Factors influencing outcome satisfaction after cataract surgery: patient-reported insights from the RayPro database.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become crucial in assessing cataract surgery, especially with increasing patient expectations. The RayPro database offers a platform for tracking PROMs after surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate determinants of patient satisfaction following cataract surgery by analysing PROMs.

Rotational stability and visual performance of aberration-free, hydrophobic acrylic monofocal toric intraocular lens with enhanced material.

Purpose: To evaluate the rotational stability and visual performance of the enVista toric intraocular lens (IOL) (MX60ET) in cataract patients with preexisting astigmatism.

Setting: 6 U.S.

Evaluating the small aperture intraocular lens: depth of focus and the role of refraction and preoperative corneal astigmatism in visual performance.

Purpose: To evaluate depth of focus (DOF) and visual acuities (VAs) by manifest refractive spherical equivalent (MRSE) and degree of preoperative corneal astigmatism with the IC-8 small aperture intraocular lens (SA IOL) (Apthera).

Setting: 21 investigational sites in the United States.

Design: Prospective, multicenter, open-label, parallel-group, nonrandomized, examiner-masked, 1-year clinical study.

Therapeutic visual rehabilitation in a patient with high hyperopia and flat cornea years after radial keratotomy.

A 51-year-old man was referred for refractive surgery evaluation. Spectacle dependence and poor visual quality in both eyes was his chief complaint. He cannot tolerate contact lenses.

Prospective, Randomized, Fellow Eye-Controlled Study of Postoperative Pain and Inflammation Control with an Intracanalicular Dexamethasone 0.4 mg Ophthalmic Insert Following Small Incision Lenticule Extraction.

Purpose: To compare postoperative anterior chamber inflammation, pain, and patient preference following small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in eyes treated with a dexamethasone 0.4 mg intracanalicular insert (DEX) or topical prednisolone acetate (PRED).

Patients And Methods: In this prospective, randomized, fellow eye-controlled trial, 20 patients underwent same-day, bilateral SMILE.

Diagnosis and management of postrefractive surgery ectasia.

Postrefractive surgery ectasia is a serious, sight-threatening complication seen after the following procedures: laser in situ keratomileusis, photorefractive keratectomy, small-incision lenticule extraction, radial keratotomy, and/or arcuate keratotomy. Specific risk factors may include age, corneal thickness, degree of refractive error, corneal topographic changes including irregular astigmatism, percent tissue ablation, and residual stromal bed. Biomarkers may be a new option to help indicate who is at greatest risk for ectasia.

Comparative study of phacoemulsification parameters with and without nitinol filament nuclear disassembly.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of nitinol microfilament lens disassembly using the miLOOP device on phacoemulsification parameters in routine cataract surgery.

Setting: Private practice in Cleveland, Ohio.

Design: Retrospective comparative consecutive case series.

The Effects of Glaucoma and Glaucoma Therapies on Corneal Endothelial Cell Density.

A healthy corneal endothelium is required for corneal clarity. Both the glaucoma disease state and its various forms of treatment can have adverse effects on the corneal endothelium. Both the presence of glaucoma and the magnitude of intraocular pressure elevation are related to endothelial cell loss (ECL).

A Review of Presbyopia Treatment with Corneal Inlays.

The prevalence of presbyopia continues to increase every year. The therapeutic approaches to presbyopia cover the spectrum of non-surgical to surgical techniques. With recent advances in biocompatible materials, corneal inlays make a strong case for their place within the treatment spectrum.

Dysfunctional tear syndrome: dry eye disease and associated tear film disorders - new strategies for diagnosis and treatment.

Dysfunctional tear syndrome (DTS) is a common and complex condition affecting the ocular surface. The health and normal functioning of the ocular surface is dependent on a stable and sufficient tear film. Clinician awareness of conditions affecting the ocular surface has increased in recent years because of expanded research and the publication of diagnosis and treatment guidelines pertaining to disorders resulting in DTS, including the Delphi panel treatment recommendations for DTS (2006), the International Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) (2007), the Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) Workshop (2011), and the updated Preferred Practice Pattern guidelines from the American Academy of Ophthalmology pertaining to dry eye and blepharitis (2013).

