BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE A controlled clinical study was performed on three different groups of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Each patient had a 6.5 mm-wide scleral tunnel with phacoemulsification. Sealing of the incision was done either without suture, with an anchor suture, or with tissue adhesive (cyanoacrylate). The authors observed whatever induced astigmatism was present during the 1st...

BACKGROUND Cataract surgery techniques have improved a lot over the years from couching to the latest micro-incision cataract surgery. OBJECTIVES To compare the temporal sclero-corneal and clear corneal tunnel incisions in patients undergoing manual small-incision cataract surgery (SICS) with respect to the surgically-induced astigmatism. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study included 60 ...

BACKGROUND Several techniques for fixation of the posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) have been developed. We evaluate long-term functional outcomes and safety of posterior chamber IOL implantation using Hoffman scleral haptic fixation and sutureless Sharioth technique in patients with posttraumatic and postoperative aphakia. METHODS This retrospective case-series included 42 eyes operat...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficiency of a hydrogel adherent ocular bandage for sealing of scleral tunnel incisions in human eye globes. METHODS A 4-mm scleral tunnel incision was made in each of 10 globes and bursting pressure was measured using the Seidel test to check for wound leakage. Globes were sealed using either two interrupted 10-0 nylon sutures (n = 5) or an adherent ocular bandage...

© t o U C H B r i e f i n g s 2 0 1 2 although for open-angle glaucoma the level of intraocular pressure (iop) is no longer recognized as a defining criterion, it is a major risk factor for the development and progression of the disease. medical, laser, and surgical therapies therefore reduce iop to attempt to modify disease progression. trabeculectomy is the current gold standard of filtration...

OBJECTIVE To compare the short-term and long-term efficacy of using releasable sutures vs conventional interrupted sutures for scleral flap suturing in trabeculectomy. DESIGN A prospective randomized study. SETTING A university-affiliated referral eye hospital. PATIENTS Thirty consecutive patients requiring trabeculectomy for uncontrolled primary glaucoma. INTERVENTION Fifteen patients ...