Creation of consistently sized, centrally located, circular capsulotomies has long been the goal of the cataract surgeon. It has been believed that such capsular openings minimize changes in effective lens position after cataract surgery. Manual techniques, even in the best hands and utilizing mechanical or optical devices, are unable to guarantee this. The advent of the femtosecond laser, for ...

AIMS To assess the long term results of intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for traumatic cataract in young children in a developing country. METHODS Prospective hospital based study of 52 children (age 2-10 years) undergoing unilateral cataract extraction and IOL insertion for traumatic cataract performed by a single surgeon in south India. Children were reviewed regularly and followed up in...

BACKGROUND High volume cataract surgery is practised in many eye centres. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether routine high volume cataract surgery can be performed without compromising the quality of surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective interventional study was carried out at a high volume eye care centre including 368 subjects with cataract operated within 5 randomly selected theatr...

PURPOSE To describe a software program developed to provide an objective assessment of the amount of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) in high-resolution digital images of the posterior capsule after cataract surgery. METHODS Images are analyzed by a set protocol of defining the area of the posterior capsule, removing the Purkinje light reflexes by intensity segmentation, contrast enhanc...

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of latanoprost for the prevention of ocular hypertension after neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser posterior capsulotomy. Methods: Fifty six eyes of 56 consecutive patients receiving neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser capsulotomy for posterior capsule opacification were randomized to group 1, who received 1 drop of latanoprost 0.005%, or to group 2, who r...