The aim of this study was to evaluate the surface roughness of intraocular lenses (IOLs) generated by the manufacturing process and to determine the roughness parameters of 3D surface using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Intraocular lenses commercially available from a single manufacturer: Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. were investigated. Three intraocular lenses, model 911A CeeOn Edge, were analyzed o...

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of cataract task forces for underprivileged communities, in a follow-up of 4 years, with the use of low price intraocular lens. Methods: Retrospective study, based on a database of a sample of 58 patients randomly selected, submitted to a cataract task force in a rural area of Pernambuco, Brazil. All surgeries were performed by the same surge...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical and pathological features of a case of hydrogel intraocular lens (IOL) calcification. CASE REPORT A 48-year-old man underwent explantation of a single-piece hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens in his left eye because of decreased visual acuity and milky white opalescence of the IOL. The opacified lens was exchanged uneventfully with a hydrophobic acrylic IOL....

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...

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 We improve the intraocular open-capsule devices (IOCD) for the prevention of posterior capsule opacification (PCO). Methods A total of 45 New Zealand rabbit eyes were divided into six similar groups after crystalline lens evacuation. Each group was implanted with a hydrophilic intraocular lens (IOL) and a hydrophilic IOCD of different designs. In the first experiment (Part A), a squar...

PURPOSE The visual performance of pseudophakic eyes depends on the type of intraocular lenses (IOLs) that are implanted. Aspherical and multifocal IOLs have recently been developed to improve visual quality after cataract surgery, but multifocal IOLs can be associated with decreased contrast sensitivity (CS), halos, and glare. This study compares the visual performance of monofocal and multifoc...