PURPOSE To assess the long-term visual acuity (VA) outcome after congenital cataract surgery at Imam Hossein Medical Center (Tertiary Referral Center) (2004-2014). METHODS In this descriptive study, records of 120 patients with a history of congenital cataract surgery were studied. Those with traumatic, metabolic cataract, aged <5 years at the last visit who were not able to respond VA testin...

To study epidemiology, biometry and visual outcomes (with or without posterior capsulorhexis) in cases of pediatric traumatic cataract. This was a prospective observational conducted on 30 children cataract belonging to an age group less than 16 years. All patients were subjected detailed history ocular examination. Patients underwent surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Posterior ...

purpose: to compare the visual outcomes and complications of lensectomy and posterior chamber intraocular lens (pciol) implantation with or without posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy in pediatric cataracts. methods: seventeen eyes of 12 children aged 10 to 15 years with congenital or developmental cataract were randomly divided into two groups. lensectomy and pciol implantation was p...

PURPOSE To investigate the relative merit of retroillumination and of reflected light slit-lamp-derived photographs in the assessment of the opacification of the posterior lens capsule. METHODS Retroillumination and slit-lamp-derived reflected-light photographs were taken on 23 consecutive eyes with posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in uncomplicated pseudophakia. Subjective grading was pe...

I mprovements in techniques, instrumentation, and intraocular lens design appear to have been associated with declining rates of posterior capsule opacification following cataract surgery. While morbidity associated with posterior capsule opacification and its treatment, Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, is limited, progressive opacification affects quality of vision and visual function, while capsulot...

This study evaluated the surgical outcome and complications of phacoemulsification and the implantation of an acryl foldable intraocular lens (IOL) with a squared edge in dogs with cataracts. Thirty-two eyes from 26 dogs were examined. The mean follow up period was 75.9 days ranging from 23 to 226 days. The complications after phacoemulsification were posterior capsular opacity (PCO) around the...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the visual outcome following cataract surgery with pupillary sphincterotomy in eyes with coexisting corneal opacity. METHODS Patients with leucomatous corneal opacity with significant cataract were enrolled for the study. The uncorrected visual acuity and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were recorded and the anterior segment was thoroughly evaluated by a slit lamp b...

BACKGROUND Capsular block syndrome is an uncommon complication that occurs after cataract surgery. It is characterized by capsular distension, anterior intraocular lens displacement, anterior chamber shallowing, and unexpected myopic shifts. We report a case of recurrent fibrotic capsular block syndrome with Elschnig's pearl-type posterior capsule opacification 10 months after neodymium-yttrium...

purpose: to compare the results of implantation of intraocular lens (iol) haptics in ciliary sulcus versus optic capture through the posterior capsulorrhexis following iol implantation in capsular bag in pediatric cataract surgery. methods: eighteen eyes of nine children with bilateral congenital or developmental cataract were included in this contralateral prospective randomized study. all cas...