Background: Antioxidants may affect the lipid components of membrane receptors. The purpose of this study was to determine whether treatment with antioxidants after photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) improves visual acuity recovery time after a flicker test
Methods: The study was conducted in a university-affiliated ophthalmology clinic in Bologna, Italy, from April 2000 to April 2001. Thirty-five patients (21 men and 14 women aged 55 to 86 years [mean 72 (standard deviation [SD] 8.
Purpose: To assess the folding and implantation of the single-piece EasAcryl 1 intraocular lens (IOL) and the maintenance of the tunnel structure and capsular bag stability after implantation.
Setting: S. Orsola Hospital Department of Pathophysiologic Optics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.