Prospective analysis of anatomic features predisposing patients to intraoperative floppy iris syndrome.

Purpose: To aid preoperative risk assessment by identifying anatomic parameters corresponding with a higher risk of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) during cataract surgery.

Methods: Prospective cohort study of 55 patients with α-adrenergic receptor antagonist (α-ARA) treatment and 55 controls undergoing cataract surgery. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), video pupilometer, and biometry measurements were performed preoperatively and analyzed regarding anatomic parameters that corresponded with a higher rate of IFIS.

Long-term impact of delayed follow-up due to COVID-19 lockdown on patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Background: During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 outpatient care of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients was severely reduced due to lockdown. Missed visits are known to be detrimental to patients in need of continued anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal injections (IVIs). The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of a month-long pause of regular visits and anti-VEGF IVIs in nAMD patients.

The relationship between patient satisfaction and visual and optical outcome after bilateral implantation of an extended depth of focus multifocal intraocular lens.

Purpose: To evaluate patient satisfaction after implantation of the Tecnis Symfony multifocal intraocular lens (MIOL).

Methods: 120 eyes of 60 subjects with senile cataract were bilaterally implanted with the Tecnis Symfony IOL. Follow-up examination was performed 6 months postoperatively.

Efficacy of Topical Hydrocortisone in Combination with Topical Ciclosporin A for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease in Patients with Sjögren Syndrome.

Introduction: The aim of this randomized, observer-masked, parallel group study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of topical hydrocortisone administered in addition to topical ciclosporin A for the first 2 weeks of the treatment in patients with dry eye disease associated with Sjögren syndrome.

Materials And Methods: 24 eyes of 12 patients with severe dry eye disease associated with Sjögren syndrome were included in this study. Both eyes of all patients were treated with preservative-free Ciclosporin A eye drops once daily for 6 months.

Quality of life in patients with glaucoma assessed by 39-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-39).

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate glaucoma patients' quality of life (QoL) as measured by National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-39) and to examine the influence of patient characteristics and disease stage measured by visual field loss on QoL.

Methods: A prospective survey of patients with an established diagnosis of glaucoma without concomitant eye disease was conducted. Patients completed a validated German translation of the NEI VFQ-39 questionnaire.

The impact of visual axis position on the optical quality after implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses with different asphericity values.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of visual axis positioning on the optical performance of the Tecnis MIOL and the Diff-aA MIOL.

Methods: In this prospective, randomized comparative study, 70 eyes of 35 subjects with senile cataract were implanted with the spherical aberration-correcting diffractive, bifocal Tecnis ZLB00 IOL and 60 eyes of 30 age-matched subjects with the spherical aberration neutral, diffractive, bifocal Diffractiva IOL. Observation procedure was performed 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively.

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients presenting for intravitreal injection.

Aim: Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nosocomial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is of great concern to clinicians of all specialties. Currently there are no published data available on the prevalence of the infection in ophthalmology patients presenting for intravitreal injection (IVI). The purpose of this retrospective study was to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV‑2 infection in patients presenting for IVI at our hospital.

Clinical evaluation of neovascular and non-neovascular chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) diagnosed by swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS OCTA).

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy based on swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS OCTA).

Methods: Twenty-nine eyes presenting with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) were examined with the Topcon SS OCTA, using the DRI optical coherence tomography (OCT) Triton machine, and were classified as neovascular or non-neovascular CSC depending on whether a vascular pattern was detected in the outer retina on OCT angiogram. The two groups were compared based on the following clinical findings: best corrected distance and reading visual acuity (BCDVA, best corrected reading acuity (BCRA)), rate of subretinal fluid, intraretinal fluid, hyperreflective flat pigment epithelial detachment (PED), and serous PED.

A novel method to evaluate quality of care from the perspective of cataract patients.

Purpose: To evaluate quality of care from patient's perspective following cataract surgery using a novel questionnaire and to assess validity of the survey in context with the identification of lacks in quality of care.

Methods: Assessment of quality of care in 150 patients (150 eyes) who underwent cataract surgery in an Austrian clinical setting based on a novel "Quality of Care from Patient's perspective following Cataract Surgery" (QCPCS)-questionnaire including 10 subjective, 10 objective and 7 general health care criteria. Quality of care was graded according to importance (range: 1 = not important to 4 = extremely important) and frequency of occurrence (range: 1 = never to 4 = often, 0 = not applicable).

Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema with Intravitreal Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Prompt versus Deferred Focal Laser during Long-Term Follow-Up and Identification of Prognostic Retinal Markers.

Purpose: Long-term follow-up of patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) treated with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) combined focal laser and identification of prognostic morphological characteristics.

Methods: Prospective clinical trial (50 treatment-naive eyes) with DME randomized 1 : 1 receiving intravitreal ranibizumab (0.5 mg/0.

Comparison of Two Toric IOLs with Different Haptic Design: Optical Quality after 1 Year.

Background: The purpose of this prospective, randomised study was to interocularly compare the visual performance after implantation of two different toric IOLs with different haptic design.

Methods: 59 subjects with corneal astigmatism greater than 1.25 diopter (D) were implanted with an AT TORBI 709M IOL (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG) in one eye and with a Tecnis toric aspheric IOL (Abbot Medical Optics) in the other eye.

Effects of Lipid- Versus Sodium Hyaluronate-Containing Eye Drops on Optical Quality and Ocular Surface Parameters as a Function of the Meibomian Gland Dropout Rate.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of lipid- versus sodium hyaluronate-based eye drops on optical quality and ocular surface parameters.

