OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify factors causing rupture recurrence after surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture and to evaluate the indication for reoperation. PATIENTS Recurrence of rupture was analysed in 25 out of a series of 109 patients who underwent surgical repair for postinfarction ventricular septal rupture between 1980 and 1992 in our instituti...

Seventy-eight eye of 65 patients were enrolled in this retrospective clinical study. Two-side ports are made with a 23-gauge stiletto knife. The irrigation handpiece is introduced into the anterior chamber through one side port and 27-gauge cystotome is introduced through the other one. Anterior capsular flap is created with cystotome. The capsular flap is vacuumed with a 25-gauge visco elastic...

Presbyopia occurs in the aging eye due to changes in the ciliary muscle, zonular fibers, crystalline lens, and an increased lens sclerosis. As a consequence, the capacity of accommodation decreases, which hampers to focus near objects. With the aim of restoring near vision, different devices that produce multiple focuses have been developed and introduced. However, these devices are still unabl...

Creating a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in eyes with white intumescent cataracts is a challenge due to the high risk of extension of capsular tears to the lens periphery. Several approaches have been described to avoid this complication and preoperative Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy has been little reported as an optional technique. Eleven patients with white intumescent cataracts w...

INTRODUCTION Few cases have been reported describing anterior lens capsule ruptures secondary to blunt trauma. CASE We present an unusual case of anterior lens capsule ruptures following minor trauma from a human elbow with a two-year history of minimal-change glomerulopathy in a 17-year-old male. In addition to having bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts, he developed an anterior subcap...

BACKGROUND Alport syndrome is a progressive genetic disease which is characterised by glomerulonephritis, sensorineural deafness and ocular abnormalities. We aimed to present a clinical case of a patient with Alport syndrome with spontaneous anterior lens capsule rupture. CASE REPORT A 16-year-old male with histologically proven Alport syndrome was hospitalised in the Department of Ophthalmol...

Introduction: the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) along with posterior are central stabilizers of knee. Rupture ACL usually occurs in active and young people. For a correct diagnosis it is necessary good clinical history, examination complementary study. The literature recommends surgical treatment athletes Objective: to detail current information related injury, embryology, anatomy, biomechan...

BACKGROUND: In developing countries congenital cataract has become an important cause of treatable blindness in childhood. However, difficulty in correcting aphakia is one of the reasons for poor visual outcome. OBJECTIVE: To determine the visual outcome after extra capsular cataract extraction and intra ocular lens implant and factors militating against good visual outcome in children. METHODS...