This study optically determines whether the amount of light scatter due to laser-induced damage to the intraocular lens (IOL) is significant in relation to normal straylight values in the human eye. Two IOLs with laser-induced damage were extracted from two donor eyes. Each IOL had 15 pits and/or cracks. The surface area of each pit was measured using a microscope. For 6 pits per intraocular le...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effect of different adjustments of the refractive outcome of the first eye according to corneal power (K) in order to improve the intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation of the second eye in the SRK/T formula. METHODS One hundred thirty-four patients who underwent uncomplicated bilateral, sequential phacoemulsification with AcrySof IQ implantation were enrolled. Th...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of uveitis presenting de novo in the elderly. DESIGN The study design was a description of a retrospectively identified case series. PARTICIPANTS A population of 138 patients (209 eyes) with uveitis beginning after age 60 was analyzed. RESULTS Uveitis in the elderly accounted for 10.4% of the authors' uveitis population. ...

A case of primary intraocular malignant lymphoma without cerebral involvement is reported in a 30-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The study of the enucleation specimen showed a B immunoblastic lymphoma with a CD30 positive anaplastic large cell component. There was no involvement of the adnexal structures of the orbit. The patient subsequently completed non-surgical stagin...

Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is a relatively rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma arising in the lymphoid tissues of the eye. It is highly correlated with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) and it is estimated that up to 80% of patients presenting with PIOL will eventually manifest intracranial malignancy, which is the largest contributor to mortality. Most patients present with nonspecific vis...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the polymerase chain reaction for B- and T-cell gene rearrangements could be applied to vitreous specimens to aid in the diagnosis of intraocular lymphoma. METHODS Vitreous washing specimens from 4 patients were received in balanced saline solution and centrifuged, and a portion of the pellet was used to make routine cytospins. The remainder was used to make a c...

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is one of the masquerade syndromes of malignant melanoma that can occur with two main patterns of presentations in the eye: metastatic involvement of uveal tract, and primary involvement of retina. We report ophthalmic, imaging and histopathological findings in the first case diagnosed as primary choroidal NHL without central nervous system or systemic involvement. A ...