منابع مشابه
Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab (Avastin) to Treat Posterior Capsule Neovascularization
We report a 64-year-old diabetic woman who developed neovascularization of the posterior capsule 2 years after cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation. The patient was treated with single injection of 1.25 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) via pars plana. After one week, complete regression of the posterior capsule neovascularization was achieved allowing us to perform Nd: YAG...
متن کاملManaging the Broken Posterior Capsule
Every cataract surgeon should have a game plan for when and how to perform an anterior vitrectomy following posterior capsule rupture. This chapter will review the goals, the indications, and the techniques of an anterior vitrectomy. Understanding and mentally rehearsing these strategies will better prepare cataract surgeons to make correct decisions amidst the stress of an unexpected complicat...
متن کاملPosterior capsule opacification in mice.
OBJECTIVE To present a new model of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in mice. METHODS An extracapsular lens extraction was performed in 28 consecutive mice. Animals were humanely killed 0 and 24 hours and 3 and 14 days after surgery. Eyes were enucleated and processed for light microscopy and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In 20 animals (71%), the eye appeared well healed before death. ...
متن کاملPosterior Capsule Opacification: An Overview
DOS Times Vol. 12, No. 4 October, 2006 Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) decentration still remain two major complications of successful extracapsular cataract surgery (ECCE) or phacoemulsification. Ridley, who performed the first intraocular lens implantation in 1949, himself noted these complications in his earliest patients.7 In his initial...
متن کاملThe effect of posterior capsule opacification on visual function.
PURPOSE To investigate how posterior capsule opacification (PCO) affects visual function in pseudophakic eyes. METHODS One hundred and six eyes that had undergone uncomplicated phacoemulsification were recruited sequentially. Patients with surgical complications or other ocular disease were excluded. PCO was assessed by a digital retroillumination camera using a software program based on the ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0974-620X
DOI: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_206_2015