purpose: to report the clinico-pathologic features of an opacified single-piece hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (iol). patient and findings: a 48-year-old male patient was evaluated for glare and markedly decreased vision in his left eye four years after phacoemulsification and implantation of a single-piece hydrophilic acrylic iol (ophthalmed). best-corrected visual acuity was 20/60 and t...

PURPOSE To report hydrophilic acylic intraocular lens (IOL) opacification after Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) in an eye with multiple prior intraocular surgeries and iatrogenic aniridia. CASE REPORT A 34-year-old woman with history of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) for advanced keratoconus and subsequent Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome (UZS) underwent phacoemulsificati...

PURPOSE To evaluate the development of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in patients implanted with 5.5 mm optics, single-piece or three-piece acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) in cataract surgery prospectively. METHODS This study was carried out on 267 eyes of 249 patients implanted with three-piece, 5.5 mm optics, acrylic IOL and 252 eyes of 244 patients implanted with single-piece, 5.5 mm...

PURPOSE There is a growing interest in multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in children because they lose accommodation when a cataract is removed. Many have assumed that very little, if any, eye growth occurs in the second decade of life. Multifocal IOL implantation requires precise biometry to arrive at the correct IOL power for spectacle independence. If the eye grows and the refra...

PURPOSE To report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) associated with cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. METHODS CASE REPORT RESULTS A 50-year-old man developed SO two months after complicated cataract surgery and IOL implantation. Adequate and prompt use of immunosuppressive medications and removal of the IOL by pars plana vitrectomy techniques resulted in cont...

Background. Induction of labour (IOL) is one the most common procedures conducted in obstetric practice. Several scoring models are used to predict probability successful IOL, notably modified Bishop score. Cervical length measured by transvaginal ultrasound gaining more attention as a potential measure success IOL. Objective. To assess role cervical (TVS-CL) predicting Methods. A prospective o...

PURPOSE To analyze the current practice patterns of Indian pediatric ophthalmologists in the management of lens anomalies. This study was conducted in a tertiary eye care hospital and involved an online questionnaire survey for practicing pediatric ophthalmologists in India. METHODS A questionnaire was devised by the authors, which included the various options available for the management of ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term efficacy and rotational stability of the AcrySof toric intraocular lens (IOL) in correcting preoperative astigmatism in cataract patients. METHODS This prospective observational study included 30 eyes from 24 consecutive patients who underwent implantation of an AcrySof toric IOL with micro-coaxial cataract surgery between May 2008 and September 2008. Outcome...

PURPOSE To prospectively compare the early rotational stability of AcrySof SN60T toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) with that in a retrospective series of AA4203 toric IOLs. SETTING Private practice, Los Altos, California, USA. METHODS One hundred consecutive eyes with an AcrySof SN60T(3, 4, or 5) toric IOL were compared with a consecutive series of 90 AA4203 (TL or TF) toric IOLs. The same su...