Material & Methods: A retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing phacoemulsification with implantation of posterior chamber IOL by a single surgeon from February 2000 to April 2007 was done in this study. The operated eyes of the patients were divided into 2 groups. Group A eyes were implanted a PMMA IOL (LX10 BD, Alcon) while group B eyes were implanted a Hydrophobic Acrylic (Acryso...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficiency of long-term cataract surgery using low-cost intraocular lens implantation in community campaigns. METHODS Fifty-eight randomly selected patients were evaluated four years after phacoemulsification and Ioflex intraocular lens implantation. Causes of low visual acuity related to the intraocular lens were evaluated, and treatment costs were calculated. RES...

PURPOSE Nitric oxide (NO) is capable of promoting either cell death or cell survival depending on cell type and experimental conditions. In this study, the possible effects of NO on the viability of lens epithelial cells were investigated in an explant model used previously to identify cellular changes associated with posterior capsule opacification following cataract surgery. METHODS Rat len...

We report a 64-year-old diabetic woman who developed neovascularization of the posterior capsule 2 years after cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation. The patient was treated with single injection of 1.25 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) via pars plana. After one week, complete regression of the posterior capsule neovascularization was achieved allowing us to perform Nd: YAG...

CASE REPORT A 5-year-old male presented with bilateral poor vision, esotropia and a previous diagnosis of cataract since he was 1 year old. The physical examination revealed bilateral posterior paracentric capsule opacification, vitreous cavity with a permeable pulsatile blood filled hyaloid artery in both eyes. He was kept under observation. DISCUSSION Persistent hyaloid artery is an uncommo...

Fibrinous pupillary membranes can develop after intraocular surgery and consist of precipitates of inflammatory cells, pigment and fibrin. Formation of intraocular fibrin following vitrectomy surgery is a potentially serious complication that may lead to surgical failure. They usually can be resolved with topical corticosteroid therapy, but, in some cases, can persist despite aggressive topical...

A new, single-piece, hydrophobic acrylic lens - the first constructed with a lens optic and haptics comprised of a hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polyethylene glycol phenyl ether acrylate-styrene copolymer, cross-linked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and labeled as "glistening-free" - was recently introduced globally. Glistenings have been a significant source of clinical concern with previous...

Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) is the commonest complication of cataract surgery occurring in up to 50% of patients by 2 to 3 years after the operation [1]. This paper proposes a new approach for the assessment of PCO digital images. The approach deploys an unsupervised learning technique for clustering image pixels into different regions based on chromatic attributes. The innovation asp...