Cataract Surgery

Source: qna.rediff.com --- 34 days ago
What is the other name for Cataract Surgery in which only the front of the lens is removed; the back of the lens capsule remains intact and provides support for the lens implant? Asked by Jack Johnson | 1 minute(s) ago | 1 answer(s) ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 41 days ago
Related Articles Systemic associations and prevalence of exfoliation syndrome in patients scheduled for Cataract Surgery. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jul-Aug;18(4):551-5 Authors: Sekeroglu MA, Bozkurt B, Irkec M, Ustunel S, Orhan M, Saracbasi O PURPOSE: To study the frequency of exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and its association with intraocular pressure (IOP) and systemic diseases in patients with age-related Cataract scheduled for Surgery. METHODS: All 1480 Cataract patients had a comprehensive systemic and eye examination, including slit-lamp biomicroscopy before and after mydriasis, IOP measurement, gonioscopy, and fundus examination. RESULTS: The percentage of XFS among patients scheduled for Cataract Surgery was 16.4, with no gender difference (p=0.833). The mean age of XFS patients (74.3+/-7.0 years) was significantly higher when compared to the ones without XFS (66.5+/-10.9 years) (p<0.001). XFS was unilateral in 41.3% of the subjects and bilateral in 58.7%. The number of subjects with XFS increased significantly with aging (p<0.001) (OR=1.093, 95% CI=1.073-1.14) (p<0.001). The most common type of Cataract was nuclear in the XFS group (33.5%) and 24.6% of patients with mature Cataract had XFS. In the XFS group, 11.2% of the subjects had glaucoma, which was statistically higher than the non-XFS group (4.6%) (p<0.001) (OR=2.67, 95% CI=1.65-4.32). Eighty-four patients had glaucoma and 27 of them (32.1%) had exfoliative glaucoma. The only s ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 18 days ago
Efficacy of topical plus intracameral anesthesia for Cataract Surgery in high myopia: Randomized controlled trial. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Oct;34(10):1664-8 Authors: Lofoco G, Ciucci F, Bardocci A, Quercioli P, De Gaetano C, Ghirelli G, Perdicaro S, Lomoriello DS, Cacciamani A PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of intracameral lidocaine supplementation of topical anesthesia during Cataract Surgery in eyes with high myopia. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale San Pietro-Fatebenefratelli, Rome, Italy. METHODS: This prospective double-blind study comprised 120 highly myopic eyes with an axial length (AL) greater than 26.0 mm scheduled for routine Cataract Surgery. Cases were divided into 2 groups of 60 eyes each. One group received a placebo of balanced salt solution (BSS) (control group) and the other group, a supplement of 0.1 mL preservative-free lidocaine hydrochloride 1% injected in the capsular bag during hydrodissection (lidocaine group). Intraoperative pain was assessed by recording spontaneous patient reports of sensation of pain or ocular discomfort during 3 surgical stages: phaco tip insertion, irrigation/aspiration (I/A) system insertion for cortical aspiration, I/A system insertion for ophthalmic viscosurgical device removal after intraocular lens implantation. Postoperative pain was assessed on a visual analog scale (range 0 to 10). Data were compared by chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests. RESULTS: The overal ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 18 days ago
Related Articles Emergence of diplopia and oscillopsia due to Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon after Cataract Surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Oct;92(10):1402 Authors: Jeong SH, Oh YM, Hwang JM, Kim JS The Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon (HBP) refers to coarse vertical oscillation of the eye with impaired vision. The ocular movements are strictly monocular, occurring only in the eye with amblyopia. The vertical oscillation is of equal velocity in both vertical directions, or may sometimes be greater in the downward than upward direction. HBP develops several years after loss of vision. It can be differentiated from dissociated nystagmus in spasmus nutans, congenital nystagmus and internuclear ophthalmoplegia based on the strict unilaterality, vertical direction and low frequency. Previously, only a few reports described the development of oscillopsia due to HBP after Cataract Surgery, which resolved spontaneously or responded to gabapentin. However, visual impairments due to diplopia or oscillopsia from HBP after Cataract Surgery have received little attention. We report a man who developed persistent vertical diplopia and oscillopsia due to HBP after a Cataract operation, which markedly impaired his vision. PMID: 18815421 [PubMed - in process] ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 40 days ago
