BACKGROUND To examine the outcome and complications of combined phacoemulsification and endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation as surgical management of cataract and glaucoma. DESIGN Retrospective uncontrolled case series from the glaucoma unit, Western Eye Hospital, London, UK. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-three eyes from 59 patients with coexisting cataract and glaucoma. METHODS Patients underwent rout...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the potential of motion analysis as a discriminator of surgical skill during intraocular surgery. METHODS Twenty-four subjects were divided into 3 groups (n = 8 each) based on the number of completed phacoemulsification procedures: novice (n < 10), intermediate (n = 10-150), and expert (n > 150). The Qualisys motion-capture system obtained data from the surgeons performi...

PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of 2.5% sodium hyaluronate (BD Multivisc) with the soft shell technique in reducing corneal endothelial cell damage during cataract phacoemulsification in patients with hard lens nucleus (3+) and cornea guttata. METHODS Thirty patients (37 eyes) scheduled for cataract surgery at Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University Hospital San Raffaele, ...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of uneventful phacoemulsification surgery on choroidal thickness (CT) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS In this prospective study, 38 eyes of 38 patients having phacoemulsification surgery were included. All patients underwent detailed ophthalmologic examination, including preoperative axial length (AXL...

PURPOSE To study the results of phacoemulsification in eyes with white cataract. SETTING Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India. METHODS This retrospective study comprised 212 consecutive patients with white cataract: 192 mature (90.6%), 11 intumescent (5.2%), and 9 hypermature (4.2%). Patients had phacoemulsification and continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis. After the nucleus was removed by ...

PURPOSE To compare the intraoperative complications and safety of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery. SETTING Single center. DESIGN Prospective consecutive comparative cohort case series. METHODS Eyes had femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (study group) or phacoemulsification (control group) by 1 of 5 surgeons. The te...