PERSISTENT PUPILLARY MEMBRANE OR ACCESSORY IRIS MEMBRANE?

Frequently, in literature and curent practice, accessory iris membrane (AIM) and persistant pupillary membrane (PPM) are confused. Both AIM and PPM are congenital iris anomalies in which fine or thick iris strands arrise form the collarette and obscure the pupil. AIM, which is also called iris duplication, closely resembles the normal iris tissue in color and thickness and presents a virtual second pseudopupil aperture in the centre while PPM even in its extreme forms presents as a translucent or opaque membranous structure that extends across the pupil and has no pseudopupil.

FUCHS ENDOTHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY: IS FEMTOSECOND LASER-ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY THE RIGHT APPROACH?

Introduction: Femtosecond Laser-assisted cataract surgery represents a modern technology that hopes to lower the risk of complications for patients suffering from Fuchs endothelial dystrophy by using a reduced level of energy that causes less damage to the endothelium, the main concern for patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy. The femtosecond laser performs 3 important steps in cataract surgery: corneal incisions, capsulorhexis and nucleus fragmentation without intraocular instrument manipulation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the efficiency of Femtosecond Laser-assisted cataract surgery in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy.

THE ADVANTAGES OF FEMTOSECOND LASER-ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY.

Purpose: To present the advantages of performing femtosecond laser-assisted (Alcon-LenSx Inc.) cataract surgery.

Methods: Cataract surgery was performed with the LenSx femtosecond laser (Alcon-LenSx Inc.