Selection of Patients Between November, 1961, and October, 1964, 182 cases of detached retina came to surgery. They were treated as follows: Arruga string operation, 112 cases; silicone rod implant, 33 cases; scieral resection or overlay, 20 cases; diathermy, 17 cases. Other patients were seen in whom operation was either not advised or was refused. Indications for the Arruga string operation w...

A woman presented with a painful eye 6 weeks after cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. In the past she had had a sector iridectomy for iris bombé caused by chronic anterior uveitis. On examination the three central corneal sutures were absent, whilst the medial and lateral sutures had broken and were protruding from the section. The eye was quiet and the section intact. Combi...

THOSE who are substantially and permanently handicapped by defective vision resulting from illness, injury, or congenital deformity may be described as partially sighted. The following criteria are suggested as a general guide in estimating " substantial handicap": (1) Visual acuity 3/60 to 6/60, with full visual fields. (2) Visual acuity up to 6/24, with moderate contraction of the visual fiel...

implantation of intraocular lens with iris-fixation is a safe, efficient and predictable surgical procedure, which empowers the refractive surgeon with singular capabilities. among their advantages are the reversibility, preservation of accommodation and a broad spectrum of ametropic correction. this lens also appears to be a valid option, with a favorable complication rate, for the treatment o...