Related Articles Intraindividual comparative study of corneal and ocular wavefront aberrations after biaxial microincision versus coaxial small-incision Cataract Surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Aug 29; Authors: Denoyer A, Denoyer L, Marotte D, Georget M, Pisella PJ AIM: To compare the optical outcomes of biaxial microincision Cataract Surgery (B-MICS) versus coaxial small-incision Cataract Surgery (C-SICS). METHODS: Thirty patients (sixty eyes) with bilateral age-related Cataract underwent B-MICS through a 1.7-mm clear corneal incision (CCI) in one eye and C-SICS through a 2.8-mm CCI in the other eye. Every eye was implanted with a micro incision aspheric aberration-free IOL (Akreos MI60 AO, Bausch and Lomb, USA). Preoperative corneal aberrations, and 3-month postoperative corneal and total ocular aberrations were calculated and compared. RESULTS: 3-month postoperative corneal root mean square (RMS) of 3rd- to 6th-order aberrations (p<0.001), 3rd-order trefoil (p=0.001), trefoil-like (p<0.001), and 3rd order RMS (p<0.001) were lower in B-MICS group than in C-SICS group. Surgically-induced corneal trefoil was reduced in B-MICS eyes (p=0.001). Total ocular high-order RMS (p=0.002), 3rd-trefoil (p<0.001), trefoil-like (p<0.001) and 5th-order RMS (p<0.001) were lower in B-MICS than in C-SICS eyes. Corneal aberrations were positively correlated with ocular ones for RMS of 3rd- to 6th-order aberrations, 3rd-trefoil and spherical-like aberrati ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 18 days ago
Accuracy of preoperative biometry in vitrectomy combined with Cataract Surgery for patients with epiretinal membranes and macular holes Results of a prospective controlled clinical trial. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Oct;34(10):1754-1760 Authors: Falkner-Radler CI, Benesch T, Binder S PURPOSE: To evaluate how adding vitrectomy to Cataract Surgery affects the accuracy of preoperative biometry and postoperative refractive outcomes. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery, Rudolf Foundation Clinic, Vienna, Austria. METHODS: This study comprised 40 patients with vitreoretinal pathology and coexisting significant Cataract (study group) and 40 patients with significant Cataract only (control group). The main outcome measure was intraocular lens (IOL) power prediction error. Secondary outcome measures were spherical equivalent, anterior chamber depth, axial length, keratometry values, and intraocular pressure. A multivariate regression analysis was performed. RESULTS: There was a significant difference in prediction error between the study group and control group (P<.05). The addition of vitrectomy was associated with induced myopia of approximately -0.4 diopter, more so in patients who had epiretinal membrane removal than in patients with macular hole Surgery (P = .04). There was no significant difference in prediction error between the 3 IOLs used (P = .2). CONCLUSION: ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 37 days ago
[Cataract Surgery and age-related maculopathy: benefits in terms of visual acuity and quality of life - a prospective study.] J Fr Ophtalmol. 2008 Jun;31(6):571-7 Authors: Rohart C, Fajnkuchen F, Nghiem-Buffet S, Abitbol O, Badelon I, Chaine G PURPOSE: To assess the benefits of Cataract Surgery in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in terms of visual acuity and quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-two eyes of 30 patients were included in this prospective study between October 2003 and January 2005. The eyes were divided into two groups: the first group (n=12) with geographic atrophy and neovascularization (late-stage AMD) and the second group (n=30) with drusen and retinal pigment epithelium abnormalities (early-stage AMD). Assessment included best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and quality-of-life measures (VF-14 questionnaire) before Surgery and BCVA and the VF-14 score after Surgery. RESULTS: In the first group, there was no statistical difference but a trend toward improvement in BCVA (p>0.05). In terms of quality of life, there was a statistical difference between pre- and postoperative VF-14 (p=0.0078). In the second group, there was a statistical difference between pre- and postoperative BVCA (p<0.0001). In terms of quality of life, there was a statistical difference between pre- and postoperative VF-14 (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: This study shows a benefit in terms of visual acuity and quality of life in th ...

