Biocompatibility of hydrophilic acrylic, hydrophobic acrylic, and silicone intraocular lenses in eyes with uveitis having cataract surgery: Long-term follow-up.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term uveal and capsular biocompatibility of 5 intraocular lenses (IOLs) in eyes with uveitic cataract.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Design: Comparative case series.

Evaluation of anterior-segment inflammation and retinal thickness change following cataract surgery.

Purpose: To investigate the physiological retinal response to uneventful cataract surgery using conventional time-domain (TD-OCT) and current spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in combination with an assessment of the anterior chamber inflammatory reaction by laser flare/cell meter (LCFM).

Methods: Thirty-four patients scheduled for cataract surgery were included in this prospective pilot study. Retinal parameters were examined according to a standardized examination procedure using TD-OCT (Stratus; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, California, USA) and SD-OCT (Cirrus; Carl Zeiss Meditec) devices.

Uveal and capsular biocompatibility after implantation of sharp-edged hydrophilic acrylic, hydrophobic acrylic, and silicone intraocular lenses in eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Purpose: To evaluate the uveal and capsular biocompatibility of 3 types of sharp-edged foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) in eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: Eighty-five eyes with PEX had implantation of 1 of the following sharp-edged 3-piece IOLs: hydrophilic acrylic (Injectacryl F3000, OphthalMed), hydrophobic acrylic (AcrySof MA60MB, Alcon), or silicone (CeeOn 911, AMO).

Lens epithelial cell ongrowth: comparison of 6 types of hydrophilic intraocular lens models.

Purpose: To compare the ongrowth of lens epithelial cells (LECs) on the anterior surface of 6 different hydrophilic intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Setting: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: Six models of hydrophilic IOLs were compared in this prospective study: Visionflex A-100 (Distra Softcryl), Rayner Centerflex 570H (Rayner), Collamer CC4204BF-IOL (Staar), Injectacryl F 3000 (Distra), Hydroview H60M (Bausch & Lomb), and MemoryLens (ORC).

Uveal and capsular biocompatibility of a single-piece, sharp-edged hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens with collagen (Collamer): 1-year results.

Purpose: To analyze uveal and capsular biocompatibility 1 year following implantation of a sharp-edged, hydrophilic, collagen-containing posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria.

Method: In a prospective study, a Collamer CC4204BF IOL was implanted in 30 eyes of patients with senile cataract.

Bacterial adhesion to rigid and foldable posterior chamber intraocular lenses: in vitro study.

Purpose: To determine the in vitro bacterial adherence to intraocular lenses (IOLs) routinely used at 1 center.

Setting: University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: Four types of rigid IOLs (hydrophobic poly[methyl methacrylate] [PMMA] and hydrophilic heparin-surface-modified PMMA) and 5 types of foldable intraocular lenses (hydrophobic silicone, hydrophobic acrylic, and hydrophilic acrylic) were used in the experiment.

Is acupuncture an useful tool for pain-treatment in ophthalmology?

Pain that does not respond to conventional treatment procedures makes it necessary to look for alternative methods. Acupuncture is an ancient procedure with empirical effects on pain. Previous studies established the increased output of messengers at neuronal junctions in spinal cord and hypothalamic locations, especially of endorphins which inhibit the perception of pain.

Uveal and capsular biocompatibility of 2 foldable acrylic intraocular lenses in patients with uveitis or pseudoexfoliation syndrome: comparison to a control group.

Purpose: To evaluate the uveal and capsular biocompatibility of hydrophilic acrylic (Hydroview) and hydrophobic acrylic (AcrySof) intraocular lenses (IOLs) after phacoemulsification in eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) or uveitis and compare the results with those in a control group.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: This prospective nonrandomized comparative trial comprised 143 eyes recruited consecutively.

Inflammation after implantation of hydrophilic acrylic, hydrophobic acrylic, or silicone intraocular lenses in eyes with cataract and uveitis: comparison to a control group.

Purpose: To compare the course of inflammation after small-incision cataract surgery with implantation of 1 of 3 types of foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) in eyes with uveitis.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: Seventy-four eyes with uveitis and cataract and 68 control eyes with cataract were prospectively selected to receive a foldable hydrophilic acrylic (Hydroview, Bausch & Lomb), hydrophobic acrylic (AcrySof, Alcon), or silicone (CeeOn 911, Pharmacia) IOL.

Results of hydrophilic acrylic, hydrophobic acrylic, and silicone intraocular lenses in uveitic eyes with cataract: comparison to a control group.

Purpose: To evaluate the uveal and capsular biocompatibility of hydrophilic acrylic, hydrophobic acrylic, and silicone intraocular lenses (IOLs) in eyes with uveitis.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: This prospective study comprised 72 eyes with uveitis and 68 control eyes having phacoemulsification and IOL implantation by 1 surgeon.

Effect of heparin in the irrigation solution on postoperative inflammation and cellular reaction on the intraocular lens surface.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of heparin sodium in the irrigation solution on postoperative inflammation and cellular reaction on the anterior surface of a hydrophilic intraocular lens (IOL).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: This randomized prospective single-surgeon study included 50 patients with senile cataract only.