Medial femoral condyle strength after tunnel placement for single- and double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Single-bundle posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction can restore normal posterior laxity; double-bundle reconstruction is needed to more closely mimic normal knee kinematics. Drilling two tunnels removes additional bone from the medial femoral condyle and may interfere with its vascular supply, increasing the risk of fracture or subchondral collapse. Three groups of seven synthetic femurs were tested: no tunnels, single anterolateral 10-mm tunnel, and double tunnel (anterolateral 10-mm tunnel and posteromedial 8-mm tunnel).

Reverse rotator interval closure.

We describe a technique for reducing capsular volume arthroscopically by shifting the anterior inferior glenohumeral ligament (AIGHL) and capsule up to the top of the subscapularis. This procedure is performed when laxity exists in the absence of a Bankart lesion. The AIGHL is first released from the capsule.

Late reconstruction of chronic distal biceps tendon ruptures with a semitendinosus autograft technique.

We compared 2 groups of patients with chronic distal biceps tendon ruptures, 7 patients treated nonoperatively and 7 undergoing semitendinosus autograft tendon reconstruction. The mean time to surgery after the initial injury was 17 weeks. The mean clinical follow-up in the operative group was 63 months.

Kinematics of the posterior cruciate ligament/posterolateral corner-injured knee after reconstruction by single- and double-bundle intra-articular grafts.

Background: Single- and double-bundle reconstructions have been proposed for the knee after combined posterior cruciate ligament/posterolateral corner injuries.

Hypothesis: The double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is superior to the single-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with regard to restoration of normal knee kinematics to the posterior cruciate ligament/posterolateral corner-sectioned knee.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

"Smile" incision: an approach for open reduction and internal fixation of calcaneal fractures.

Materials: A consecutive group of 73 patients (77 calcaneal fractures) treated with open reduction and internal fixation through a smile-shaped lateral approach to the hindfoot were reviewed retrospectively. Inclusion criteria were a closed displaced intra-articular fracture of the calcaneus, no compartment syndrome, and adequate followup. Followup ranged from 4 months to 4 years.

Anterior capsulorrhaphy: an in vitro comparison of volume reduction--arthroscopic plication versus open capsular shift.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to objectively compare volume reduction after arthroscopic plication and open lateral capsular shift.

Type Of Study: Experimental cadaver study.

Methods: Fifteen fresh-frozen human cadaver shoulders were assigned to 1 of 2 groups: arthroscopic plication (n = 7) or open lateral capsular shift (n = 8).

Arthroscopic capsular plication-shift.

We describe a technique of arthroscopic capsular plication and shift used to address both anterior and posterior capsular laxity. This technique is used when the labrum is intact or if laxity persists after labral repair.

The Tuckahoe knot: a secure locking slip knot.

We describe a simple and easy-to-tie knot that can slide and lock. The benefit of these characteristics is that when the knot is seated and locked, it is secure in that it will not slip before the 3 reversed half-hitches with alternating posts are placed.

Arthroscopic assisted mini-open biceps tenodesis: surgical technique.

We describe a safe and simple approach for performing biceps tenodesis. This is performed in conjunction with arthroscopic inspection and debridement. This approach is less invasive than a deltopectoral approach and has been tested and proven secure.

The lateral buttress: an anatomic feature of the lumbar pars interarticularis.

Study Design: A morphometric study of the lateral buttress region of the lumbar pars interarticularis from L1-L5 on 10 dried lumbar spines was performed.

Objective: To qualitatively describe and quantitatively evaluate this portion of the pars and to discuss its clinical and surgical relevance.

Background: The "lateral buttress" is a bony bridge connecting the superolateral edge of the inferior facet to the pedicle/transverse process junction, offering structural support to the pars interarticularis at upper lumbar levels.