Growth factor restriction impedes progression of wound healing following cataract surgery: identification of VEGF as a putative therapeutic target [PDF]
, 2016 Secondary visual loss occurs in millions of patients due to a wound-healing response, known as posterior capsule opacification (PCO), following cataract surgery. An intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted into residual lens tissue, known as the capsular bag,
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AGEs in human lens capsule promote the TGFβ2-mediated EMT of lens epithelial cells:Implications for age-associated fibrosis [PDF]
, 2016 Proteins in basement membrane (BM) are long-lived and accumulate chemical modifications during aging; advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation is one such modification. The human lens capsule is a BM secreted by lens epithelial cells. In this study,
Glomb, Marcus +9 more
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Does Cataract Surgery Simulation Correlate with Real-life Experience?
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2018 Objectives: To evaluate the correlation of cataract surgical simulator and real-life surgical experience and its contribution to surgical training. Materials and Methods: Sixteen doctors in our department were divided into three groups based on ...
Ayşe Bozkurt Oflaz +2 more
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Results and complications of surgeons-in-training learning bimanual microincision cataract surgery [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: To evaluate visual outcomes and complications of bimanual microincision cataract surgery performed by surgeons in training. SETTING: Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
BIGLIARDI, MARIA CHIARA +7 more
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Postoperative occlusion of visual axis with fibrous membrane in the presence of anterior capsular phimosis in a patient with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: a case report [PDF]
, 2016 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give ...
Eung Suk Kim +5 more
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Capsulotomia anterior pré-operatória com Nd:YAG laser em cataratas brancas intumescentes: relato de 11 casos [PDF]
, 2009 Creating a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in eyes with white intumescent cataracts is a challenge due to the high risk of extension of capsular tears to the lens periphery.
COELHO, Roberto Pinto +4 more
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New technology update: femtosecond laser in cataract surgery. [PDF]
, 2014 Femtosecond lasers represent a new frontier in cataract surgery. Since their introduction and first human treatment in 2008, a lot of new developments have been achieved.
Nagy Zoltán Zsolt
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Different strokes for anterior capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Background: A successful outcome in pediatric cataract surgery is determined by an intact, curvilinear anterior capsulotomy which is dependent on the type and density of cataract, the morphology of the anterior capsule, and associated anterior segment ...
Goura Chattannavar +2 more
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Uso de azul tripano a 0,025% para corar a cápsula anterior em catarata sem reflexo [PDF]
, 2001 Purpose: To describe the use of anterior capsule staining in cataracts without red reflex using a 0.025% trypan blue solution. Methods: Six eyes of 6 patients with cataracts without red reflex were submitted to phacoemulsification using a direct ...
Belfort, Rubens Junior +4 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Purpose: Phacoemulsification surgery requires the use of both hands; however, some surgeons may not be comfortable using their non-dominant hand, especially in critical steps such as chopping.
Rasha M Eltanamly +3 more
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