PURPOSE To evaluate the in vivo aberrometric performance of two phakic intraocular lenses (PIOLs); the Visian implantable contact lens (ICL) and the AcrySof Cachet PIOL. METHODS Thirty eight eyes from 29 patients with an age range of 23-32 years and more than 9 D of myopia were divided into two groups; one group of 20 eyes received a Visian ICL model V4c, another group of 18 eyes received an ...

Pefloxacin has been shown to have good intraocular penetration when given systemically. In order to extend its clinical use, we have assessed the tolerability, kinetics, and efficacy of subconjunctival pefloxacin in phakic pigmented rabbits. The tolerability of a single subconjunctival injection of pefloxacin (0.8, 1.6, 8, or 16 mg in 0.2 ml) in the right eyes of eight rabbits was evaluated by ...

CASE REPORT A 34-year-old man with severe myopia, presented with acute visual loss in his right eye. This occurred 3 hours after a posterior chamber phakic (PCP) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, and was associated with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Retinal retachment surgery was performed without complications, with the outcome showing good anatomical and functional results during a ...

PURPOSE To evaluate higher order aberrations and contrast sensitivity after LASIK, implantation of the Verisyse phakic intraocular lens (IOL), and refractive lens exchange with the Array multifocal IOL. METHODS In a prospective, non-randomized case series, LASIK was performed in 20 eyes with the Technolas 217z excimer laser (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY), a Verisyse phakic IOL (AMO Inc, Santa...

PURPOSE To describe the distribution, and demographic and socioeconomic correlates of refractive error and related ocular biometry in an older British population. METHODS Refractive error was measured using an auto-refractor without cycloplegia. Pseudophakic individuals and those who had undergone refractive surgery were excluded from analysis. Axial length and anterior chamber depth were mea...