PURPOSE The aim of this study is to assess whether eye dominance may change after cataract surgery. METHODS This is a prospective case series. Cataract surgery candidates were examined prior to surgery for best-corrected visual acuity, eye dominance, and handedness. Patients with ocular conditions that may affect visual acuity were excluded from the study. A month following surgery, best-corr...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term visual outcomes and complications of cataract surgery in eyes previously treated for retinoblastoma. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation at Seoul National University Children's Hospital for a secondary cataract that developed after retinoblastoma treatment. RESULTS During th...

PURPOSE To evaluate the risk factors for posterior capsule rupture with or without vitreous loss (PCR +/- VL) in extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE). METHODS The charts of 2794 consecutive patients who had ECCE with or without intraocular lens implantation between January 1992 and December 1997 were reviewed retrospectively. Probable risk factors included age, sex, operated eye (right or...

The purpose of this study was to determine racial differences in the prevalence of different types of lens opacities and cataract surgery. Between 1993 and 1995, the Salisbury Eye Evaluation (SEE) Project enrolled a representative sample of 2,520 community-dwelling persons aged 65-84 years in Salisbury, Maryland, 26.4% of whom were African-American. Participants received a full eye examination,...

AIM To explore the views of consultant ophthalmic surgeons in Wales in the context of planning cataract surgery in patients with amblyopia. To compare prevailing views and preferences with recommendations in published literature. METHOD A cross-sectional survey was conducted in which all consultant ophthalmologists working in Wales were invited to complete an online survey designed using the ...

PURPOSE To report the incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis at a high-volume eye hospital in southern India using a modified cost-effective sterilization protocol. SETTING Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry, India. METHODS In this retrospective observational series at a single eye hospital, records of patients who had cataract surgery using a...

BACKGROUND Noonan syndrome is an autosomal, dominantly inherited disease; it is physically characterized by short stature, short neck, webbed neck, abnormal auricles, high arched palate, and cardiovascular malformation. Its pathological condition is thought to be due to a gain-of-function mutation in the Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction pathway. Eyelid abnormaliti...

PURPOSE UK demographic and legislative changes combined with increasing burdens on National Health Service manpower and budgets have led to extended roles for community optometrists providing locally-commissioned enhanced optometric services (EOS). This realist review's objectives were to develop programme theories that implicitly or explicitly explain quality outcomes for eye care provided by ...

AIMS To describe the impact of cataract surgery in terms of visual function (functioning in everyday life with respect to vision dependent activities) and health related quality of life. METHODS An observational, longitudinal study of patients undergoing cataract surgery was carried out at three district general hospitals in outer London districts of North Thames Region with follow up at 4 an...

Introduction: Conventional phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for patients who already have a phakic IOL (PIOL) in situ can present challenges power calculation the surgical procedure. Here we report case of with without removing anterior toric PIOL. Patient Clinical Findings: This 45-year-old male was referred to our clinic mature cataract right eye, history multiple c...