PURPOSE Posterior capsular opacification (PCO), the most prevalent side effect of cataract surgery, occurs when residual lens epithelial cells (LECs) undergo fiber cell differentiation or epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, we used a murine cataract surgery model to investigate the role of the Zeb proteins, Smad interacting protein 1 (Sip1) and δ-crystallin enhancer-binding factor...

To report acute onset lens particle glaucoma associated with a spontaneous anterior capsular dehiscence. A 66-year-old man presented with spontaneous anterior lens capsule dehiscence with an acute onset of right eye pain that was associated with white particles in the anterior chamber angle and intraocular pressure (IOP) of 55 mmHg. No trauma or other inflammatory antecedents were reported. A h...

PURPOSE This study aimed to compare lens capsule-related problems in mature versus non-mature senile cataracts in patients undergoing phacoemulsification surgery. METHODS A total of 295 patients with senile cataract were divided into two groups according to lens maturation: 105 patients with mature senile cataract comprised Group 1 (study group) and the remaining 190 with non-mature senile ca...

purpose : to report the complications and acute and chronic managements of a case of corneal bee sting injury and to report the outcome of visual performance case report : a 28-year-old caucasian man who was stung by insect and was complaining of ocular pain and decreased vision in the left eye, presented to the emergency room. a sting was found and completely removed. corneal edema, bullous ke...

Context. Tenon's cyst or conjunctival cyst formation is not uncommon late complication of traditional extracapsular cataract surgery; however, few reports are available in the literature. Aims. Large cystic swellings were clinically diagnosed as filtering blebs at the cataract incision site in two patients. The purpose of the case presentation is to discuss the factors leading to cyst formation...

INTRODUCTION A cataract is characterized by clouding that develops in the crys­ talline lens of the eye or its envelope and varies from a slight to a complete opacity that can obstruct the passage of light. Cataracts are specifically defined as any opacification in one or more layers of the crystalline lens that diffracts light and causes impaired vision. Cata­ ract is the main cause of curable...

PURPOSE To report the incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis at a high-volume eye hospital in southern India using a modified cost-effective sterilization protocol. SETTING Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry, India. METHODS In this retrospective observational series at a single eye hospital, records of patients who had cataract surgery using a...

AIM To estimate risk of infectious endophthalmitis after cataract extraction in Denmark and to compare results with the risk of this complication in the USA. METHODS In the national Danish administrative hospital register, 19,426 patients were identified who underwent first eye cataract surgery from 1985 to 1987 and who were 50 years of age or older. Of these, 61 patients had postoperative en...

AIMS/BACKGROUND Phacoemulsification is rapidly replacing conventional extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) as the method of choice for cataract surgery in the Western world. However, posterior capsule opacification (PCO) still remains the major postoperative complication, affecting 20-50% of patients, and results from persistent cell growth of epithelial cells remaining after surgery. This ...