Accuracy of the refractive prediction determined by multiple currently available intraocular lens power calculation formulas in small eyes.

Purpose: To observe the refractive outcomes of cataract surgery in small adult eyes, and to investigate the accuracy of different intraocular lens (IOL) power prediction formulas.

Design: Retrospective interventional case series.

Methods: We included consecutive small eyes undergoing uneventful phacoemulsification cataract surgery with a single highly powerful IOL (Acrysof SA60AT) implanted in the capsular bag (range of powers +35.

Complications and outcomes of phacoemulsification cataract surgery complicated by anterior capsule tear.

Purpose: To study the results of phacoemulsification cataract surgery complicated by anterior capsule tear.

Design: Retrospective interventional controlled case series.

Methods: Consecutive series of eyes suffering intraoperative anterior capsule tear and others with uneventful cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital were investigated.

Phacoemulsification using 8 flexible iris hooks in a patient with a short eye, small pupil, and phacodonesis.

Unlabelled: We describe a technique that uses flexible iris hooks to dilate and stabilize the capsular bag in a patient with a very deep set and small eye, narrow palpebral fissure, shallow anterior chamber, and very small pupil, who was scheduled for routine phacoemulsification for a white cataract. At the time of iris hook placement, the capsular bag was noted to be markedly unstable. The patient was managed successfully with phacoemulsification of the lens using 4 iris hooks to dilate the pupil and 4 iris hooks to stabilize the capsular bag during surgery.

The toxic effect of air on primary human retinal pigment epithelium cells.

Purpose: To investigate the toxic effect of air on primary human retinal pigment epithelium cells (RPE) over time.

Methods: RPE cultures were retrieved from six donor eyes and cultivated at 37 °C in 5% CO(2) and 95% humidified air. The RPE were divided in six groups with each group containing four samples.

Cataract surgery in small adult eyes.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of phacoemulsification cataract surgery in microphthalmos.

Methods: Retrospective consecutive case series of eyes with axial length <20.9 mm, and requiring a high intraocular lens (IOL) power (≥30 or ≥35 dioptres for anterior or posterior chamber fixation, respectively), with no history of previous ocular surgery, and undergoing planned phacoemulsification cataract surgery with IOL implantation at Moorfields Eye Hospital was investigated to observe the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative complications.

Morphological changes and viability of primary cultured human ocular trabecular meshwork cells after exposure to air.

Purpose: To investigate the possible toxic effect of air exposure for an in vitro model of primary human ocular trabecular meshwork cells (HTM).

Methods: HTM were isolated from five donor eyes and cultivated at 37 °C. After reaching confluence the cells were seeded on two well chamber slides.