The clinical operating guideline of intravitreal injection should be followed strictly. Furthermore, the elderly people with hypertension diagnosed of Irvine-Gass syndrome have a higher risk of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide than others and should be paid more important attention.

Objective: To explore the effect of quality control circle on improving the prone position execution rate of patients after vitrectomy. Methods: Establish quality control circle activity group, select improving the prone position execution rate of patients after vitrectomy as the activity theme, use quality control circle tools and methods to analyze the status quo, find out the influencing factors, formulate corresponding measures and implement them, and compare the prone position execution rate of patients before and after quality control circle activity. Results: The prone position execution rate of patients after vitrectomy increased from 64.70% to 95.83%. Conclusion: The application of quality control circle can significantly improve the prone position implementation rate of patients after vitrectomy, which is worthy of clinical promotion.