Search Results - "phacoemulsification"

Cataract is the most common cause of blindness worldwide. The standard treatment for cataracts is phacoemulsification with implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL). Removing cataracts can significantly improve vision and the quality of life associated with vision. The review considers the necessary...

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The balance between the efficiency of lens’ destruction and the safety of this process for intraocular structures is the most important aspect in the search for alternative energy approaches in cataract surgery. The article provides a literature review summarizing modern medical and technical soluti...

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Purpose: Studying of efficiency and safety of application of «Sistаnе-gel» after a cataract phaсoemulsification for postoperative therapy of a syndrome of a dry eye was.Methods: 56 patients (56 eyes) are surveyed. 26 of them (26 eyes) have primary open-angle glaucoma and receive antiglaukomе prepara...

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INTRODUCTION: Preoperative anxiety is an unpleasant state in patients undergoing Phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Benzodiazepines are used to alleviate anxiety. The anxiolytic and analgesic effects of melatonin are compared with diazepam in this study. We have assessed the effect of melatonin o...

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Purpose: to optimize the technique of hypermature Morganian cataract phacoemulsification.Patients and methods. 18 patients (18 eyes) with hypermature Morganian cataract were examined. Group I included 8 patients who underwent surgical intervention according to the improved technology using the irido...

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The actual problem of the modern ophthalmology is prevention of postoperative infectious complications. The efficacy of the drug Okomistin ® was studied in 500 patients after cataract surgery. A scheme for the use of the Okomistin in pre- and postoperative period is proposed. The results of the stud...

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Conditionally pathogenic conjunctival microflora is the most frequent cause of endophthalmitis after cataract phacoemulsification (“PEC”).The purpose. To evaluate the sterility of the surgical field and anterior chamber fluid (ACF) during elective (PEC).Materials and methods. 75 eyes were examined....

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Traditional surgery of cataract in pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) can be excessively aggressive and increase zonular instability. The main technological target of this surgery is reducing of a zonular stress at all stages and especially when removing the lens nucleus. Purpose was to develop an eff...

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Purpose: to analyze the results of complicated cataract phacoemulsification with implantation of various types of intraocular lenses and fixation techniques. Material and methods. 48 patients (51 eyes) with complicated cataracts and weakened ligamentous apparatus of the lens or intraoperative ruptur...

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Nathan T Cannon, Kathleen Scruggs, Seth M Pantanelli Department of Ophthalmology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USACorrespondence: Seth M Pantanelli, Department of Ophthalmology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA, Tel +1 717 5315690, Email spantanelli@pennstatehealth.ps...

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Purpose: Development and an assessment of efficiency of a technique of phakic intraocular lenses (FIOL) at cataract phacoemul- sification.Methods: 25 FIOL, a pupillary lens RSC-3, a posterior chamber lens, production of MNtK, Russia, and posterior chamber lens ICL S4 StAAR were removed. Before compl...

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Purpose: to develop new approaches to Morgagnian cataract surgery by optimizing the phacoemulsification technique and reducing the risk of surgical complications.Material and methods. 22 patients (22 eyes) with hypermature Morgagnian cataract were divided into 2 groups. The main group I included 11...

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Currently, there are negative trends in the incidence of cataract, which, along with glaucoma, is the most common cause of visual impairment in various countries. Cataract prevalence continues to be high, necessitating the search for new treatment technologies and criteria for assessing the health a...

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Aim. The development and clinical study of optimized femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification (PE) technology of hypermature cataract. Patients and methods. Femtosecond laser-assisted PE of hypermature cataract was performed in 72 patients (72 eyes). The 1st group included 45 patients (45 eyes...

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Purpose: To investigate the influence of carbohydrate metabolism on the structure and mechanical properties of the lens capsule and nucleus.Methods: Human lens pathology was studied in different forms of cataract. 220 patients with a cataract (220 eyes) were included in this study. Morphological, im...

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The actual problem of the modern ophthalmology is prevention of postoperative infectious complications. the efficacy of the drug Okomistin ® was studied in 500 patients after cataract surgery. A scheme for the use of the Okomistin in pre- and postoperative period is proposed. the results of the stud...

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Aim: The aim of this study was to question whether there is a difference in the change of intraocular pressure (IOP) between groups of participants, achieved by phacoemulsification after trabeculectomy, considering the height of IOP at beginning. As well as whether there is a decreased necessity for...

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Modern surgical treatment of cataracts provides effective results. The study of the position of the intraocular lens (IOL) in the capsule bag can be considered as one of the most important factors influencing the final visual and refractive result of the operation.Aim: comparative analysis of clinic...

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Purpose: To study the efficiency of tear substitutes based on hyaluronic acid at the patients after phacoemulsification for prophylaxis and postoperative therapy of dry eye syndrome.Methods: 168 patients (168 eyes) were examined before cataract surgery. The average age was 69.2±5.7 years old. Patien...

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Purpose - to determine the correlation between the lens density index and ultrasound dose. Materials and methods. The experimental group of 60 patients (average age 76.4 years) with immature and mature age-related cataract were examined using lens spectrofluorometry to determine the lens density ind...

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