BACKGROUND/AIMS To investigate outcomes following cataract surgery with and without primary intraocular lens (IoL) implantation in children under 2 years of age with congenital or infantile cataract. METHOD Prospective population based cohort study undertaken through the British Isles Congenital Cataract Interest Group, with systematic data collection on children undergoing surgery in UK and ...

PURPOSE Spontaneous fracture of an intraocular lens (IOL) haptic is a rare complication of cataract surgery. The authors report a case of spontaneous fracture of an implanted posterior chamber IOL. CASE Five years ago, a 12-year-old patient underwent linear lens extraction, posterior capsulotomy, and anterior vitrectomy due to traumatic cataract and received a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) b...

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of AcrySof PanOptix intra-ocular lens and AT LISA tri 839MP trifocal IOL, 6 months after cataract surgery. Patients Methods: retrospective cohort evaluated patients who underwent bilateral surgery with diffractive IOL implantation. were divided into two groups based on model implanted ( IOL; IOL). Study parameters noted preoperatively (...

Intractable diplopia occurs in approximately 0.8% of patients following strabis-mus surgery, with considerable detriment to visual quality of life. Long-term therapeutic occlusion is required to permit functional vision. Black intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is an effective therapeutic option associated with high rates of postoperative satisfaction. 1 Black IOL implantation entails a cost t...

The adenosine antagonist 7-methylxanthine (7-mx) works against myopia in animal models. In a clinical trial, 68 myopic children (mean age 11.3 years) received either placebo or 7-mx tablets for 12 months. All participants subsequently received 7-mx for another 12 months, after which treatment was stopped. Axial length was measured with Zeiss IOL-Master and cycloplegic refraction with Nikon Reti...

The lens is a highly organised, transparent structure that has evolved to alter the refractive index of light entering the eyes. With the practice of cataract extraction surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation good unaided distance visual acuity is now a realistic expectation post-surgery. Monovision does not allow full advantages of binocularity, including stereopsis at near. Multifoca...

Purpose To report the long-term results of temporary piggyback IOL implantation in congenital cataract and to compare the clinical outcomes of temporary piggyback IOL with those of single IOL implantation. Methods This is a retrospective, comparative, interventional study. The medical records of all consecutive patients who underwent cataract extraction and single or temporary piggyback IOL i...