FINCHIAM (1955) discussed the value ofphotographically recording the progress of cataract and described a method whereby lens opacities were photographed by the light reflected from the fundus by trans-pupillary trans-illumination. A slit lamp was used, in which the axis of illumination was coincident with the line of observation; the mirror of the illuminating system was replaced by a thin gla...

purpose : a review of posterior capsule opacification (pco) after cataract surgery and some affecting factors methods : a cross-sectional study was designed to study cataract patients who underwent cataract surgery between 2003 and 2006 in farabi eye hospital, tehran, iran. random sampling was done. those with a history of uveitis, intraocular surgery, and eye trauma were excluded from the stud...

AIM To relate indices of education, occupation, and socioeconomic status to ocular dimensions and refraction in an adult population. METHODS A population based, cross sectional survey of adult Chinese aged 40-81 years residing in the Tanjong Pagar district in Singapore. Ocular dimensions, including axial length, anterior chamber depth, lens thickness, and vitreous chamber depth, were measured...

PURPOSE To assess possible gains and losses in straylight values among the population to consider straylight as added benefit of lens extraction. DESIGN In this cross-sectional design, data from a multicenter study on visual function in automobile drivers were analyzed. METHODS On both eyes of 2,422 subjects, visual acuity (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution [logMAR] in steps of 0...

The aim of the presented study was to establish if occupational exposure to infrared (IR) radiation increases the risk of developing cataract, and to correlate the lens findings to the degree of exposure. The eyes of 208 IR-exposed workers and 208 controls, all from 6 Swedish iron and steel manufacturing plants, were examined. An increased prevalence of wedge-shaped opacities was found in IR-ex...

A 46-year-old man presented with visual disturbances in both eyes. His best corrected visual acuity was 0.7 (both eyes). Ptosis and limitation of ocular movement in every direction were observed. Slit lamp examination showed a bilateral iridescent cataract. Fundus examination showed peripheral depigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium and pigmentary clumping in both eyes that agreed with...

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare, chronic, mainly contact lens-related infection caused by a free-living amoeba found ubiquitously in water and soil. A case of a 9-year-old child, who presented to our clinic with painful, red left eye, associated with photophobia, and decreased visual acuity, wais reported. The clinical examination revealed a discoid opacity inferiorly bounded by a dense, gray ...

OF all the ailments wvhich the human beinig is calledl upon to suffer in acdvaincing years , perhaps loss of vision is the worst. TIhe commonest cause of this visual defect is cataract an opacification of the lens which varies in (legree from a slight opacity, which prevents one seeing small print clearly, to total opacificatioin, when light alone will penetrate through to the retina. Up to a (...

We used a surgical technique that combines deep lamellar keratoplasty, phacoemulsification, and intraocular lens implantation for treating patients with cataract and corneal stromal disease. Deep lamellar dissection of the cornea was first performed with viscoelastic substances (hyaluronate sodium) until the highly transparent Descemet membrane solely remained. We then created a short corneal t...