AIMS To assess the risk profile for the failure of trabeculectomies in a large group of patients who were selected to be operated on without the use of antimetabolites. This was done in an effort to find subgroups of patients who may not need antimetabolites for primary procedures. METHODS Consecutive patients scheduled for routine trabeculectomies were operated during a 4 year period and wer...

We present a rare case of bilateral pseudoexfoliative deposits on both intraocular lens (IOL) implants in an 83-year-old woman with no other associated pathology, 5 years after cataract surgery. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is the most common cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma worldwide and these deposits are usually found on the natural lens. The fact that pseudoexfoliative deposits have bee...

A critical step in phacoemulsification (as well as extracapsular cataract extraction) is making a window in anterior capsule wall (i.e. anterior capsulotomy). Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis (CCC) has become recognized as the standard method of anterior capsulectomy. Techniques employed for CCC have undergone sustained evolution. The present review evaluates elementary principles of CCC. M...

BACKGROUND Bullous keratopathy (BK), a severe sight-threatening disorder can have a variety of etiologies such as prophylactic laser iridotomy, intraocular surgery, trauma, and other ocular disorders. However, there are cases of unknown origins, among which a unique clinical entity namely pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is having increased importance. CASE PRESENTATION In this case note, we ...

C ataract surgery in compromised eyes is one of the major challenges faced by ophthalmologists. Sometimes, despite perfect anatomic results, comorbidities within the eye can impair functional vision postoperatively. In order to achieve favorable results in these cases, a thorough intraoperative strategy is mandatory. Below I describe the preand postoperative regimen we use at the Academic Teach...