Background: High myopia (defined as of -6D or more) is one the main causes visual impairment worldwide. always accompanied by pathological structural changes such axial elongation, posterior staphyloma, lacquer crack formation, thinning retina and choroid, choroidal neovascularization.
 Aims Objectives: The purpose this study was to examine fundus in eyes with high myopia.
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Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of cataract task forces for underprivileged communities, in a follow-up of 4 years, with the use of low price intraocular lens. Methods: Retrospective study, based on a database of a sample of 58 patients randomly selected, submitted to a cataract task force in a rural area of Pernambuco, Brazil. All surgeries were performed by the same surge...

PURPOSE After intraocular lens (IOL) implant surgery for cataract, cell growth on the posterior capsule is responsible for renewed visual impairment in approximately 30% of patients. The authors have, therefore, developed a human lens capsule system to study this growth in vitro. METHODS Sham cataract surgery, including anterior capsulorhexis, nucleus hydroexpression, and aspiration of lens f...

I mprovements in techniques, instrumentation, and intraocular lens design appear to have been associated with declining rates of posterior capsule opacification following cataract surgery. While morbidity associated with posterior capsule opacification and its treatment, Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, is limited, progressive opacification affects quality of vision and visual function, while capsulot...

[Purpose] Glenohumeral posterior capsule tightness possibly relates to posterior capsule thickness (PCT). The purpose of the current study was to analyze the relationships between PCT and glenohumeral range of motion (ROM) in horizontal adduction (HAdd) and internal rotation (IR). [Subjects and Methods] This study recruited 39 healthy collegiate baseball players. We measured PCT by using ultras...

Dome-shaped macula is described as an inward bulge of the macula within a posterior staphyloma in highly myopic eyes. Choroidal neovascularization is a known complication that can cause visual loss in dome-shaped macula. Herein, we describe a patient who presented with features of polypoidal choroidal neovascularization that developed on a background of high myopia with dome-shaped macula.