Scleral lenses are large diameter lenses which rest over the sclera, unlike the conventional contact lenses which rest on the cornea. These lenses are fitted to not touch the cornea and there is a space created between the cornea and the lens. These lenses are inserted in the eyes after filling with sterile isotonic fluid. Generally, scleral contact lenses are used for high irregular astigmatis...

BACKGROUND Conventional wisdom suggests that vascular interposition flaps are helpful in the treatment of all patients with vesicovaginal fistulas. Complicated fistulas are often treated with interposition omental flaps; however, failed omental flap repairs have not been described without the use of another interposition flap. CASE A 52-year-old woman with a history of cystotomy repair at the...

PURPOSE To compare the surgical results of trabeculectomy and Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation after a previous failed trabeculectomy. METHODS A retrospective comparative case series review was performed on 31 eye surgeries in 20 patients with primary congenital glaucoma who underwent trabeculectomy or Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation after a previous failed trabeculectomy with mitomycin C....

purpose : to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subconjunctival oculusgen implantation when used during trabeculectomy methods : in this prospective, nonrandomized, interventional case series, 10 eyes of 10 patients with medically uncontrolled open angle glaucoma were enrolled. conventional fornix based trabeculectomy with implantation of subconjunctival biodegradable collagen implant (oculusg...

purpose : to compare the effectiveness and safety of trabeculectomy with mitomycin c (mmc) versus trabeculectomy with oculusgen methods : in this prospective study 14 eyes of 7 patients with a diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (poag) that required trabeculectomy for both eyes were enrolled. for each patient we randomly performed trabeculectomy with mmc for one eye and trabeculectomy with...

optical rehabilitation of the patient with aphakia who cannot tolerate contact lenses present a therapeutic challenge. in the absence of capsular support, anterior chamber lenses have been widely used. on the other hand intraocular lens implantation of scleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens during penterating keratoplasty or insufficient iris support is recommended. the purpose of t...

BACKGROUND The treatment for infantile glaucoma is surgical. Treatment options include goniotomy, trabeculotomy, combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy, and trabeculectomy. METHODS Patients who had a follow up of 5 years or longer after primary trabeculectomy were examined to determine the long term stability in infantile glaucoma. RESULTS In eyes with primary infantile glaucoma 92.3% achiev...