PURPOSE This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the differences in performance of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) between hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOLs) and hydrophilic acrylic IOLs. SETTING Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin, China. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RC...

PURPOSE To investigate the relative merit of retroillumination and of reflected light slit-lamp-derived photographs in the assessment of the opacification of the posterior lens capsule. METHODS Retroillumination and slit-lamp-derived reflected-light photographs were taken on 23 consecutive eyes with posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in uncomplicated pseudophakia. Subjective grading was pe...

of a range of eye problems with little risk of infection. Many laser procedures are relatively pain free and can be performed on an outpatient basis. The combination of safety, accuracy, and relative low cost make lasers very useful ophthalmic tools. The word laser is an acronym for ‘light amplifi cation by stimulated emission of radiation’. Laser light is coherent (the waves are in phase in sp...

Material & Methods: A retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing phacoemulsification with implantation of posterior chamber IOL by a single surgeon from February 2000 to April 2007 was done in this study. The operated eyes of the patients were divided into 2 groups. Group A eyes were implanted a PMMA IOL (LX10 BD, Alcon) while group B eyes were implanted a Hydrophobic Acrylic (Acryso...

AIM To establish long term outcomes and incidence of complications following refractive lens exchange (RLE) for the correction of high myopia. METHODS Operative and postoperative records of 62 cases of small incision phacoemulsification RLE performed in 37 patients over an 11 year period, by a single surgeon, were reviewed. In addition, patients were recalled for a follow up examination, whic...

We present a case of successful multi-procedure management of a patient with an open globe injury. A 47-year-old man sustained an injury to his left eye caused by glass fragments of his own spectacles shattered while he was protecting an unknown woman from physical assault at a bus stop. Over a span of 65 months the patient underwent multiple procedures including primary wound repair, penetrati...