photorefractive keratectomy (prk) is a safe and effective surgical keratorefractive technique which is done with the application of mitomycin-c (mmc) in cases of high myopia to prevent the formation of corneal haze this study was conducted to evaluate 3-year visual acuity and quality outcomes of prk-mmc in high myopia. this before-after study was conducted on 20 individuals (40 eyes) with myopi...

purpose: to report a relatively rare case of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (fevr). patient and findings: a 13-year-old boy referred with decreased visual acuity of both eyes, specially right eye from 6 years ago. he had several ophthalmologist and optometrist visits and spectacle prescription without any improvement of vision. best corrected visual acuity (bcva) was 25 cm of count finger...

Ambliopia didefinisikan sebagai kondisi penurunan tajam penglihatan pada satu atau kedua mata walaupun dengan koreksi terbaik (best corrected visual acuity), yang tidak berhubungan kelainan struktural anatomi ataupun jaras penglihatan. merupakan penyebab paling sering anak dan dewasa. Sebagian besar kasus dapat dicegah reversibel apabila terdeteksi dini mendapat terapi tepat. Terapi ambliopia m...

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this review is to compare and analyze the results of the main PresbyLASIK approaches; central and peripheral. SUMMARY A comprehensive research was conducted in PUBMED using keywords like "presbyopia correction", "PresbyLASIK", "Corneal multifocality", "Laser blended vision". We reviewed the PresbyLASIK technique, uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), correcte...

BACKGROUND Visual acuity and vision related quality of life outcomes in cataract surgery were evaluated in a population based survey in two geographic zones in Nepal. METHODS Case finding was based on random sampling using a stratified cluster design with door to door enumeration of people aged > or = 45 years followed by eye examinations at village sites. All aphakics/pseudophakics, those wi...

PURPOSE To report visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and color vision prior to, 1 year after, 2 years after and 3 years after iodine-125 brachytherapy for choroidal and ciliary body melanoma (CCM). DESIGN Prospective interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-seven patients (37 eyes) with CCM. METHODS Patients had best-corrected Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) vis...

BACKGROUND Central serous chorioretinopathy is a condition typically affecting young adults between 25 and 50 years of age. It is predominating in type A personality trait men. Central serous chorioretinopathy is defined clinically as a detachment of the sensory retina that is commonly unilateral but can also be bilateral. Laser photocoagulation has been used widely with central serous choriore...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe changes over time in the indications and outcomes of cataract surgery and to discuss optimal timing for the surgery. Design: Database study. Participants: Patients who had undergone cataract extraction in the Netherlands, Sweden, or Malaysia from 2008 through 2012. Methods: We analyzed preoperative, surgical, and postoperative data from 2 databases...

Aim: To assess the efficacy and safety of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for correction of myopic refractive errors in eyes which have previously undergone retinal detachment surgery. Methods: In a prospective, non-comparative case series, 10 eyes of nine patients who had a myopic refractive error and had previously undergone retinal detachment surgery underwent LASIK surgery according to...