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Effect of cataract surgery on inflammation control and vision in uveitis patients
1 June 2019
| Ivan Yip
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Cataract and Refractive
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cataract surgery, phacoemulsification, uveitis, vision impairment
This retrospective longitudinal study from Moorfields, London, UK compared uveitis recurrence rates and vision loss in 309 eyes of uveitis patients post cataract surgery to 300 control uveitis patients. Cataract is a common complication associated with uveitis and leads to...
How does cataract surgery affect eyes with wet AMD?
1 October 2015
| Efrosini Papagiannuli
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Cataract and Refractive
In this retrospective cohort study the authors’ primary objective was to assess whether cataract surgery in eyes with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), triggered its progression. The surgical group comprised of 40 eyes versus 42 eyes in the non-surgical control...
Oral glycerol effect on anterior chamber depth during cataract surgery
3 June 2021
| Kareem Waleed Alsaffarini
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Cataract and Refractive
The authors present the findings of a controlled clinical trial where cataract patients having surgery for both eyes at least seven days apart were given oral glycerol preoperatively when operating on the right eye. This meant that the left eye...
Comparison of SIA from femtosecond laser and manual CCIs for cataract surgery
1 December 2018
| Inderpaul S Sian
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Cataract and Refractive
This study group compared the differences in surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) vector, flattening effect, torque and wound architecture following both femtosecond laser and manual clear corneal incisions (CCIs). A double-armed, randomised, prospective case series was conducted. Cataract surgery was performed...
Corneal and astigmatic changes after medial rectus recession surgery of 6mm
3 October 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study prospectively compared changes in astigmatism before and two months after unilateral recession of medial rectus muscles using Pentacam. The fellow unoperated eye was used as the control eye. The study included 66 eyes and 33 patients; 21 males,...
Outcomes of suture-less vs. sutured wound closure for paediatric cataract surgery
6 February 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors aimed to compare the incidence of postoperative complications between cases of suture-less and sutured wound closure in paediatric cataract surgery. This was a retrospective study of children aged <18 years and included 116 eyes of...
Topical nonsteroidal ant-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients undergoing cataract surgery
4 February 2021
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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Cataract and Refractive
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Postoperative inflammation, cataract surgery, diclofenac, laser flare meter, nepafenac
Inflammation is a major risk factor for the development of cystoid macular oedema (CMO) after cataract surgery, leading to breakdown of the blood-retina barrier. There is a correlation between severity of CMO and level of postoperative inflammation. Laser flare meter...
Visual and refractive outcomes and complications in FLACS versus CPS cataract surgery
7 April 2021
| Jonathan Chan
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Cataract and Refractive
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clinical trial, intraocular pressure, lens and zonules, vision
This is a randomised, controlled study of 110 paired eyes from 55 patients that were randomised into either femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) or conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery (CPS) groups. Visual, refractive outcomes, intraocular pressure (IOP) and complications were compared...
Optical coherence tomography angiography usability in measuring iris vasculature in strabismus surgery
1 July 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) as a screening tool for anterior segment ischemia (ASI) in strabismus surgery. Optical coherence tomography angiography measurements were taken in 18 subjects. Twelve were...
Good News from Switzerland: A History of Retinal Reattachment Surgery
1 December 2014
| Robert Harvey
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In one concise volume the reader learns of the recent rapid evolution in vitreoretinal (VR) surgery. The pioneering innovators were often remarkable personalities and this book helps to bring them to life. Prior to 1929 victims of retinal detachment were...
Preventing refractive surprises by real time biometry during cataract surgery
1 October 2015
| Jan Huelle
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Cataract and Refractive
A few months ago a retired lady presented for second eye cataract surgery. I noted on the pre-op ward round that the outcome of her first eye’s surgery looked like a refractive surprise as her spherical equivalent in that eye...
An uncommon late postoperative complication of combined cataract surgery and intravitreal triamcinolone injection
1 December 2014
| Pouya Alaghband, Ambreen Kalhoro, Toams Cudrnak, Ishtyak Mahomed, Nigel James
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AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Case report A 64-year-old female with diabetic maculopathy (DMO) underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in her right eye combined with intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA). Diabetes control was poor with HbA1c (IFCC) of 119mmol/mol and blood sugar level of 27mmol/L....