Secondary cataracts: After cataract surgery, scar tissue may grow in the lens capsule and cause cloudy vision again. This type is called posterior capsule opacification and is treated quickly and painlessly with YAG laser capsulotomy. Pediatric cataracts: Some children are born with cataracts, while ...
Because of the elastic nature of the pediatric lens capsule, creating an anterior and posterior capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract surgery is often challenging. There is also the consideration that up to 100% of young children (0–7 years) will develop PCO with obstruction of vision when the...
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When non-drug treatments have failed, surgery can be a lifesaver. However, there is scant evidence that surgical intervention is the most effective treatment for body pain. When non-invasive methods have failed, surgical intervention may be considered. Incredibly counterintuitive as it may seem, exe...
The enhanced contrast of the monochrome filter is also useful for cortex and viscoelastic removal. In corneal surgery, the green filter highlights the rim of the DMEK graft during tissue preparation, the yellow filter enhances the contrast of the stained DMEK graft in the...
With higher repetition rates, less energy is required to obtain the same tissue effect. FSLs used in cataract surgery employ a pulse duration of 400–800 femtoseconds (fs) and the energy range is in microjoules (μJ, 10−6 J). During the surgery of the crystalline lens of the eye, ...
inflammation and scar formation than a clear cornea approach.12,17In a study withextracapsular cataract extraction(ECCE) via an inferotemporal approach after previoustrabeculectomy, Dickens and Cashwell found an increase of meanIOPof 3.5 mmHg after cataract surgery, although not elevated above 20...
A European web-based registry for refractive surgery was established in 2008; The European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EUREQUO). The aim of the registry was to improve treatment and standards of care for refractive surgery. Further aims were to offer a tool...
Kasetsuwan et al14 suggested that the use of light filters, decreased exposure time, proper irrigation, and gentle manipulation of the ocular surface tissue may reduce complications after surgery. Clear corneal incisions are recommended, despite damage caused by the disruption of corneal nerves...
“IOL”, is implanted into the eye at the time ofcataract surgery. Unlike a contact lens, it is permanently fixated inside the eye. In this way, it cannot fall out, does not require cleaning, and does not change the appearance of the eye. It produces no s...