Vacuum rhexis – A novel capsulorhexis technique for white cataracts
Capsulorhexis in white intumescent cataract is often associated with extension leading to radial tears or biradial extension “Argentinian flag sign” and associated complications. We describe a novel technique of managing this situation.
Sandeep Mahajan +2 more
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Retrospective Audit of Phacomorphic Glaucoma in Last 12 Years in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre, New Delhi, India [PDF]
Introduction: Phacomorphic glaucoma is a type of secondary glaucoma caused by lens swelling in eyes with mature or intumescent cataract. It is encountered more commonly in developing countries.
Shanu Kumar +4 more
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Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Unless medically contraindicated, cataract surgery is usually performed under local (regional) anaesthesia.
Henry OD Ejere +9 more
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Is there overutilisation of cataract surgery in England? [PDF]
<b>Objectives:</b> Following a 3.7-fold increase in the rate of cataract surgery in the UK between 1989 and 2004, concern has been raised as to whether this has been accompanied by an excessive decline in the threshold such that some ...
Jamison, L. +11 more
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Prevalence of cataract in an older population in India: the India study of age-related eye disease. [PDF]
PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of cataract in older people in 2 areas of north and south India. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Randomly sampled villages were enumerated to identify people aged ≥ 60 years.
Gogoi, Madhurjya +28 more
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Postoperative IOP prophylaxis practice following uncomplicated cataract surgery: a UK-wide consultant survey [PDF]
Background In order to minimise postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) rise, after routine uncomplicated cataract surgery, prophylaxis may be adopted.
Dhillon, Baljean +3 more
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Spiral capsulorhexis in intumescent white cataract
Intumescent cataract is characterized by swelling and thickening of the lens due to increased intralenticular fluid accumulation. Capsulorhexis in such cases is particularly challenging due to the risk of anterior capsular rupture (Argentina flag sign ...
R. Balamurugan +5 more
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Background: Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the NHS. In bilateral cataracts, the eye with greatest vision impairment from cataract is operated on first.
Jonathan Shepherd +9 more
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Hypermature Morgagnian cataract and white intumescent cataract still present a significant challenge for the cataract surgeon. Because of the reduced visibility and increased intralenticular pressure in such cases, it is not easy to consistently achieve ...
Haimanti Choudhury +3 more
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Accuracy of ARFI elastography in the differentiation of cataract stages in dogs
: Objective was to evaluate the accuracy of elastography in the differentiation between normal and cataract lenses One hundred forty-five eyes of 98 dogs were divided into groups according to cataract stage.
Thais G.M. Abreu +7 more
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