BACKGROUND Mydriasert is an insoluble ophthalmic insert indicated for mydriasis prior to cataract surgery, which gradually releases the active ingredients: tropicamide (0.25 mg) and phenylephrine (5.38 mg). This study aimed to evaluate the cost of Mydriasert compared with conventional mydriatic eye drops to induce pupil dilation prior to cataract surgery using a budget impact model. METHODS A...

PURPOSE To determine whether dizziness and falls rates change due to routine cataract surgery and to determine the influence of spectacle type and refractive factors. METHODS Self-reported dizziness and falls were determined in 287 patients (mean age of 76.5 ± 6.3 years, 55% females) before and after routine cataract surgery for the first (81, 28%), second (109, 38%) and both eyes (97, 34%). ...

In this paper, we propose a method for cataract screening. Referring to the fact of increasing number of cataract especially for the people who lived in the developing countries, this kind of discussion will be important. The method used three kinds of features; specular reflection appearance, texture uniformity and average intensity inside the pupil. Actually, The core of our method is based o...

AIM To analyse possible predictors of the self assessed functional outcome of a cataract extraction. METHODS The patients' self assessed visual function was studied by use of a questionnaire, the "Catquest", before and 6 months after surgery. All patients (n=1933, mean age 75.5 years, 66.8% women) who were undergoing cataract surgery in March 1995, in 35 different departments of ophthalmology...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of postoperative instruction on proficiency of eye drop instillation following cataract surgery, and to determine whether such proficiency correlates with the prevalence and/or duration of irritation and pain experienced in operated eyes. DESIGN This was a prospective, nonrandomized control trial with an educational intervention ...

Natural eye lens is a crystalline substance to produce a clear passage for light. Cataract is opacity within the clear lens of the eye and is the dominant cause of socio-medical problem i.e., blindness worldwide. The only available treatment of cataract is surgery. However, insufficient surgical facilities in poor and developing countries and post-operative complications inspire researchers to ...

BACKGROUND With high backlog of cataract blindness in the developing countries sutureless high volume cataract surgery is preferred surgical technique. OBJECTIVE To report the intraoperative complications of high volume sutureless cataract surgery at secondary level eye care centre of Nepal. METHOD This prospective study consisting 1087 eyes that underwent manual small incision cataract sur...

background : phacoemulsification is one of the best surgical treatments for the cataract. secondary to the technicaladvances in estimating the intraocular lens (iol) power, the refractive errors, one of the most important surgical complications after surgery, is now reduced. currently, two methods of biometry are used to calculate the iol power, ultrasound biometry and optical biometry. both me...

Chronic hyperglycemia is a major determinant in the development of secondary complications of diabetes, including diabetic cataract. Studies indicate that diabetes increase the risk of development of cataract. Though the etiology of cataract is not fully understood, oxidative damage to the constituents of the eye lens is considered to be a major mechanism in the initiation and progression of va...