Publications by authors named "Jan Van Looveren"
Article Synopsis
- - The study looked at how often a problem called clinically significant pseudophakic macular edema (CSPME) happens after a type of eye surgery using a specific lens technique in Belgium.
- - They checked the health records of 2419 adults who had this eye surgery between 2013 and 2018 to find any risk factors that might increase the chance of developing CSPME.
- - The results showed that CSPME was really rare, especially for people without any risk factors, and that certain health issues like kidney problems and eye diseases made it more likely to occur.
Purpose: To report on the use of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of the vitreolenticular interface (VLI) during pediatric cataract surgery and to determine the incidence of VLI dysgenesis and surgical difficulties.
Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Purpose: To report the incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and associated risk factors after cataract surgery using the bag-in-the-lens (BIL) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation technique.
Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Purpose: To obtain insights on the protein composition of posterior capsular plaques (PCP) in congenital unilateral cataract with anterior vitreolenticular interface dysgenesis (AVLID).
Methods: Posterior capsular plaque's were collected during surgery in children presenting with congenital unilateral cataract. Surgeries were analysed focusing on the type of cataract, the integrity of the posterior capsule after peeling the PCP and the presence of vitreolenticular adherences when performing primary posterior capsulorhexis.
Influence of the vitreolenticular interface in pediatric cataract surgery.
J Cataract Refract Surg
October 2018
Article Synopsis
- This study examines Berger space status in pediatric cataract patients and the role of anterior vitreolenticular interface dysgenesis during primary posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (PCCC).
- Conducted at Antwerp University Hospital, the prospective case series analyzed various factors in pediatric cataract surgeries, including complications and feasibility of IOL implantation.
- The results revealed that dysgenesis was often seen in cases with unilateral cataracts and posterior capsule plaques, complicating surgeries and increasing the risk of membrane breaks and unplanned vitrectomies.
Purpose: To gain insight into the histology of the vitreolenticular interface in congenital unilateral posterior cataract.
Setting: Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Edegem, and the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium.
Design: Prospective case study.
Purpose: To determine the incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and associated risk factors after phacoemulsification and bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.
Setting: Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp, Belgium.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Pediatric bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens implantation: long-term follow-up.
J Cataract Refract Surg
August 2015
Purpose: To evaluate long-term follow-up results of pediatric cataract surgery using the bag-in-the-lens (BIL) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation technique.
Setting: Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Design: Prospective case series.
Purpose: To assess the clinical outcomes of bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens (BIL IOL) implantation following the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 11979-7:2006 in pediatric eyes and eyes with ocular comorbidities.
Setting: Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp, Belgium.
Design: Cohort study.
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results after implantation of a spherotoric intraocular lens (IOL) using the bag-in-the-lens (BIL) technique.
Setting: Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp, Belgium.
Design: Evidence-based manuscript.
Posterior capsule management in congenital cataract surgery.
J Cataract Refract Surg
January 2011
Unlabelled: Management of the posterior capsule significantly affects the outcome of pediatric cataract surgery. Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is rapid and virtually inevitable in very young children when adult-style cataract surgery is performed and the posterior capsule is left intact. In eyes with pediatric cataract, primary posterior capsulotomy and vitrectomy are considered routine surgical steps, especially in younger children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To evaluate straylight and contrast sensitivity in cataractous eyes of different morphologies, and to determine which type of cataract presents higher impairment of visual function, specifically compared to studies proposing new norms for European drivers.
Methods: Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity and straylight were measured in 97 cataractous eyes using respectively a Snellen chart, a Pelli-Robson chart and the compensation comparison method (C-Quant Straylight Meter). Cataracts were graded using the Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) and divided into 4 groups: nuclear, cortical, nuclear-cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract.
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological aspects of contact lens-related infectious corneal ulcers requiring hospitalization.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the files of patients hospitalized for contact lens-induced corneal ulcer in the eight Belgian university hospitals over a 7-year period (January 1997 to December 2003). Diagnoses for all hospitalized patients are obligatorily registered using the ICD-9 code.