Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Lens Implantation in Aviation Pilots.

The rising age of pilots and the extension of retirement age underscore the importance of investigating Presbyopia correction intraocular lenses during cataract surgery for Aviation Pilots. This study aims to assess recommendations from aviation regulatory agencies, providing guidance on the use of multifocal intraocular lenses in both commercial and military pilots. A review analysed the perspectives of aviation regulatory agencies regarding the implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses in pilots.

Analysis of Daily Visual Habits in a Presbyopic Population.

Purpose: To evaluate and report the visual habits and requirements of a sample of presbyopic patients using an advanced sensor.

Methods: Transversal study collecting clinical data from 40 presbyopes candidates for presbyopia-correction intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with mean age of 61.0 years (43-80 years).

Comparison of refractive and visual outcomes of 3 presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes after cataract surgery with implantation of 3 types of trifocal diffractive intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Setting: Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.

Design: Prospective comparative case series.

Visual outcomes and patient satisfaction after implantation of a presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens that combines extended depth-of-focus and multifocal profiles.

Purpose: To evaluate clinical outcomes delivered by a new hybrid presbyopia-correcting intraocular lens (IOL): TECNIS Synergy ZFR00V IOL model (Johnson & Johnson Vision).

Setting: Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Evaluation of posterior and total corneal astigmatism with colour-LED topography.

Purpose: To characterise the posterior and total corneal astigmatism using colour point-source light-emitting diodes (LED) topography.

Methods: In a prospective case series 400 eyes from 400 patients were evaluated by colour-LED topography. Only eyes with normal topographies were considered.

Comparison of clinical outcomes of 3 trifocal IOLs.

Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes obtained after implantation of 1 of 3 models of diffractive trifocal IOLs.

Setting: Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.

Design: Prospective randomized comparative study.

How Can We Improve Toric Intraocular Lens Calculation Methods? Current Insights.

In this paper, we review current strategies for calculating toric intraocular lenses (IOLs). We discuss the prevalence and clinical relevance of astigmatism and the assessment of toric IOL candidates. We detail recommendations for evaluating astigmatism and current biometry and IOL power calculation techniques.

Alzheimer's disease: A review of its visual system neuropathology. Optical coherence tomography-a potential role as a study tool in vivo.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent, long-term progressive degenerative disorder with great social impact. It is currently thought that, in addition to neurodegeneration, vascular changes also play a role in the pathophysiology of the disease. Visual symptoms are frequent and are an early clinical manifestation; a number of psychophysiologic changes occur in visual function, including visual field defects, abnormal contrast sensitivity, abnormalities in color vision, depth perception deficits, and motion detection abnormalities.

Clinical performance of a new aspheric dual-optic accommodating intraocular lens.

Purpose: To describe the clinical performance of a new dual-optic intraocular lens (IOL) with an enhanced optic profile designed to mimic natural accommodation.

Patients And Methods: Prospective multicenter clinical study with the new dual-optic aspheric accommodating IOL (Synchrony Vu) in 74 patients (148 eyes) undergoing cataract surgery. Refractive target was emmetropia.

Serum prolactin levels in HLA-B27-associated uveitis.

Purpose: To evaluate basal serum prolactin levels in patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis.

Methods: Prospective, nonrandomized comparative trial. Thirty-three patients with HLAB27- associated uveitis and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were included.

Serum prolactin levels and Behçet disease.

Purpose: To evaluate serum prolactin levels in Behçet disease (BD) and correlate with phenotypic expression of the disease.

Methods: This was a prospective, nonrandomized comparative trial. Twenty-two patients fulfilling BD Research Committee criteria and 21 healthy control subjects were included.

Prospects for adenovirus antivirals.

Adenoviruses cause a number of self-limiting but often highly infectious diseases that affect multiple organs, most commonly those associated with respiratory, genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts and the ocular surface. Many factors have driven a search for effective topical and systemic antivirals to adenoviruses. These include patient morbidity, economic losses and chronic visual disturbances associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis; and the startling recent trend of high morbidity and rising mortality associated with systemic adenoviral infections in the immunosuppressed, particularly paediatric bone marrow transplant recipients.