PURPOSE To evaluate the repeatability of the anterior and posterior corneal wavefront aberrations using the Sirius Scheimpflug-Placido topographer in normal eyes and keratoconus eyes. SETTING Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey. DESIGN Evaluation of diagnostic test. METHODS In eyes of healthy subjects and eyes of keratoconus patients, 3 repeated measurements were obtained...

Spectacle correction for eyes with refractive errors is still the most widely used method, but very high-powered spectacle lenses, besides their unpleasing appearance, have the inherent drawbacks of spherical and chromatic aberrations, prismatic effects, and limitation of the visual fields. Contact lenses present their own problems in the form of intolerance, allergy, irritation, and conjunctiv...

PURPOSE To observe morphologic and histopathologic changes in the midperiphery of the rabbit cornea produced by femtosecond laser-assisted multilayer intrastromal ablation, determine whether this method may be used to correct myopia, and study how the cornea heals when the epithelium is not injured. METHODS The right eyes of 10 New Zealand White rabbits were used for the experiments. A 60-kHz...

PURPOSE To characterize the geometrical properties of keratoconic corneas upon intracorneal ring segments (ICRS) implantation, using custom-developed optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS Ten keratoconic corneas were measured pre- and post-ICRS surgery (7, 30, and 90 days). Corneal topographic and pachymetric maps were obtained from three-dimensional (3D) images acquired with OCT, provi...

purpose: to determine corneal power for intraocular lens (iol) power calculation in eyes with previous keratorefractive surgery. methods: in 13 eyes of 9 patients with previous keratorefractive surgery undergoing phacoemulcification, iol power was calculated using the clinical history method (chm) in one case, manual keratometry (mkr) in 2, simk in 3, and flattest k (topographically derived) in...

Spectacle correction for eyes with refractive errors is still the most widely used method, but very high-powered spectacle lenses, besides their unpleasing appearance, have the inherent drawbacks of spherical and chromatic aberrations, prismatic effects, and limitation of the visual fields. Contact lenses present their own problems in the form of intolerance, allergy, irritation, and conjunctiv...

Background: The effect of corticosteroid therapy on corneal wound healing is controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of combination therapy with dexametha-sone and acetylcysteine at different times and durations on experimentally-induced corneal wounds and haze in rabbits. Methods: Eighteen adult New Zealand white rabbits were divided into three groups of ...

BACKGROUND To compare the clinical outcomes after implantation of AcrySof Toric IOLs with different clear corneal incisions. METHODS Sixty cataract patients with regular corneal astigmatism who underwent phacoemulsification combined with implantation of an AcrySof Toric IOL were enrolled. They were divided into two groups according to the position of the clear corneal incision: steep-axis and...

PURPOSE To report calculated crystalline lens power and describe the distribution of ocular biometry and its association with refractive error in older Chinese adults. METHODS Random clustering sampling was used to identify adults aged 50 years and above in Xuhui and Baoshan districts of Shanghai. Refraction was determined by subjective refraction that achieved the best corrected vision based...

PURPOSE To study the changes in corneal astigmatism after cataract surgery when the sideport incision is performed at a predetermined location away from the tunnel incision. SETTING General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio", Attiki, Greece. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 333 eyes with corneal astigmatism ≤1.5 diopters (D) underwent cataract surgery. A three-step superotemporal clear corneal i...