to assess the one year results of artiflex phakic intraocular lens (iol) implantation in the treatment of high myopia. in this non-random interventional study, myopic patients with spherical equivalent worse than -5.0 diopters (d) who were not eligible for laser surgery were assessed. all patients had refraction, uncorrected and best corrected visual acuity tests (ucva and bcva), endothelial ce...

conclusions: these data demonstrated that the attachment of bacteria to hydrophilic acrylic iols was more than hydrophobic pmma ones independent of the brand. according to these results the bacterial strain might have more hydrophilic properties. augmenting the biomass of biofilm by passing of time demonstrated the key role of time in biofilm formation on the iol surfaces. the differences betwe...

PURPOSE To quantify and compare the in vitro adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas alcaligenes to different intraocular lenses (IOLs). METHODS Fourteen intraocular lenses were used in the experiment. Four of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), four of silicone, four of hydrogel and two of acrylic. Eight intraocular lenses were placed in eight test tubes containing 4 ml of Pseudom...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the surface roughness of intraocular lenses (IOLs) generated by the manufacturing process and to determine the roughness parameters of 3D surface using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Intraocular lenses commercially available from a single manufacturer: Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. were investigated. Three intraocular lenses, model 911A CeeOn Edge, were analyzed o...