Postoperative complications of combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy in diabetic retinopathy patients.

Purpose: To compare intra- and postoperative complications in combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy surgeries performed in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) vs. proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: Retrospective, case series of patients with diabetic retinopathy who underwent combined phacovitrectomy surgery between 2008 and 2017.

In Vivo Effects of Prostaglandin Analogues Application by Topical Drops or Retrobulbar Injections on the Orbital Fat of a Rat Model.

Purpose: To assess the in vivo effects of bimatoprost 0.03% (Lumigan®) on the orbital fat in a rat model.

Methods: Twenty rats were randomly divided into two groups: bimatoprost was administrated to the right eye by topical drops (group 1) or retrobulbar injection (group 2), and saline was administrated to the left eye by similar administration routes (controls).

Agreement of Corneal Endothelial Cell Analysis Between Konan-Noncon Robo SP-6000 and Tomey EM-3000 Specular Microscopes in Healthy Subjects.

Purpose: To compare corneal endothelium parameters taken by two common noncontact specular microscopes in healthy subjects.

Methods: Healthy participants visiting the outpatient eye clinic at the Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, were recruited prospectively. All participants underwent three consecutive corneal endothelial cell photographs with both the Konan-Noncon Robo SP-6000 and the Tomey EM-3000 specular microscopes.