Uveal and capsular biocompatibility of hydrophilic acrylic, hydrophobic acrylic, and silicone intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term response of 6 types of 3-piece intraocular lenses (IOLs) by assessing the cellular reaction on the anterior IOL surface, the behavior of posterior and anterior capsule fibrosis, and flare.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: One hundred eighty eyes were prospectively randomized to receive 1 of 6 IOLs: hydrophilic acrylic Hydroview (Bausch & Lomb) or MemoryLens (ORC); hydrophobic acrylic AcrySof MA60BM (Alcon) or AMO Sensar AR40 (Allergan); hydrophobic silicone CeeOn 920 or CeeOn 911A (Pharmacia).

Anterior capsule opacification and lens epithelial outgrowth on the intraocular lens surface after curettage.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term difference in lens epithelial cell (LEC) outgrowth on the anterior surface of a hydrogel intraocular lens (IOL) after curettage of the entire or one half of the circumference of the anterior capsule.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Austria.

Methods: Forty eyes with senile cataract only were randomly assigned to Group A, which had curettage of the entire anterior capsule, or Group B, which had curettage of the nasal half of the anterior capsule.

The clinical use of viscoelastic artificial tears and sodium chloride in dry-eye syndrome.

This study was performed to test viscoelastic artificial tears (VAT) based on both subjective and clinical parameters in patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). Twenty-eight patients were evaluated in a randomized double-blind study. Sodium hyaluronate was used in two different concentrations (0.

Comparison of the biocompatibility of 2 foldable intraocular lenses with sharp optic edges.

Purpose: To compare the clinical performance of 2 foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) with sharp optic edges in terms of uveal and capsular biocompatibility.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: Fifty eyes scheduled for cataract surgery were included in this comparative study.

Postoperative inflammation after lens epithelial cell removal: 2 year results.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence on postoperative inflammation of lens epithelial cell (LEC) removal after phacoemulsification.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: This randomized prospective single-surgeon study comprised 60 patients with senile cataract only.

[Excimer laser versus diamond fraise: equal short-term outcome of corneal smoothing in pterygium operations].

Background: The treatment of pterygia often results in irregular astigmatism. Corneal smoothing at the end of surgery plays a major role in the development of astigmatism. The aim of our study was to compare the efficiency of corneal smoothing performed by phototherapeutic keratectomy compared with the conventional method performed by a diamond fraise.

Lens epithelial cell outgrowth on 3 types of intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To compare the outgrowth of lens epithelial cells (LECs) on 3 types of intraocular lenses (IOLs) to determine the influence of lens material and lens design (optic edge) on this phenomenon.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Medical School, Vienna, Austria.

Method: Ninety eyes scheduled for cataract surgery were included in a prospective comparative study.

[Effect of duration of phacoemulsification on postoperative inflammation--a retrospective study].

Background: The early postoperative inflammation after cataract surgery is mainly caused by surgical trauma.

Patients And Methods: 450 data-sheets of patients, who were operated for senile cataract with small-incision phacoemulsification and in-the-bag implantation of a foldable intraocular lens were retrospectively analysed. Postoperative inflammation was evaluated with the Laser Flare-Cell Meter Kowa FC-1000 on day 1, 3, 7 and 28.

Cellular reaction on the anterior surface of 4 types of intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To assess the cellular reaction on the anterior surface of 4 types of foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: One hundred eyes scheduled for cataract surgery were prospectively randomized into 4 groups of 25 eyes each using random number tables.

Long-term disorders of the blood-aqueous barrier after small-incision cataract surgery.

Purpose: To determine the long-term function of the blood-aqueous barrier after small-incision cataract surgery with implantation of a foldable intraocular lens.

Methods: The blood-aqueous barrier function in 74 eyes of 62 patients who underwent cataract surgery was examined using a laser flare-cell meter. The measurements were performed pre-operatively and post-operatively between 12 and 35 months after surgery.

[Postoperative inflammatory response to phacoemulsification and implantation of 2 types of foldable intraocular lenses in pseudoexfoliation syndrome].

Background: Patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) are known to have a greater degree of inflammation after cataract surgery when compared to patients with senile cataract in otherwise healthy eyes. We performed a randomised, prospective study to compare the influence of the intra-ocular lens (IOL) material of two different IOLs on the postoperative inflammation of the anterior chamber.

Patients And Methods: 28 eyes of 27 patients with PEX and cataract and 29 eyes of 29 control patients were included in this study.

Two year results: sharp versus rounded optic edges on silicone lenses.

To evaluate the role of optic edge design of 2 silicone intraocular lenses (IOLs) in 2 year clinical results. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Vienna, Medical School, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Austria. In this comparative clinical study, 50 eyes had phacoemulsification and implantation of a high-refractive 3-piece silicone IOL with sharp optic edges (CeeOn model 911F) (n = 25) or a 3-piece silicone lens with rounded optic edges (CeeOn model 920) (n = 25).

Effect of tropicamide on aqueous flare before and after cataract surgery.

Purpose: To examine the effect of tropicamide on flare intensity under phakic and pseudophakic conditions and to differentiate between the possible mechanisms of action of tropicamide on aqueous flare.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Vienna General Hospital, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Methods: In this prospective study, aqueous flare was measured with the laser flare-cell meter in 20 eyes of 20 patients with age-related cataract enrolled for cataract surgery.