AIM To determine the relative risk of a poor visual outcome following posterior capsule rupture during cataract surgery. METHODS Prospective data were collected on consecutive eyes undergoing cataract extraction. The patient's age, preoperative visual acuity, ocular comorbidity, grade of surgeon, and operative complications were documented. The best spectacle corrected visual acuity was recor...

PURPOSE To determine whether dizziness and falls rates change due to routine cataract surgery and to determine the influence of spectacle type and refractive factors. METHODS Self-reported dizziness and falls were determined in 287 patients (mean age of 76.5 ± 6.3 years, 55% females) before and after routine cataract surgery for the first (81, 28%), second (109, 38%) and both eyes (97, 34%). ...

Methods | TheNational Eye Institute–funded Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial3,4 (SCUT) and the pilot study for the National Eye Institute–funded Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial2 (MUTT pilot) were concurrent, randomized controlled trials comparingoutcomes inpatientswithbacterial (SCUT)and fungal (MUTTpilot) keratitis. Detailedmethods have beenpreviously reported.2,3Outcomes for both trials include...

Background: Recent evidence points to the use of spectacles alone in the treatment of anisometropic amblyopia. However, the impact of this treatment on the restoration of binocular vision is often not considered. Case Report: Patient M.Z., aged 7 years, showed 3.5D of anisometropia which was coupled with a best corrected visual acuity of 6/38 in the more hyperopic eye (6/6 in the non-amblyopic ...

BACKGROUND Spectacle contact allergy is not infrequent. The fine scratches on the spectacle frames which may play a role in the sensitization to the potential allergenic components have not been studied. OBJECTIVE We sought the relationship between the scratches on the spectacle frames and the allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in the Republic of Korea. METHODS A total of 42 Korean patients ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of bitoric laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the correction of simple myopic and mixed astigmatism. DESIGN Retrospective, single-center, and noncomparative case series. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-six eyes of 56 patients were analyzed for this study. Six-month and 1-year follow-up data were available on 86 eyes and 72 eyes, respectively. Eyes wer...

Methods: Retrospective chart review of residentperformed phacoemulsification cases at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2002. Outcomes measured included postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), intraoperative complications, and adjusted phacoemulsification times (total phacoem...

PURPOSE To evaluate prospectively the long-term safety, efficacy, and visual performance following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for hyperopia using an erodible mask and axicon lens system. METHODS Eighteen eyes of 9 patients with a mean preoperative spherical equivalent refraction of +2.26 +/- 0.82 D (range, +1.13 to +4.00 D) underwent PRK with the Summit Apex Plus excimer laser followin...

The advanced avionic and electro-optical systems installed in Army rotary wing aircraft are becoming increasingly incompatible with spectacle wear. Therefore, the prevalence of spectacle wear among Army aviators is an important consideration in the development of future systems. A review of spectacle prevalence data from the Aviation Epidemiology Data Register (AEDR) for the years 1986, 1987, 1...

Many children with accommodative esotropia are able to successfully discontinue spectacle wear, while others require spectacle correction into adulthood. Parents often ask about the likelihood of glasses being required on a long-term basis and whether use of spectacles will cause dependency. Most infants are hyperopic and gradually become emmetropic. The extent to which accommodation and specta...