Outcome comparison between transcanalicular and external dacryocystorhinostomy.

Aim: To compare the outcomes achieved with external dacryocystorhinostomy (EX-DCR) and transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy (TC-DCR) using a multidiode laser in patients with bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO).

Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 38 eyes of 19 patients with bilateral NLDO. Simultaneous bilateral surgery was performed on all patients.

Orbital infarction syndrome after transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy with diode laser.

Orbital infarction syndrome is a rare but devastating disorder resulting in sudden visual loss. A patient with orbital infarction syndrome due to orbital cellulitis after transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy with diode laser is described. A 55-year-old woman presented 3 days after transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy.

Assessment of patient satisfaction following external versus transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy with a diode laser and evaluation if change in quality of life after simultaneous bilateral surgery in patients with bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Aim: To compare patient satisfaction and experience after external dacryocystorhinostomy (EX-DCR) versus transcanalicular DCR (TC-DCR) with a diode laser and to evaluate the change in quality of life following simultaneous bilateral DCR.

Methods: Prospective evaluation of 38 eyes of 19 patients with bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) who underwent TC-DCR for the right eye (Group 1) and EX-DCR for the left eye (Group 2) simultaneously. The subjective outcomes (tearing, irritation, pain, discharge, swelling, and change in visual acuity) of the patients in the two groups at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months were compared using a questionnaire.

A rare complication after transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy: tissue necrosis and nasal-cutaneous fistula.

Transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy (TCDCR) with diode laser is a minimally invasive technique with good cosmetic results. The reported complication rate is low. In this brief report, the authors describe a patient with tissue necrosis and nasal-cutaneous fistula after TCDCR.

Evaluation of the microstructure of cornea by in vivo confocal microscopy in contact lens wearing and non-contact lens wearing keratoconus patients.

Purpose: To compare the microstructure of the central keratoconic cornea in contact lens wearing and non-contact lens wearing keratoconus subjects.

Methods: One hundred and one eyes of 56 keratoconic subjects were compared with control patients who wear contact lenses (22 subjects) and controls who do not wear contact lenses (40 subjects). The keratoconic subjects were assessed in 2 groups: the contact lens wearing keratoconus group (37 patients, 64 eyes, 20 female and 17 male; Group 1) and the keratoconus group comprising subjects who do not wear contact lenses (19 patients, 37 eyes, 9 female, 10 male; Group 2).

The Long-Term Results of Frontalis Suspension Using Autogenous Fascia Lata in Children with Congenital Ptosis under 3 Years Old.

Purpose. To describe the long-term results of frontalis suspension using autogenous fascia lata in children with congenital ptosis under 3 years old. Methods.

Efficiency of olopatadine hydrochloride 0.1% in the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and goblet cell density.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of topical 0.1% olopatadine hydrochloride on goblet cell density, clinical signs, and symptoms of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

Methods: Between December 2002 and April 2003, 40 eyes of 20 patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis and 10 healthy eyes of 5 control patients were evaluated prospectively and treated with 0.

Effect of 30-day continuous wear of silicone hydrogel contact lenses on corneal thickness.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of 30-day continuous-wear contact lenses (Focus Night & Day) on corneal thickness and physiology.

Methods: Twenty-six myopic eyes with no history of contact lens wear were fitted with silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Complete ophthalmologic examinations, corneal topography, and corneal thickness measurements at the center and eight peripheral areas were performed before fitting and at each visit, namely on day 1, day 10, and 1 month.

Effects of contact lenses on corneal thickness and corneal curvature during usage.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of contact lenses on corneal thickness and curvature.

Methods: Eighty-four eyes of 45 patients (26 female and 19 male) wearing contact lens for the first time with a median age of 23.04 +/- 7.