Cystoid macular edema after phacoemulsification: risk factors and effect on visual acuity.

Background: To determine the incidence and risk factors for cystoid macular edema (CME) after phacoemulsification surgery and its effect on visual acuity.

Methods: This prospective study evaluated 98 eyes of 98 patients (43 women) with a mean (SD) age of 61.8 (11.

A new skin flap design for the repair of proximal phalanx base defects in flexion contractures of adjacent fingers.

A random-pattern cutaneous flap with its base at the highly vascularized dorsal web space has been designed to decrease donor site deformity and to increase securely flap mobilization in contractures involving more than 1 adjacent proximal phalanx base. Rectangular flaps facing each other on the lateral sides of adjacent fingers have been raised on a single pedicle in the second, third, or fourth web space. The anatomic integrity of the web space was maintained and exposure of the metacarpophalangeal joints was avoided.