Source: www.healthboards.com --- 3 days ago
My opthalmologist is the best! She sees me whenever necessary and often has to 'pluck out inturned lashes' due to the fact that my rt. upper lid structure has been altered from a bad case of shingles 2 years ago. I keep on hand Lotemax and use it... ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 8 days ago
Thursday, was believed to be a Cataract Awareness Day, and on this special day Lenasia Community Health Center, a specialist hospital offers twenty elderly people a gift of sight. Cataracts is a painless clouding of the lens of the eye. It develops over a long period of time, gradually worsening the eyesight which eventually leads to [...] ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 13 days ago
Dr Sunita Agarwal and her team at the Agarwal Hospital on Sunday, conducted a fifteen-minute live demonstration of the innovative Hydrophaco method Cataract Surgery, on a 48- year-old man, named Ambrose. Without using any ultrasound energy, the Cataract was delivered out of the eye using the same sized incision used in phacoemulsification. Mr. N A Harris, MLA [...] ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 10 days ago
Latest news reveals about the drastic increase in residents of Guyana seeking Cataract Surgery in Cuba. This increase is due to the free treatment that is offered by the Cuban government on patients who are suffering from cataracts. Health Minister Leslie Ramsammy said that, after first year we were canceling the programme due to [...] ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 10 days ago
Latest news reveals about the removal of the Cataract Surgery department from the York Central Hospital to Southlake Regional Health Center. This decision was taken by the board of trustees at York Central Hospital after voting. This removal of the Cataract Surgery department voting was done this week by the trustees of the hospital to the [...] ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 41 days ago
Time is flying with its speed and with this medical science is also advancing. And this advancement over the last few decades have made Surgery to treat cataracts more effectively and easily that patients endure. And this is what Dr Jefferey Levenson, a 22-year career specialist in the medical and surgical treatment of the eyes is sharing with [...] ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 41 days ago
A prospective, randomized triple-masked study done by the Indian scientists proves that well known moxifloxacin shows better result if is used two hours before Cataract Surgery than one day before usage. The findings is being published in the August issue of Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. The study was done involving 172 assigned patients undergoing [...] ...

Source: eye.taragana.net --- 25 days ago
For the first time, the Sankara Nethralaya announced to lunch the Stellaris-Micro Incision Cataract Surgery (S-MICS) in Karnataka. The technology enables the doctors to do the smallest incision Surgery. the minimal incision size enables better restoration of patient's original vision and image clarity. Further, the AKREOS AO Micro Incision Lens (MIL) used during the Surgery is [...] ...

Source: www.weirtondailytimes.com --- 27 days ago
The members of the Rotary Club of Weirton Heights learned about the updates in Cataract Surgery over the years from one of their fellow Rotarians during this morning's meeting. Dr. J.K. Luthra, who has performed more than 10,000 Cataract surgeries in his career, spoke about the changes in Cataract Surgery over the years, as well as a recent addition to his practice. Luthra came to Weirton in ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 22 days ago
I have heard of so many older people having Cataract Surgery. Is it inevitable for everyone? - C.R., Tel Aviv Dr. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 35 days ago
Douglas M. Wisner, BS ; David A. Quillen, MD ; David M. Benderson, MD ; Michael J. Green, MD, MS Arch Ophthalmol. ...

Source: eyeworld.org --- 39 days ago
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Source: www.healthsessions.info --- 20 days ago
Cataract Surgery recovery is by and large quick with little or no problems whatsoever. After Cataract Surgery procedure, the patients usually go home and rest for the rest of the day. (...) ...