Methods: Sixty eyes of 30 patients with mild-to-moderate dry eye disease were included in a prospective randomized study. Each patient received either lipid- or sodium hyaluronate-based eye drops.

Effect of Spherical Aberration on the Optical Quality after Implantation of Two Different Aspherical Intraocular Lenses.

Purpose: To compare the effect of spherical aberration on optical quality in eyes with two different aspherical intraocular lenses.

Methods: 120 eyes of 60 patients underwent phacoemulsification. In patients' eyes, an aberration-free IOL (Aspira-aA; Human Optics) or an aberration-correcting aspherical IOL (Tecnis ZCB00; Abott Medical Optics) was randomly implanted.

The Influence of Lunar Phases on Complications in Cataract Surgery: An Analysis of 16,965 Patients.

Purpose: Popular beliefs exert an impact of lunar phases on elective surgery. The aim of our study was to evaluate potential correlations between complications in cataract surgery and the phases of the moon during its passage through the zodiac and Fridays that fall on the 13th.

Methods: Patients with complications during cataract surgery were extracted retrospectively from the clinical database from 2010 to 2014.

Patients' maximum acceptable waiting time for cataract surgery: a comparison at two time-points 7 years apart.

Purpose: To evaluate the maximum acceptable waiting time (MAWT) of cataract patients and assess the determinants of their perception of MAWT at two time-points 7 years apart.

Methods: In 2007 (prior to the transformation of our cataract service to a day case unit) and 2014, 500 consecutive patients with cataract were asked to fill in a preoperative questionnaire addressing their MAWT to undergo cataract surgery. The patients' visual impairment (VF-14 score), education and social status were evaluated.

More frequent requests for day-case cataract surgery : An impressive mind switch in the Austrian population within 7 years.

Background: Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed elective surgical procedure worldwide. While the operation has been mainly conducted as day-case (outpatient) surgery throughout the world since the beginning of this millennium, this development has been much slower in Austria. The number of patients requesting day-case surgery has markedly increased in the last few years.

Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome and its association with various concurrent medications, bulbus length, patient age and gender.

Purpose: To evaluate the association between intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) and concurrent medications containing selective alpha1A receptor antagonists as well as nonselective alpha1-adrenergic receptor antagonists, bulbus length, patient age and gender.

Methods: We performed a prospective data acquisition of IFIS occurrence and grading, and retrospective evaluation of concurrent medications, bulbus length, patient age and gender of all patients undergoing cataract surgery over a 6-month period.

Results: IFIS was observed in 119 of 947 cases (12.

Short-term effect of aflibercept on visual acuity and central macular thickness in patients not responding to ranibizumab and bevacizumab.

Purpose: To analyze the clinical outcome of treatment with aflibercept in patients not responding to ranibizumab and bevacizumab.

Methods: Retrospective review of 32 eyes from 30 consecutive patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) who showed no response to treatment with ranibizumab or bevacizumab and were switched to aflibercept. Visual acuity, central macular thickness (CMT) and presence or absence of intraretinal or subretinal fluid were analyzed before switching to aflibercept, after each of three uploading dose injections of aflibercept and 6, 8 and 10 weeks after the third aflibercept injection.

Patient knowledge concerning age-related macular degeneration: an AMD questionnaire.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease with rising prevalence. This study evaluates patients' knowledge and the need for more patient information.

Methods: 271 patients with AMD were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning their knowledge about AMD.

Clinical risk management - a 3-year experience of team timeout in 18 081 ophthalmic patients.

Purpose: Clinical risk management aims to identify, analyse and avoid errors and risks systematically to improve patient's safety. Preoperative checklists to prevent mistakes have gained importance in the last few years. A so-called team timeout checklist was introduced in October 2011 at the Department of Ophthalmology, Hietzing Hospital, Vienna.

Effect of a multimedia-assisted informed consent procedure on the information gain, satisfaction, and anxiety of cataract surgery patients.

Purpose: To assess whether a multimedia-assisted preoperative informed consent procedure has an effect on patients' knowledge concerning cataract surgery, satisfaction with the informed consent process, and reduction in anxiety levels.

Setting: Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria.

Design: Prospective randomized controlled clinical trial.

OCULAR WAVEFRONT ABERRATIONS AND OPTICAL QUALITY IN DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA.

Purpose: To evaluate optical quality and internal aberrations in patients with diabetic macular edema.

Methods: In this prospective study, 33 eyes of patients with diabetic macular edema were scanned with a ray-tracing wavefront device. As a control group, wavefront aberrometry was performed in 31 patients.

Predictors of 1-year visual outcome in OCT analysis comparing ranibizumab monotherapy versus combination therapy with PDT in exsudative age-related macular degeneration.

Aim: The aim of this study was to find predictive factors of 1-year visual outcome, analyzing novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarkers in exsudative age-related macular degeneration (choroidal neovascularization (CNV)) in two groups of different treatment modalities.

Methods: In all, 34 consecutive patients with new-onset CNV were randomized 1:1 to receive either ranibizumab monotherapy or ranibizumab combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin. After three initial injections with ranibizumab, re-treatment was performed according to an as-needed scheme; PDT was performed once at baseline.

Acute anterior uveitis is associated with depression and reduction of general health.

Aims: This study explored the association of active acute anterior uveitis (AAU) with depressive feelings and patients' general health.

Methods: This case-control study comprised 80 participants: 35 patients with an active case of AAU and 45 healthy peers were analysed to compare their depressive moods (Beck depression inventory (BDI), Zerssen Mood Scale (ZMS)) and general health (Short form-8 health survey (SF8)). Furthermore, patients were questioned regarding the presence of distress, occupational satisfaction and impairment in performing daily life tasks.