Clinical Evaluation of an Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens With the Salzburg Reading Desk.

Background: Clinical evaluation of an extended depth of focus (EDOF) intraocular lens (IOL) regarding visual performance at various distances, reading performance on an electronic reading desk, and depth of focus on the defocus curve.

Methods: In this prospective study, 30 eyes of 15 patients who received the Tecnis Symfony IOL (Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., Santa Ana, CA) were examined 3.

Long-term outcomes of intrastromal femtosecond laser presbyopia correction: 3-year results.

Background/aims: To analyse visual outcomes and corneal changes 3 years after intrastromal femtosecond laser presbyopia treatment.

Methods: In a prospective, unicentric clinical trial, 25 presbyopic patients received INTRACOR treatment (Technolas femtosecond laser) on their non-dominant eye. Examinations were performed preoperatively as well as 1, 24 and 36 months postoperatively and included refraction, near, intermediate and distance visual acuity tests, reading speed, corneal topography, stray light measurement, endothelial cell count and slit-lamp examination.

Intrastromal femtosecond laser surgical compensation of presbyopia with six intrastromal ring cuts: 3-year results.

Background/aims: To assess over a 36-month period functional results of the modified INTRACOR femtosecond laser-based intrastromal procedure to treat presbyopia.

Methods: 20 eyes of 20 presbyopic patients with mild hyperopia were included. The INTRACOR procedure with a modified pattern (six concentric intrastromal ring cuts) was performed using the FEMTEC femtosecond laser (Bausch+Lomb/Technolas Perfect Vision, Munich, Germany).

Implantation of three-piece silicone toric additive IOLs in challenging clinical cases with high astigmatism.

Purpose: To analyze the refractive outcomes and safety of three-piece silicone toric sulcus-fixated add-on intraocular lenses (IOLs) (HumanOptics/Dr.Schmidt Intraocularlinsen, Erlangen, Germany) in complex clinical cases with high astigmatism such as in cases with previous penetrating keratoplasty.

Methods: Interventional case series of 21 eyes of 20 patients enrolled at two German centers.

Influence of +3.00 D and +4.00 D near addition on functional outcomes of a refractive multifocal intraocular lens model.

Purpose: To clinically evaluate different near additions (adds) (+3.00 diopters [D] and +4.00 D) of the M-flex 630F refractive multifocal intraocular lens (IOL).

Comparison of the maximum applicable stretch force after femtosecond laser-assisted and manual anterior capsulotomy.

Purpose: To objectively measure the strength of the capsulotomy performed with a femtosecond laser-assisted technique or performed manually in a pig-eye laboratory study.

Setting: International Vision Correction Research Centre, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Design: Experimental study.

Implantation of a multifocal toric intraocular lens with a surface-embedded near segment after repeated LASIK treatments.

Unlabelled: We report a 66-year-old patient who presented with increasing hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia in both eyes 8 years after bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and LASIK enhancement in the left eye aiming for spectacle independence. Bilateral multifocal toric Lentis Mplus intraocular lenses (IOLs) with an embedded near segment and individually customized cylinder correction were implanted uneventfully following phacoemulsification. The Haigis-L formula after previous hyperopia correction was chosen for IOL power calculation and provided reliable results.

Bilateral implantation of toric multifocal additive intraocular lenses in pseudophakic eyes.

Unlabelled: A 41-year-old patient presented with hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia for refractive treatment 6 years following cataract surgery. A toric multifocal additive intraocular lens with a near addition of +3.5 diopters (D) for sulcus implantation was chosen and implanted uneventfully.

Cataract surgery after previous femtosecond laser intrastromal presbyopia treatment.

Unlabelled: We present a 58-year-old man who had cataract surgery in his right eye 8 months after femtosecond laser intrastromal presbyopia treatment (Intracor). The intraocular lens (IOL) power was calculated using the standard optical biometry data and the Holladay I formula without adjusting factors. Routine cataract removal was performed without complications followed by implantation of a monofocal IOL.

Intraocular lens power calculation after intrastromal femtosecond laser treatment for presbyopia: Theoretic approach.

Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation after an intrastromal femtosecond laser procedure to treat presbyopia using a theoretic approach.

Setting: International Vision Correction Research Centre, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Design: Nonrandomized clinical trial.

Intraocular lens power calculation: clinical comparison of 2 optical biometry devices.

Purpose: To evaluate intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation using a new optical low-coherence reflectometry (OLCR) biometer and compare the results with those obtained with a partial coherence interferometry (PCI) optical biometer.

Setting: International Vision Correction Research Centre, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Methods: Biometry measurements in eyes of cataract patients were performed by the same examiner with an OLCR biometer (Lenstar LS 900/Allegro Biograph) and a PCI optical biometer (IOLMaster).

Transscleral fixation of a toric intraocular lens to correct aphakic keratoplasty with high astigmatism.

A 71-year-old man with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and aphakia in the right eye and a preoperative refraction of +20.0 -11.0 x 38 and logMAR visual acuity of 20/60 presented to our hospital.

Central and peripheral pachymetry measurements according to age using the Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera.

Purpose: To investigate the mean values and standard deviations as well as the reliability of consecutive examinations of central and peripheral corneal thickness measurements according to age using the Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera (Oculus, Inc.).

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Penetrating keratoplasty using femtosecond laser.

Purpose: To evaluate femtosecond laser technology for penetrating keratoplasty in patients with various corneal diseases.

Design: Interventional case series.

Methods: Five patients aged 45 to 81 years underwent penetrating keratoplasty using the 20/10 Perfect Vision Femtec femtosecond laser system in September 2005.

Influence of 360-degree enhanced optic edge design of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens on posterior capsule opacification.

Purpose: To compare the rate of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) with the single-piece hydrophilic acrylic foldable Rayner Centerflex 570H intraocular lens (IOL), which has a sharp optic edge design excluding the optic-haptic junction, and the Rayner C-flex 570C IOL, which has an improved 360-degree sharp edge.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Methods: As part of a multicenter U.

Long-term results of sealed capsule irrigation using distilled water to prevent posterior capsule opacification: a prospective clinical randomised trial.

Background: We investigated long-term safety and efficacy of sealed capsule irrigation (SCI) during cataract surgery to prevent posterior capsule opacification (PCO).

Methods: One eye of each of 17 patients (mean age: 70.1+/-9.

Femtosecond laser-assisted corneal flap cuts: morphology, accuracy, and histopathology.

Purpose: Precision in corneal flap cutting is essential in LASIK surgery. Current mechanical microkeratomes have a very good performance record; however, in a few cases, complications can occur during the microkeratome pass and flap cut. Femtosecond lasers offer an alternative to the mechanical cut and can provide additional features regarding the flap morphology.

Anterior chamber measurements using Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera.

Purpose: To investigate the mean values and standard deviations according to age, reliability, and correlation between different parameters of anterior chamber measurements using the Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera.

Setting: Heidelberg IOL and Refractive Surgery Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Methods: This prospective clinical study comprised 76 healthy volunteers (mean age 46.

Reliability of Orbscan II topography measurements in relation to refractive status.

Purpose: To investigate the reliability of corneal topography measurements using the Orbscan II topography system (Bausch & Lomb) not only referring to a normal cohort but also to different refractive conditions.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Methods: Eighty patients (mean age 46.

Performance of the 1CU accommodating intraocular lens in relation to capsulorhexis size.

Purpose: To assess the correlation between continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) size and visual outcomes in patients with an accommodating intraocular lens (IOL).

Setting: Heidelberg IOL and Refractive Surgery Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Methods: Nineteen eyes had phacoemulsification and implantation of a 1CU accommodating IOL (HumanOptics AG).

Anterior chamber depth in relation to refractive status measured with the Orbscan II Topography System.

Purpose: To evaluate the anterior chamber depth (ACD) according to refractive status, assess the reliability of repeated ACD measurements using the Orbscan II Topography System (Bausch and Lomb), compare Orbscan II and IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG) ACD measurements, and investigate the correlation between refraction, axial length (AL), and ACD.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Methods: In this clinical study, 60 patients with a mean age of 43.