Is ethnicity a risk factor for severe retinopathy of prematurity?

Objective: To assess the risk of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment in different ethnic groups.

Design: Retrospective observational study on ROP screening and treatment. It involved a cross-sectional review of all eligible infants over a seven-year period.

Outcomes of sulcus implantation of Array multifocal intraocular lenses in second-eye cataract surgery complicated by vitreous loss.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of implantation of the Array((R)) multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) (model SA-40N, AMO) in the ciliary sulcus in second-eye cataract surgery complicated by vitreous loss.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, United Kingdom.

Methods: This retrospective study comprised 15 patients who had complicated second-eye cataract surgery with loss of posterior capsule support leading to sulcus implantation of an Array multifocal IOL.

Entry of antibiotic ointment into the anterior chamber after uneventful phacoemulsification.

A 77-year-old woman had uneventful phacoemulsification. Postoperative examination revealed that chloramphenicol ointment instilled in the conjunctival fornix had entered the anterior chamber and smeared the intraocular lens (IOL). Immediate surgical removal of the ointment with IOL exchange was performed.