Abstract Background To determine the preoperative factors influencing refractive astigmatism after cataract surgery for correction by toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and to evaluate prediction model using these factors. Methods Prospective, observational case series. The right eyes of forty consecutive patients with corneal total cornea 1.5 diopters (D) or more in magnitude scheduled ...

PURPOSE The point of interest of this retrospective case review is to study refractive changes caused by the hinged lamellar keratotomy and the refractive outcome after laser ablation in a second step within the scope of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in patients with penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS Data from eight patients obtained before lamellar keratotomy, before laser ablation, a...

PURPOSE To describe a patient complaining of 'ghosting' and 'shadowing' after bilateral, sequential cataract extraction with toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation who was found to have significant eyelid ptosis. METHODS The following is a case report. RESULTS The patient's complaints arose a few weeks after surgery. By the second postoperative month, the patient's keratometry had change...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy, predictability, and safety of coaxial microincision phacoemulsification and toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in eyes with high corneal astigmatism. SETTING Two eye clinics in Germany. DESIGN Case series. METHODS Routine cataract extraction using 2.2 mm coaxial phaco equipment and Acrysof toric IOL (3.00 to 6.00 diopters [D] cylinder) implantation...

Background: The aim of this study was to highlight the structural changes in patients with cataract following surgery and repercussions on anterior pole. Methods: A total 83 diagnosed who underwent uneventful phacoemulsification included. Every patient examined one week prior two weeks after surgery. Pre- postoperative assessment included examination posterior segment, keratometry, optical biom...

PURPOSE To report the technique and astigmatic results of the blue line cataract incision. SETTING The Buzzard Eye Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. METHODS This prospective study included 411 eyes of 271 patients who had cataract extraction by phacoemulsification with a self-sealing 3.0 mm blue line cataract incision. The blue line incision is performed with a diamond knife transconjuncti...

PURPOSE To evaluate the technique, efficacy, and safety of posterior iris fixation of iris-claw intraocular lens (IOLs) implantation through a scleral tunnel incision for aphakia correction. DESIGN Noncomparative, interventional case series. METHODS A secondary posterior iris fixation of the Artisan iris-claw IOL (Ophthec BV, Groningen, The Netherlands) was implanted for aphakia correction ...