The number of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries among young athletes has increased over the past 2 decades. It is currently estimated that 47 per 100,000 boys aged 10 to 19 years will require surgery for an ACL injury each year. Apart from the immediate debilitating effects, there are serious long-term consequences of ACL injuries, including chronic knee instability, cartilage damage, a...

To study epidemiology, biometry and visual outcomes (with or without posterior capsulorhexis) in cases of pediatric traumatic cataract. This was a prospective observational conducted on 30 children cataract belonging to an age group less than 16 years. All patients were subjected detailed history ocular examination. Patients underwent surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Posterior ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical outcomes of intraocular lens (IOL) exchange in patients with an opacified ACRL-C160 intraocular lens (IOL) using an optic-only removal technique. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. METHODS The study comprised eyes with previous phacoemulsification and implantation of a single-piece hydrophilic acrylic IOL in...

PURPOSE To study the changes in density and thickness in normal lenses related to aging, and to study changes in anterior chamber depth related to aging. METHODS Eighty nine normal volunteers (ages 9-80 yr) were examined and their eyes were photographed to obtain Scheimpflug photographs. The images were digitized and linear densitometry was performed, dividing the lens into five areas: poster...

BACKGROUND Capsular contraction syndrome (CCS) has been reported as an uncommon complication after an cataract extraction surgery with intact anterior capsulorhexis. This report is written to present a case of complete occlusion of the anterior capsulorhexis opening after an uneventful cataract surgery, which was treated with non-invasive treatment. CASE PRESENTATION A 69-year-old woman compl...

JULY 2014 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY 55 M any techniques have been described for correcting aphakia with inadequate capsular support. The most common IOLs that are used include anterior chamber, posterior chamber, iris-fixated, and scleral-sutured IOLs; however, there is no current agreement on the ideal technique or technology. The Artisan aphakia lens (Ophtec; marketed as the Verisys...

A deep anterior chamber of the globe is a clinical sign of posterior scleral rupture, an ophthalmologic emergency. On axial CT, the depth of the anterior chambers of ruptured globes was greater than the depth of the anterior chambers of normal globes. The discrepancy between the depth of the two anterior chambers in any patient can also suggest posterior scleral rupture.