PURPOSE To compare the effects of performing a single limbal relaxing incision (LRI) combined with a clear corneal incision on a corneal astigmatism with that of paired LRIs in cataract surgery. METHODS Medical records for 25 eyes in 20 patients who had undergone LRIs during cataract operations for with-the-rule astigmatism of 1.5 diopters (D) or more in topography were retrospectively review...

The use of multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) is a great advance in the treatment of patients with cataract allowing near and distance uncorrected visual acuity recovery. However patients with some degrees of corneal astigmatism have some limitations. We present 3 cases that were indicated for phacoemulsitfication and multifocal intraocular lens implant (AcrySof Restor, Alcon Labs) after limb...

First conceptualized by Lans, incisional keratotomy is widely used for treating astigmatism, although it is now only infrequently used for treating myopia. The current methods of refractive keratotomy derive from the work of Fyodorov in Russia in the mid-twentieth century. Radial incisions cause the peripheral cornea to bulge outward, producing central flattening. Astigmatic keratotomy (AK) and...

Coronary artery disease is a frequent comorbidity in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery. Simultaneous operations eliminate the necessity of a second operation and, more importantly, minimize the delay in compulsory postoperative oncological therapy. We describe a relaxing incision in the contralateral pericardium, which allows for simple displacement of the heart. This maneuver improves...

Corresponding author: Dr. Erick Alejandro Ramírez Pérez. Hospital Ángeles Mocel. Gelati 29, San Miguel Chapultepec, consultorio 401B, C.P. 11850. México D.F, México. Telephones: (01 55) 5278 2300, (01 55) 5278 2300. E-mail: [email protected] 1 Urologist, Hospital Ángeles Mocel y CEU México. Mexico City, Mexico. 2 Urologist, Hospital Ángeles Mocel. Mexico City, Mexico. 3 Urologist, Hospi...

PURPOSE To evaluate clinical outcomes of limbal relaxing incision (LRI) combined with bimanual phacoemulsification and insertion of an intraocular lens (IOL) developed for bimanual microincision cataract surgery (MICS). METHODS In a prospective, single-center study, eyes with > or = 0.75 diopters (D) of keratometric astigmatism were randomly assigned to two surgical techniques: 1) bimanual MI...

BACKGROUND The limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) technique is a safe and an inexpensive procedure, which is simple for experts to perform. It can effectively reduce astigmatism and result in a rapid visual rehabilitation. But there are few reports about reducing pre-existing corneal astigmatism by LRI in ICL surgery. Our research was aimed to study the effect of limbal relaxing inci sions during...