One-year follow-up of posterior chamber toric phakic intraocular lens implantation for moderate to high myopic astigmatism.

Objective: To assess the 1-year clinical outcomes of toric Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL; STAAR Surgical, Nidau, Switzerland) implantation for moderate to high myopic astigmatism.

Design: Prospective, observational case series.

Participants: Fifty-six eyes of 32 consecutive patients, with spherical equivalent errors of -4.

Posterior chamber toric phakic intraocular lens implantation for high myopic astigmatism in eyes with pellucid marginal degeneration.

Unlabelled: We report a case in which toric intraocular Collamer lenses (ICLs) effectively corrected the refractive errors of pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD). Preoperatively, in the patient's right eye, the manifest refraction was -10.5 -3.

Effect of aging on corneal biomechanical parameters using the ocular response analyzer.

Purpose: To assess the effect of aging on corneal biomechanical parameters in a normal population.

Methods: We prospectively examined 204 normal eyes of 204 healthy Japanese volunteers (68 men, 136 women; mean age 46.7+/-19.

A case of intractable infectious keratitis and subsequent flap necrosis after laser in situ keratomileusis.

We report on a patient in whom intractable infectious keratitis and subsequent lamellar flap necrosis necessitating flap amputation after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). A 34-year-old woman undergoing LASIK complained of blurred vision and pain in the left eye. The best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 0.

Effect of corneal astigmatism on intraocular pressure measurement using ocular response analyzer and Goldmann applanation tonometer.

Purpose: To assess the effect of corneal astigmatism on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements using an Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and a Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT).

Methods: We prospectively examined 59 normal eyes of 59 healthy volunteers (18 men, 41 women; age, mean +/- standard deviation, 40.5 +/- 14.

Surgically induced astigmatism after posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation.

Aim: To assess astigmatism induced after phakic intraocular lens (Visian ICL, STAAR Surgical) implantation.

Methods: Seventy-three eyes of 47 patients undergoing ICL implantation through a horizontal 3.0 mm clear corneal incision were retrospectively examined.

Changes in vaulting and the effect on refraction after phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.

Purpose: To assess the changes in vaulting over time after implantable Collamer lens (ICL) implantation and the effect of vaulting on refraction.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.

Methods: This retrospective study evaluated eyes of consecutive patients having ICL implantation.

Antiglaucoma drugs for achieving monovision after laser in situ keratomileusis.

We report on a patient in whom the use of antiglaucoma drugs has been beneficial for the attainment of monovision after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). A 57-year-old woman undergoing LASIK complained of blurred vision in the right eye. After a successful trial of monovision with contact lenses, antiglaucoma drugs (2.

Time course of corneal biomechanical parameters after laser in situ keratomileusis.

Purpose: To assess the time course of corneal biomechanics after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Methods: We examined 36 eyes of 20 consecutive patients undergoing LASIK for low to moderate myopia. We quantitatively assessed the values of corneal biomechanics characterized by corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) using an Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert Ophthalmic Instruments) before and 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery.

Four-year follow-up of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation for moderate to high myopia.

Objective: To assess the long-term clinical outcomes of implantation of a lens consisting of a biocompatible collagen copolymer (Visian implantable Collamer lens [ICL]; STAAR Surgical, Nidau, Switzerland) for moderate to high myopia.

Methods: We evaluated 56 eyes of 34 patients with myopic refractive errors of -4.00 to -15.

Evaluation of pupil diameter after posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation.

Purpose: To observe the changes of pupil size over time after Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) implantation.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively examined 30 eyes of 23 consecutive patients undergoing ICL implantation. We measured the entrance and real pupil diameters using a Hartmann-Shack aberrometer (KR-9000, Topcon, Tokyo, Japan) before and 1 day, 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery.

Comparison of the changes in corneal biomechanical properties after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis.

Purpose: To compare the postoperative biomechanical properties of the cornea after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in eyes with myopia.

Methods: We retrospectively examined 27 eyes of 16 patients undergoing PRK and 31 eyes of 16 patients undergoing LASIK for the correction of myopia. Corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) were measured with Ocular Response Analyzer before and 3 months after surgery.

Clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction after Visian Implantable Collamer Lens removal and phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in eyes with induced cataract.

Purpose: To assess the clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction after simultaneous Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) removal and phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in ICL-implanted eyes with developing cataracts.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical charts of 10 eyes of eight patients who developed significant cataract after ICL implantation. Patient age was 47.

Visual performance after implantable collamer lens implantation and wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis for high myopia.

Purpose: To compare postoperative visual function after implantable collamer lens (ICL; STAAR Surgical, Nidau, Switzerland) implantation and after wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis (WFG-LASIK) in eyes with high myopia.

