Purpose: A review of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) after cataract surgery and some affecting factors Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to study cataract patients who underwent cataract surgery between 2003 and 2006 in Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Random sampling was done. Those with a history of uveitis, intraocular surgery, and eye trauma were excluded from the study....

PURPOSE Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a complication of cataract surgery resulting from the proliferation, migration, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of lens epithelial cells that remain associated with the lens capsule. These changes cause a loss of vision. The authors developed a chick embryo lens capsular bag model to study mechanisms involved in the onset of PCO. B...

INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment for cataract blindness in India is increasing apace; however, sight restoration after surgery is not always satisfactory. OBJECTIVE To evaluate visual outcome after cataract surgery and causes of sub-optimal outcome, if any. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study including the patients who had undergone cataract surgery six months to ten years ago was ...

purpose: to evaluate the diagnostic signs, intraoperative complications and postoperative outcomes in children with congenital cataract and pre-existing posterior capsule defect (ppcd). methods: this interventional case series was conducted on 14 eyes of 7 patients who underwent lensectomy-anterior vitrectomy for congenital cataract with ppcd. all children had bilateral cataract. preoperative d...