PURPOSE The ocular humors are relatively low in protein, yet cell growth in the human capsular bag still occurs after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) surgery. This resilient growth gives rise to posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in a significant proportion (30%) of patients. This study compared the ability of human lens cells to proliferate in serum-supplemented and protein-free me...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cataract surgery with phacoemulsification technique in patients with VogtKoyanagi-Harada syndrome in Saudi Arabia, at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital and Maghraby Eye Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A retrospective analysis of the records of patients diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome that underwent cataract surgery with phaco...

BACKGROUND According to the high prevalence of myopia in Taiwan, we analyze the adopted cataract extractions, identify predicting factors for postoperative vision, and to assess the incidence of retinal complications after Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy in high myopic eyes. METHODS One hundred and twenty-five eyes, which the axial lengths were longer than 26 mm, following cataract extraction were ...

A4 62-year-old man was admitted with a four-week history of fever following an aorto-coronary bypass graft. The postoperative chest roentgenogram was normal. His past history included hypertension of 13 years' duration and coronary artery disease commencing three years previously. On examination, his tern-perature ranged between 37.5#{176} and 38.8#{176}C, a grade 2/6 apical systolic murmur was...