Publications by authors named "Nithi Visessook"
Objective: (1) To report the neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy rate (%) of eight rigid and foldable intraocular lens (IOL) designs in a series of 5416 pseudophakic human eyes obtained postmortem, accessioned in our center between January 1988 and January 2000. (2) To identify factors that are instrumental in reducing the incidence of posterior capsule opacification, (PCO, secondary cataract) and hence the need for Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
Design: Comparative autopsy tissue analysis.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term clinical outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) substrate for high-risk patients with AF.
Background: The benefits of catheter ablation for high-risk AF patients with respect to mortality and stroke reductions remain unclear.
Methods: We performed AF substrate ablation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrogram (CFAE) mapping in 674 high-risk AF patients.
Purpose: To investigate the removal times of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) with different intraocular lens (IOL) designs and materials.
Setting: Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Department of Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, and Heidelberg IOL & Refractive Surgery Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Methods: In a standardized laboratory setup, the Miyake-Apple posterior view video technique was used to evaluate OVD removal from capsular bags in human autopsy eyes implanted with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), silicone, and acrylic IOLs.