INTRODUCTION Corneal endothelial damage following phacoemulsification is still one of the major concerns of modern day cataract surgery. Although many techniques have been proposed, the risks of posterior capsular rupture and corneal endothelium damage persist. In theory, damage to the corneal endothelium is minimised by delivering the lowest phaco energy only in the direction necessary to emul...

BACKGROUND Trabeculectomy remains the most efficient method of lowering he IOP applied for the treatment of glaucoma refractory to pharmacological treatment. Cataract is concerned as the most frequent late complication of trabeculectomy. The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of phacoemulsification with posterior chamber lens implantation on the morphology and function of filtering bleb...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The use of topical anesthesia in cataract surgeries has been increasing, especially after the development of phacoemulsification. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of topical anesthesia associated with sedation for cataract extraction by phacoemulsification. METHODS A prospective study was conducted with 312 patients, ASA I and II, ages 41 to 8...

OBJECTIVES To assess the resident's phacoemulsification learning curve as a risk factor for vitreous loss and to determine the incidence of vitreous loss among the residents performing phacoemulsification. DESIGN Retrospective matched case-control study MATERIAL AND METHOD A case-control study comparing all consecutive cases of attempted phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) impla...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate visual outcomes and complications after phacoemulsification in eyes with cataract and previous radial keratotomy (RK) cuts using different sizes of clear corneal incisions. METHODS The study was a retrospective study. Thirty eyes with cataract and previous RK underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Among them 7 eyes had 8 RK cuts, 13 eyes h...

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OBJECTIVE To compare the pain level and complications during cataract surgery with topical anesthesia in Prechop MPF versus phacoemulsification. STUDY DESIGN Prospective randomized comparative study. MATERIAL AND METHOD One hundred patients, undergoing small incision cataract surgery under topical anesthesia, were allocated randomly to perform Prechop MPF (n = 50) or phacoemulsification (n ...

Aim: To compare the intraoperative difficulty and postoperative outcome in patients who have white mature cataract in one eye and other types of senile cataract in the other eye undergoing clear corneal phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation. Methods: 82 patients who had white mature cataract in one eye, posterior subcapsular, cortical, nuclear, or mixed type cataract in...

Purpose. Analysis of functional outcome and complications reported in patients diagnosed with phacomorphic glaucoma, in which phacoemulsification or extracapsular extraction of the lens was performed. Methods. The retrospective study included 38 eyes diagnosed with phacomorphic glaucoma. In 25 cases, group 1, the lens was removed by phacoemulsification and in 13 cases, group 2, by extracapsular...

The objective of the present study is to evaluate the influence of phacoemulsification on postoperative progression of diabetic retinopathy and incidence of diabetic macular edema in patients with diabetes and cataract. To perform a meta-analysis for this study, the computerized databases including Medline, Embase and Cochrane library were searched to identify eligible studies, in which patient...