PURPOSE The aim of this study was to design and evaluate in the laboratory a new intraocular lens (IOL) intended to provide superior ocular optical quality by reducing spherical aberration. METHODS Corneal topography measurements were performed on 71 cataract patients using an Orbscan I. The measured corneal surface shapes were used to determine the wavefront aberration of each cornea. A mode...

PURPOSE To compare the corneal power measurements obtained using different topographic instruments after myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS Patients with myopia who were candidates for corneal refractive surgery were sequentially included. Pre-PRK and six months post-PRK corneal powers were measured using Javal manual keratometer, Orbscan II, Galilei, Tomey TMS4, and EyeSys 200...

Astigmatism represents an inability of the cornea and lens to provide a sharp image onto the retina. Correcting astigmatic errors, whether congenital, contact lens induced or surgically induced, is now an integral part of modern cataract and refractive procedures. Development of modern technology has enabled accurate diagnosis and perfect opportunities for correction; however, while cataract an...

PURPOSE To report the unknown coexistence of bilateral optic disc pit and keratoconus. METHODS A 23-year-old man with bilateral keratoconus underwent complete ophthalmology screening, with an unexpected detection of undiagnosed optic disc pit in both eyes. Computerized corneal topography (CT), Orbscan, corneal pachometry, endothelial microscopy, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) examinat...

PURPOSE To determine the incidence of steroid induced ocular hypertension following myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS Myopic PRK was performed on 506 eyes of 269 patients. Preoperatively, spherical equivalent refractive error ranged from -1.00 to -5.00 diopters (D) and cylinder was less than 4 D. Baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) before PRK and at different time intervals af...

PURPOSE To compare the outcomes of implantation of 2 models of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) to manage keratoconus. SETTING Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. METHODS This study evaluated eyes with keratoconus that had implantation of Keraring ICRS (Group A) or Intacs ICRS (Group B). The corneal tunnels were created mechanically or with a femtosecond laser....

BACKGROUND To study the effect of retinal/ vitreoretinal surgeries on corneal elevations. METHODS Patients who underwent retinal/ vitreoretinal surgeries were divided into 3 groups. Scleral buckling was performed in 11 eyes (Group 1). In 8 (25%) eyes, vitreoretinal surgery was performed along with scleral buckling (Group 2). In 12 eyes, pars plana vitrectomy was performed for vitreous hemorrh...

purpose: to evaluate the correlation between corneal power and corneal horizontal white to white diameter in myopic patients scheduled for lasik surgery. methods: overall, in 840 eyes of 420 myopic subjects scheduled for lasik, horizontal white to white diameter and mean corneal power were obtained using orbscan ii. pearson correlation test and regression analysis were used to detect any correl...