355 Dear Editor, I read with interest the recent original article entitled “Effects of laser peripheral iridotomy on corneal endothelial cell density and cell morphology in primary angle closure suspect subjects” by Jamali et al in the Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research.[1] I would like to stress two major facts which are evidenced by findings reported in various publications, as the aut...

Purpose: To describe a new intraocular lens that can be implanted in case of rupture of the posterior capsule and lack of capsular support. Methods: This experimental study was carried out on ten Flanders rabbits. The right eye of each rabbit underwent intra capsular lens extraction and two peripheral iridectomies, and the new lens was implanted with an optic rest in the posterior chamber. Addi...

THis PAPER deals with a series of 200 cases of acute unilateral closed-angle glaucoma, which were examined with a view to establishing a basis for assessing the treatment of the fellow eye. The investigation of a series of over 3,000 cases of glaucoma of all types at the Glaucoma Clinic of the Institute of Ophthalmology has shown that miotic treatment is no sure guard against the occurrence of ...

Diffuse iris melanoma is an uncommon variant of anterior uveal melanoma. It is characterized by heterochromia and unilateral glaucoma secondary to angle invasion, and can be difficult to diagnose. We present a patient who had been managed for left-sided raised intraocular pressure with latanoprost eye drops for 12-months and pigmentary changes were subsequently noted. On referral to the Ocular ...

THE very definite advantages of leaving a conjunctival bridge in ordinary cataract extraction 'are counterbalanced by certain disadvantages. It is not so easy to do an iridectomy, should that be necessary, and sometimes the delivery of the lens is so much impeded that the bridge has to be cut through. By a very slight modification in the direction of the bridge, both these difficulties are over...

Three cases are described of acute glaucoma following vitrectomy and silicone oil injection in proliferative vitreous retinopathy. The first case developed silicone-induced pupillary block in a phakic eye. Cases 2 and 3 developed elevated pressure in aphakic eyes with deep anterior chambers. Cases 1 and 3 were treated by laser iridectomy. Case 2 was treated by removal of silicone. The pathogene...

No specific way has so far been found to treat the organic (synechial) closure of the anterior chamber angle. Iridectomy relieves the pupillary block but the iris root remains fixed to the filtering zone. Cyclodyalisis is as a rule useless, being followed by immediate re-adherence. A new surgical procedure which has been developed is described in this paper as "iridocyclo-retraction". The iris ...

was selected, and after incision and iridectomy, the cup was carefully adjusted to the anterior capsule, and suction applied with the full power of the instrument. On attempting to make slight movement to break down the. zonule, the cup immediately lost its grip. A , second attempt was made with the same result, and it was obvious that the strength of the vacuum was not sufficient for the purpo...

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the clinical outcomes of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) (Visian Implantable Collamer Lens V4c) for the correction of moderate to high myopia in Chinese eyes.The article is designed as a retrospective case series.This study included the first consecutive eyes that had implantation of a new pIOL design with a central hole, at our depa...

the ages of 50 and 60. Sindan Kia Khan had been to Col. H. Smith of Amritsar for operation and apparently an iridectomy had been done but with no improvement. I took a photograph* of the three brothers, the three old men standing behind and two of their sons sitting in front, and told them that if any of the third generation were affected to let me know at once. This year 1 discovered that a fo...