PURPOSE To evaluate the results of cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI). METHODS We studied the records of 35 patients with FHI who underwent cataract extraction. Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) was performed by phacoemulsification through a scleral flap in 9 patients and by manual deli...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of phacoemulsification energy on the redox state and mitochondrial distribution of cultured human endothelial cells. METHODS Human corneal endothelial cells from fresh banked human donor tissue not suitable for transplantation were harvested and cultured. Cellular autofluorescence images were obtained using an inverted microscope. The redox fluorometric ratio...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the changes of choroidal vascular structures in patients after phacoemulsification surgery. METHODS A self-control study was conducted on 36 eyes of 36 patients who had uneventful phacoemulsification. Choroidal images were acquired preoperatively, 7 days (D7), 1 month (M1), and 3 months (M3) after surgery from enhanced depth imaging (EDI) optical coherence tomography (O...

PURPOSE To analyze early corneal endothelial cell loss due to microincision cataract surgery (MICS) in comparison with standard phacoemulsification through the temporal clear corneal incision. METHODS The examined group consisted of a nonrandomized, consecutive prospective series of 20 eyes of 20 patients who underwent uneventful microincision cataract surgery. Twenty eyes of 20 patients who ...

PURPOSE To intraindividually compare the efficacy and safety of the SKGEL(®) implant versus the T-Flux(®) implant in deep sclerectomy. METHODS In a retrospective analysis 17 patients were identified who underwent combined phacoemulsification-deep sclerectomy and implantation of SKGEL(®) in one eye and T-Flux(®) in the contralateral eye. RESULTS In eyes with SKGEL(®) the IOP decreased from 2...