AIM To determine the relative risk of a poor visual outcome following posterior capsule rupture during cataract surgery. METHODS Prospective data were collected on consecutive eyes undergoing cataract extraction. The patient's age, preoperative visual acuity, ocular comorbidity, grade of surgeon, and operative complications were documented. The best spectacle corrected visual acuity was recor...

BACKGROUND To determine the correlation between the optic nerve head (ONH) circulation determined by laser speckle flowgraphy and the best-corrected visual acuity or retinal sensitivity before and after intravitreal bevacizumab or ranibizumab for central retinal vein occlusion. METHODS Thirty-one eyes of 31 patients were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab or ranibizumab for macular edema d...

to facilitate a comprehensive whole population visual acuity screening, a 1-meter vision screener “e” chart was prepared to be used in the person-by-person household visual acuity examination by non-expert health workers. the chart is designed to be used in measuring visual acuity from a distance of one meter. the scaling is in terms of-log mar (logarithm of minimum angle of resolution) with a ...

purpose: to report and compare outcomes and intra- and postoperative complications of senile cataract surgery using phacoemulsification in patients with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome. methods: consecutive patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome who underwent phacoemulsification in one or both eyes for senile cataracts between october 2009 and october 2010 were enrolled in the study. i...

purpose: e is a commonly use letter for illiterates or those who could not read english to measure visual acuity. the e chart is the mainly used charts in iran. however, they do not have the standards. they are in different format, fixed for 6 meter test, with or without lighting, with unequal number of letters in each line and different contrasts. as a result, there is an essential need for a ...

results mean age was 41.6 ± 9.2 for the military truck drivers and 43.4 ± 10.9 for commercial truck drivers (p > 0.05). no significant difference between military and commercial drivers was found in terms of driving experience, number of mvcs, binocular va, frequency of color vision defects and cs scores. in contrast, the last ocular examination was significantly earlier in military drivers tha...

OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term effect on vision of penetrating keratoplasty performed for keratoconus. DESIGN Retrospective noncomparative case series. PARTICIPANTS All patients with keratoconus who received a corneal graft and who remained in our center for follow-up and visual rehabilitation during the study period. INTERVENTION Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in 93 eyes of...

AIM The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence and visual outcomes of cataract surgery in an urban Asian population. METHODS This was a population-based study of 3280 Singapore Malays aged 40-80 years (response rate 78.7%). Participants had a standardised interview and comprehensive ocular examination. Poor post-operative visual outcome was defined as visual acuity </=20/60 in operat...

BACKGROUND Idiopathic choroidal neovascularization (ICNV) is a unilateral ocular disease which occurs in patients younger than 50 years and accounts for approximately 17% of patients with CNV. We evaluated microstructural effects of intravitreal bevacizumab in eyes with treatment-naïve idiopathic choroidal neovascularisation. METHODS In this case series study we reviewed the treatment and fol...

OBJECTIVE To report the results of penetrating keratoplasty performed by residents. METHOD A retrospective medical record review of all patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty performed by residents at our institution from April 1998 to April 2002. RESULTS Forty penetrating keratoplasty procedures were performed by 8 residents. The most common indication was keratoconus (17 eyes [43%])...