OBJECTIVE To introduce new corneal high-speed, ultra-high-resolution optical coherence tomography (hsUHR-OCT) technology that improves the evaluation of complicated and uncomplicated cataract, corneal, and refractive surgical procedures. DESIGN This case series included a control subject and 9 eyes of 8 patients who had undergone phacoemulsification, Descemet membrane stripping endokeratoplas...

©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors CMAJ 1 Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed medically necessary procedure in Canada, and the costs are covered under provincial and territorial health insurance plans. Patients who require this surgery are frequently offered one or more of a number of optional services related to refractive correction during cataract surgery. These services,...

results utilizing autologous stem cell populations to treat craniofacial defects is a promising field of ongoing investigations. studies show that cartilage stem/progenitor cells (cspcs) are highly chondrogenic and can produce elastic reconstructive material with long-term tissue restoration. conclusions auricular reconstruction surgery is a challenging plastic procedure that requires great exp...

The aetiology of retinal detachment after lens extraction requires analysis to determine common factors. According to Treister (I972) an increased incidence is due to the use of chymotrypsin. Shapland (I934) quotes an overall incidence of 2z2 per cent using the extracapsular technique. He thought it to be higher in myopic aphakia but he gave no figures. Hyams, Bialik, and Neumann (I975) give an...

PURPOSE To provide evidence of the importance of a precise record of torsional alterations in all patients about to undergo refractive surgery and particularly in patients with latent strabismus that may become decompensated due to the dissociation phenomenon produced during different surgical procedures that result in fixation loss. METHODS Using 3D-VOG video-oculography, the authors analyze...

UNLABELLED A 43-question survey was e-mailed to all resident members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), ASCRS members in practice for 5 or fewer years, and residency program directors of 118 U.S. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited ophthalmology programs (for distribution to their residents) in June 2010. Two hundred eighty-five of 22...

The leading topic of this particular paper is dedicated to available surgical options for refractive eye disorders treatment including surgery of cornea and intraocular surgery. Corneal Surgery includes laser refractive surgery - LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis), FemtoLASIK (Femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK), PRK (Photorefractive keratectomy). This article describes relevant princi...

PURPOSE To evaluate the satisfaction and quality of life after laser vision correction (LVC) exclusively in a physician population. SETTING Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS A 12-question survey targeted toward physicians and the unique qualities of their experience with refractive surgery was sent to physicians who had refractive sur...