Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 2019 Bacground: The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to compare the overall intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of iStent or CyPass as isolated procedures or in combination with cataract extraction.
Ali Mahdavi Fard +3 more
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Indication criteria for cataract extraction and gender differences in waiting time
Acta ophthalmologica, 2014 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate national indication criteria tool for cataract extraction (NIKE), a clinical tool for establishing levels of indications for cataract surgery, in relation to gender differences in waiting times for ...
Goldina Smirthwaite +3 more
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Canaloplasty in the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Review of Patient Selection and Outcomes. [PDF]
, 2018 Canaloplasty is a relatively new non-penetrating surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in patients affected by glaucoma. The technique uses a microcatheter to perform a 360 º cannulation of Schlemm's canal and leaves in place a tension suture
Brusini, Paolo +5 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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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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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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Further genetic heterogeneity for autosomal dominant human sutural cataracts [PDF]
, 2003 A unique sutural cataract was observed in a 4-generation German family to be transmitted as an isolated autosomal, dominant trait. Since mutations in the gamma-crystallin encoding CRYG genes have previously been demonstrated to be the most frequent ...
Billingsley, G. +6 more
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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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Follow-up study of over three years of patients with uveitis after cataract phacoemulsification: outcomes and complications [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: To evaluate the rate and onset of intraoperative and postoperative complications post-phacoemulsification. Methods: One hundred sixty-two eyes of 145 patients with uveitis who underwent phacoemulsification between 2006 and 2009 were identified
ABBOUDA, ALESSANDRO +5 more
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