PURPOSE We compared the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab and bevacizumab for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration using an on-demand regimen. METHODS A total of 186 wet age-related macular degeneration eyes of 186 treatment-naïve patients were compared retrospectively (67 eyes treated with ranibizumab with 91 treated with bevacizumab). At baseline, mean age, best correcte...

AIM To determine the effect of age on final corrected visual acuity following cataract extraction. METHODS A case series of 880 patients aged 60 years and older undergoing cataract extraction between 1996 and 1999 was studied. The best corrected visual acuity was assessed at discharge from the service and the proportion of patients who achieved a postoperative acuity of > or = 6/12 was determ...

a 41-year-old man was referred with a complaint of visual loss in his left eye and his best corrected visual acuity was 20/80. slit lamp examination showed arborizing conjunctival vessels and dry eye. fundus examination and fluorescein angiography revealed a non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion. cardiovascular, rheumatologic, and hematologic work up showed no abnormal findings. an ascert...

PURPOSE To evaluate the visual outcomes of patients with a new diffractive trifocal intraocular lens (IOL). METHODS A trifocal diffractive Fine Vision IOL (Physiol, Liege, Belgium) was implanted after microincision cataract surgery (MICS) in 40 eyes of 20 patients with bilateral cataract. The monocular and binocular visual performance and the refractive status were assessed, as well as the de...

PURPOSE To compare the validity and effectiveness of 2 methods for expanding depth of focus to correct for presbyopia; that is, induction of spherical aberration and small-pupil apertures. SETTING University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. DESIGN Comparative case series. METHODS A random 4-alternative forced-choice acuity task was performed on 13 subjects. Visual performance and...

OBJECTIVE To indirectly compare the effectiveness of ranibizumab and bevacizumab in the treatment of diabetic macular oedema. DESIGN Systematic review and indirect comparison. DATA SOURCES Medline (1996-September 2011), Embase (1996-September 2011), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Issue 4, 2011). SELECTION CRITERIA FOR STUDIES Randomised trials evaluating ranibizum...

PURPOSE To evaluate the relative efficacy of subthreshold micropulse diode laser versus conventional laser photocoagulation for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted to find relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Efficacy estimates were determined by comparing weighted mean differences of the mean change of best-corrected visua...

purpose: to determine the prevalence of refractive errors and rate of need for spectacles in students of region one in mashhad, 2006. methods: by randomized cluster sampling, 2510 students were selected and underwent eye exami-nations including refraction (cycloplegic, manifest), visual acuity, cover test and determination of the spectacle prescription as well as best corrected visual acuity. e...

Materials & Methods: Retrospective review of patients who underwent DALK for progressive keratoconus from 2010 to 2013 was done. Patients who completed 2 years of follow up were included. Slit lamp findings, corneal topography and central corneal thickness were analysed.122 eyes of 71 patients were analysed. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were analysed ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to assess the functional outcomes registered in patients from the Western part of Romania, who have been treated for retinopathy of prematurity, using a laser diode (810mn). MATERIALS AND METHODS In the current study 52 premature infants with gestational age<34 weeks and a birth weight <2000 grams, 96 eyes in total were included. The functional outcomes wer...