Design: Retrospective, observational case study.

Methods: We investigated 46 eyes of 33 patients undergoing ICL implantation and 47 eyes of 29 patients undergoing WFG-LASIK (Technolas217z; Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, USA) for the correction of high myopia (manifest spherical equivalent < or = -6 diopters).

Factors affecting vaulting after implantable collamer lens implantation.

Purpose: To evaluate the vaulting of the STAAR Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) over the crystalline lens after implantation.

Methods: One hundred twenty-three eyes of 68 patients with myopic refractive errors of -3.25 to -22.

The changes in corneal biomechanical parameters after phototherapeutic keratectomy in eyes with granular corneal dystrophy.

Purpose: To assess corneal biomechanical changes in eyes undergoing phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and to investigate the relationship of PTK with corneal thickness.

Methods: We examined 36 eyes of 23 patients undergoing PTK for the treatment of granular corneal dystrophy (GCD). Corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) were measured with an Ocular Response Analyzer before and 3 months after surgery.

Corneal deposits after topical tosufloxacin in a patient with poor tear secretion.

Purpose: To report on severe visual impairment in a patient with decreased tear secretion in whom dense corneal deposits resulted from tosufloxacin treatment after cataract surgery.

Methods: An 86-year-old woman complained of blurred vision in the left eye. She had been treated with topical applications of tosufloxacin, betamethasone, and diclofenac sodium, all administered 4 times a day as a regimen lasting for 1 month after cataract surgery.

Phakic toric Implantable Collamer Lens implantation for the correction of high myopic astigmatism in eyes with keratoconus.

Purpose: To present two patients in whom phakic toric Implantable Collamer Lenses (toric ICL, STAAR Surgical) have been effective for the correction of high myopic astigmatism with stable keratoconus.

Methods: Both patients had a history of contact lens intolerance, and refraction and corneal topography were stable for 3 to 4 years. Preoperatively, the manifest refraction was -10.

Comparison of Collamer toric implantable [corrected] contact lens implantation and wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis for high myopic astigmatism.

Purpose: To compare the postoperative visual outcomes after implantation of a Collamer toric implantable contact lens (ICL) and after wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis in high myopic astigmatism.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.

Methods: This study comprised 30 eyes (18 patients) having toric ICL implantation and 24 eyes (17 patients) having wavefront-guided LASIK (Technolas 217z) to correct high myopic astigmatism (manifest spherical equivalent [SE] View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Time course of accommodation after implantable collamer lens implantation.

Purpose: To assess the time course of accommodative function after Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) implantation and to investigate the relationship between patient age and accommodation in ICL-implanted eyes.

Design: Prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial.

Methods: We prospectively examined 69 eyes of 40 consecutive patients with myopic refractive errors of -3.

Implantable Collamer lens for hyperopia after radial keratotomy.

We report a patient in whom an implantable Collamer lens (ICL) (Staar Surgical) was used to correct hyperopia after radial keratotomy (RK). The manifest refraction improved from +5.50 -1.

Factors affecting corneal hysteresis in normal eyes.

Background: To evaluate factors affecting corneal hysteresis (CH) in normal eyes.

Methods: We examined 86 normal eyes of 43 healthy volunteers (age, 39.1 +/- 14.

Effects of antiglaucoma drugs on refractive outcomes in eyes with myopic regression after laser in situ keratomileusis.

Purpose: To assess effects of antiglaucoma drugs on refractive outcomes in eyes with myopic regression after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Design: Prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial.

Methods: We examined 27 eyes with mean myopic regression +/- standard deviation of -1.

Effects of endothelin receptor antagonists on anterior chamber inflammation induced by intravitreal injection of endothelin-1.

To investigate the role of endothelin receptors (ET(A) and ET(B)) in the inflammatory reaction induced by endothelin-1 (ET-1), the time course of changes in aqueous protein concentration (APC) after the intravitreal injection of ET-1 (10(-4), 10(-5) M) was measured using a laser flare-cell meter in pigmented rabbit eyes. The effects of pre-treatment with specific ET(A) receptor antagonist (97-139) (10(-1), 10(-2), 10(-3), 10(-4) M), specific ET(B) receptor antagonist (BQ-788) (1.6 x 10(-3) M), and vehicle solution were assessed.

Efficacy of endoscopic variceal ligation for bleeding esophageal varices in patients with tumor thrombus of the portal vein trunk (Vp3) associated with hepatocellular carcinoma.

We studied the efficacy of endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) in 16 patients with tumor thrombus of the portal vein trunk (Vp3) associated with hepatocellular carcinoma. The average (+/-SD) number of O rings used was 9.0 +/- 5.