Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess corneal densitometry and visual outcomes after big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (BB-DALK) and manual dissection deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus.
Methods: This retrospective comparative observational study included 40 keratoconic patients who underwent DALK surgery: 22 eyes had BB-DALK (group I) and 18 eyes had failed BB technique and DALK was completed by manual dissection (group II). Best -corrected visual acuity (BCVA), corneal topographic parameters, residual stromal tissue thickness, and endothelial cell count were recorded at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.
To investigate ocular blood flow changes in healthy myopic patients following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using color Doppler imaging. Sixteen eyes of 16 myopic patients were studied. LASIK was performed and intraocular pressure was raised to levels ≥65 mmHg.
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July 2013
Background: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of implanting a secondary IOL in comparison with IOL exchange to correct residual spherical refractive error after cataract surgery.
Method: This prospective case series included 23 pseudophakic eyes of 23 patients. They were divided into two groups: group I included 12 eyes for whom secondary piggyback IOL implantation in the ciliary sulcus was done, and group II included 11 eyes for whom IOL exchange was done.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol
February 2013
Purpose: To evaluate the astigmatic correcting effect of paired opposite clear corneal incisions (OCCIs) on the steep axis in patients with residual astigmatism after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-one eyes of 24 patients with a mean age of 28.4 years ±2.46 (range, 19-36 years) were recruited for the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To assess the levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and hydroxyproline (Hyp) in aqueous humor and plasma of human eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and to correlate their concentrations with the severity of glaucoma.
Methods: Fifty patients with POAG and 35 patients with senile cataract (control group) were enrolled in the study prospectively. Aqueous humor samples were obtained by paracentesis from glaucoma and cataract patients who were undergoing elective surgery.
Purpose: To assess the outcome of collagen crosslinking (CXL) in keratoconus eyes after implantation of Kera intracorneal ring segments.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-one eyes of 13 patients with mild to moderate degree of keratoconus were included in this study. All eyes had uneventful surgery for Kera intracorneal ring segment implantation followed by collagen CXL treatment after at least 3 months of the implantation.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
November 2011
Background And Objective: To compare the outcomes of wavefront-optimized ablation and topography-guided ablation in fellow eyes of patients undergoing laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia.
Patients And Methods: This prospective study included 84 patients who underwent LASIK in both eyes: wavefront-optimized ablation in one eye (group I) and topography-guided ablation in the fellow eye (group II). The Moria2 microkeratome with a 110 single-use head (Moria, Antony, France) was used to create a superior hinged flap and the Allegretto Wave Excimer Laser (Alcon/Wavelight Light Laser Technologie GmbH, Erlangen, Germany) for photoablation.
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of the concomitant administration of antiglaucoma medications namely timolol 0.1% gel in cases with myopic regression after myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
Design: Prospective observational clinical trial.