Inadvertent trypan blue staining of posterior capsule during cataract surgery associated with Argentinian flag event [PDF]
, 2016 Trypan blue is common in visualizing the anterior capsule during cataract surgery. Inadvertent staining of the posterior capsule during phacoemulsification is a rare complication and there are few reports in the literature.
Alapati, Neeti M +3 more
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Outcome of phacoemulsification and extracapsular cataract extraction: A study in a district hospital in Malaysia [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2014 Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in Malaysia1 and cataract extraction is the most common type of intraocular surgery performed all over the world.2 Cataract surgery has evolved from intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE) to ...
Thevi Thanigasalam +2 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: The method of phacoemulsification for cataract surgery is preferred by surgeons, but it is not an affordable method. On the other hand, small-incision cataract surgery performed manually is economically affordable.
Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh , Tabrez Alam,
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Background. Galactose accumulation in the lens tissue is known to be cataractogenic. Whether consistent dietary intake of lactose—which consists of glucose and galactose—predisposes to senile cataract remains unclear.
Osama M. Mustafa, Yassine J. Daoud
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Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Versus Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography to Assess Anterior Chamber Angle Before and After Cataract Surgery [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: Cataract extraction surgery might modify the anterior segment characteristics. Two non-invasive devices that can identify these alterations include; Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography [AS-OCT], and Ultrasound Biomicroscopy [UBM ...
Mohammed Youssef +3 more
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An epidemiological assessment of lens opacifications that impaired vision in patients injected with radium-224 [PDF]
, 1988 The incidence of lens opacifications that impaired vision (cataract) was analyzed among 831 patients who were injected with known dosages of 224Ra in Germany shortly after World War II.
Chmelevsky, D. +4 more
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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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Effect of individual-level and socioeconomic factors on long-term survival after cataract surgery over a 30-year period [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: To evaluate survival and the risk for mortality after cataract surgery in relation to individual-level and socioeconomic factors in Scotland over 3 decades. Setting: Linked healthcare data, United Kingdom.
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Cataract Extraction under Topical-Subconjunctivital [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2002 Local anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgical techniques is achieving prevalence now. Various local procedures were described in the literature including retrobulbar, peribulbar, subconjunctival and topical anaesthesia.
Mohammed Z. Al-Sherifi, Salam N. Asfar
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Frontiers in MedicinePurposeThis study aimed to revise data published in the literature on the effects of cataract surgery on tear film characteristics, in relation to personal clinical surgical experience.MethodsA search was undertaken using PubMed (all years). Search terms
Alessia Nuzzi +2 more
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