Cornea and Cataract

Mutations in the TMCO3 Gene are Associated with Cornea Guttata and Anterior Polar Cataract

The molecular basis for cornea guttata and anterior polar cataract remains idiopathic in most cases. In this study, our aim was to identify the disease-associated gene in Chinese patients with these conditions. Patients with the conditions from two Chinese families, and ten sporadic patients, were investigated. Genome-wide linkage and exome sequencing analyses showed transmembrane and coiled-co...

Reshaping the cornea: which laser profiles should we use?

Intraocular lens implantation in anterior megalophthalmus. Case report.

We report three cases of extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation in two patients with anterior megalophthalmus. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of intraocular lens implantation in this rare condition.

Confocal microscopic evaluation of cornea after AquaLase liquefaction cataract extraction.

AIM The most recent and innovative AquaLase liquefaction technology has offered an alternative to lens extraction. Many studies have investigated its functions and advantages. This article focuses on evaluating the in vivo microscopic cornea changes after AquaLase liquefaction by using a laser confocal microscope. METHODS In this perspective, randomized case study, 37 eyes of 35 patients subm...

The Operation of Transplantation of the Cornea

As such a very large proportion of the population in this country suffer from opacities of the cornea in varying degrees, and as a considerable number are thereby rendered totally blind, I have for some time been working out and practising details of the operation of transplantation of the cornea. I have not as yet operated in cases of slight opacity, but only those in which the patient was una...

Corneal astigmatism, high order aberrations, and optical quality after cataract surgery: microincision versus small incision.

PURPOSE To compare the astigmatism, high order aberrations, and optical quality of the cornea after microincision (approximately 1.7 mm) versus small incision approximately 3.2 mm) cataract surgery at Eye Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. METHODS This prospective, randomized clinical study included microincision cataract surgery and small incision cataract surgery performed on 60 ...