Retinal vessel diameter in pseudoexfoliation
5 February 2020
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Retinal vessel diameter, optical coherence tomography, pseudoexfoliation
Pseudoexfolation (PEX) is characterised by deposition of fibrillary extracellular material on ocular and extraocular tissue. Studies have shown that deposition in vascular structures cause hypoxia and ischaemia. In the eye, a decrease in blood supply to the optic nerve can...
Cataract in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome
1 August 2018
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Apoptosis, TUNEL, cataract, lens epithelial cell, pseudoexfoliation syndrome
The authors present a prospective comparative study in 43 patients with (group 1) or without (group 2) pseudoexfoliation (PXF) undergoing cataract surgery. Anterior capsule samples were obtained in all patients and analysed for signs of apoptosis by using special staining...
Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with weak zonules
1 April 2017
| Eulee Seow
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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capsular tension ring, cataract, phacoemulsification, postoperative complications, pseudoexfoliation, weak zonules
Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and zonular weakness have long been known to increase the risk of complication of cataract surgery. This retrospective study looks at the results of phacoemulsion and intraocular implantation in 295 eyes with pseudoexfoliation and zonular weakness, with a...
