Nucleus drop following phacoemulsification surgery: Incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes.

Purpose: To determine the incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes in patients with nucleus drop (ND) following phacoemulsification surgery at a tertiary care ophthalmic institute.

Methods: Medical records of patients with ND during phacoemulsification between January'2019 and December'2022 were reviewed retrospectively. Incidence of ND was calculated overall, and according to surgical expertise levels and surgical steps.

Intraocular lens scaffolding technique in hypermature/Morgagnian cataract in manual small-incision cataract surgery.

Purpose: To describe the surgical technique of intraocular lens (IOL) scaffolding in hypermature/Morgagnian cataract in manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS).

Setting: Charitable section of the hospital through direct availed services at free/subsidized cost.

Design: Interventional study.

Cataract surgery in colobomatous eyes with advanced cataract.

Background: Cataract surgeries are challenging in colobomatous eyes as they are associated with features such as microphthalmia, microcornea, zonular deficit, etc. These factors predispose to capsulorhexis extension, posterior capsular rent, zonular dialysis and result in unfavourable visual outcomes. The most critical step of cataract surgery in such cases is the capsulorhexis as the chances of extension are high in the colobomatous area.

Comparison of choroidal thickness in systemic hypertensive subjects with healthy individuals by spectral domain optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the choroidal thickness in normal population and hypertensive patients and to assess the possible effect of hypertension on choroidal thickness using Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study. A total of 68 eyes of 34 individuals in the age group of 40-60 years were included in both the hypertensive group and control group.

Management of a unique case of post-traumatic posterior giant retinal tear and macular hole-associated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Blunt trauma to the eye can present with protean manifestations involving the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. Giant retinal tear (GRT) following trauma occurs most commonly at the equatorial region or anterior to the equator. GRT posterior to the equator is rare.

Surgical outcomes of augmented bilateral lateral rectus recession with conjunctival recession in patients of intermittent exotropia.

Purpose: To evaluate the surgical outcome of augmented BLR recession with conjunctival recession in cases of IXT.

Method: A total of 15 patients of the basic type of IXT were included in this prospective study. The patients underwent augmented BLR recession with conjunctival recession and on the basis of postoperative deviation, the outcome was assessed in terms OF orthophoria/success (< or =10 PD exotropia and < or =5 PD esotropia), residual exotropia/undercorrection (>10 PD exotropia), and overcorrection (>5 PD esotropia).

Submacular cysticercosis in two cases: Course and outcome.

Ocular manifestations due to cysticercosis may involve the vitreous cavity or subretinal space in the posterior segment of the eye. Management of subretinal cysticercosis is challenging, especially if it involves the submacular region. Removal of submacular cysticercosis (SMC) requires utmost care and competent expertise.