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J AAPOS 2018 Jun 27;22(3):188-191. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

Purpose: To report the long-term efficacy of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) in pediatric glaucoma following cataract surgery (GFCS).

Methods: ECP was performed on 35 eyes of 25 patients <16 years of age with GFCS. Patients were followed for a minimum of 2 years. Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2018 18;11(2):240-244. Epub 2018 Feb 18.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens, Mesogion 154 Ave, Athens 11527, Greece.

Aim: To estimate the efficacy and safety of the Ahmed implant in patients with high risk for failure after glaucoma surgery.

Methods: In 342 eyes of 342 patients with refractory glaucoma, even with application of medical treatment, the Ahmed valve was introduced for intraocular pressure (IOP) control, in the period of the last 20y. The nature of glaucoma was neovascular in 162 eyes, pseudophakic or aphakic in 49 eyes, inflammatory in 29 eyes and non working previous antiglaucomatic surgical interventions in 102 eyes. Read More

Acta Clin Croat 2016 09;55(3):483-489

Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and to evaluate its association with open-angle glaucoma in patients attending the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr Tomislav Bardek General Hospital in Koprivnica, northwestern Croatia. This prospective study was conducted at Dr Tomislav Bardek General Hospital between December 2012 and October 2013. A total of 5349 subjects aged 40 or above presenting for general ophthalmic examination were screened for pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2016 12;42(12):1768-1773

From the Department of Ophthalmology (Lambert, DuBois) and the School of Medicine and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Cotsonis), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, the Storm Eye Institute (Wilson), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Glick Eye Institute (Plager), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Department of Ophthalmology, (Buckley), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, the Department of Ophthalmology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, and Loma Linda University Medical Center (McClatchey), Loma Linda, California, and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (McClatchey), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Purpose: To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG) between aphakic eyes and pseudophakic eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS).

Setting: Twelve clinical sites across the United States.

Design: Randomized clinical trial. Read More

J Glaucoma 2017 Mar;26(3):266-271

Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY.

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of the study was to report long-term outcomes and complications of Baerveldt glaucoma implant (BGI) surgery with pars plana tube insertion in children.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of consecutive aphakic and pseudophakic children (<16 y of age) who underwent BGI surgery with pars plana tube insertion between 1990 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Main outcome measures were intraocular pressure and number of glaucoma medications. Read More

J Glaucoma 2016 09;25(9):732-7

Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of supra-Tenon capsule implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) as a measure to decrease the fibrotic potential of the Tenon capsule on bleb formation and its subsequent effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) control in children with refractory glaucoma.

Setting: Mansoura Ophthalmic Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.

Design: A prospective interventional study. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2016 Sep 29;30(9):1260-5. Epub 2016 Jul 29.

Jasti V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.

PurposeAlthough pediatric cataract surgery has become standardized and safe, further surgical interventions are not uncommon. The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of complications in children who required an intraocular intervention.MethodsA retrospective review of medical records of children (<7 years) with cataract who underwent cataract surgery with or without primary posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) placement between January 2006 and December 2014 was carried out. Read More

Paediatr Drugs 2016 Jun;18(3):209-19

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility, 4401 Penn Avenue, Suite 5000, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.

Childhood glaucoma is a major therapeutic challenge for pediatric ophthalmologists and glaucoma specialists worldwide. Management depends on the etiology and age at presentation. A variety of drugs are available for the control of intraocular pressure in children; however, none of these drugs have been licensed by the regulatory agencies for use in children. Read More

Dev Ophthalmol 2016 1;57:40-8. Epub 2016 Apr 1.

2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'Papageorpiou' Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Postoperative glaucoma is perhaps the most feared complication after paediatric cataract surgery, as it is difficult to control. Paediatric glaucoma is also challenging to diagnose, and different definitions of glaucoma have led to a rather big range of reported incidences of this disease. It can occur soon after surgery, in which case it is usually closed-angle glaucoma, or it can have a late onset, even more than a decade after surgery, and its aetiopathogenesis remains unclear to this day. Read More

Jpn J Ophthalmol 2016 May 3;60(3):127-34. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

Department of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze the surgical outcomes of congenital/developmental cataracts in Japan.

Methods: A mail questionnaire was sent to facilities engaged in surgical treatment of congenital cataracts.

Results: Twenty-nine facilities reported on 809 eyes of 508 patients with congenital/developmental cataracts. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2016 May 2;94(3):e198-203. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Purpose: We evaluated corneal biomechanical properties in aphakic and pseudophakic patients after congenital cataract surgery and compared the data with those of age-matched normal subjects.

Methods: We included 43 eyes of 43 aphakic or pseudophakic patients treated via congenital cataract surgery. As controls, 42 healthy age- and sex-matched subjects were enrolled. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2016 Jan 2;30(1):53-8. Epub 2015 Oct 2.

Faculty of Medicine,Ophthalmology Department, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt.

PURPOSETO evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined bevacizumab-mitomycin c (MMC) in recurrent cases of pediatric glaucoma.METHODSA prospective non-masked controlled study that included bilateral cases of 12 patients (24 eyes) with recurrent (had previous glaucoma surgery before) pediatric glaucoma. One eye in each patient (12 eyes) was assigned to trabeculectomy operation with combined application of MMC (0. Read More

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2015 Jul-Aug;52(4):213-20. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

Purpose: Cataract surgery in children is a difficult entity with possible complications, glaucoma being particularly common. The purpose of this study was to explore the results of surgical intervention for glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery in Alexandria University, Egypt.

Methods: The study was a retrospective chart review of 32 children with glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery between 2005 and 2012. Read More

J AAPOS 2015 Apr 26;19(2):116-8.e1. Epub 2015 Mar 26.

Miles Center for Pediatric Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address:

Purpose: To report the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering ability and side-effect profile of echothiophate iodide (EI) in the control of glaucoma in aphakic and pseudophakic eyes of children.

Methods: The medical records of all aphakic and pseudophakic children treated with EI for IOP lowering after developing glaucoma were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A total of 32 eyes of 21 children were included. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2015 Jan 30;15:13. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Lab, NO.1 Dongjiaominxiang street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.

Background: To investigate the surgical results of Ahmed valve implantation with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA) in patients with aphakic or pseudophakic glaucoma.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients who underwent Ahmed valve implantation were consecutively recruited from November 2005 to August 2011 at the Beijing Tongren Hospital. In the IVTA group (29 eyes), 4 mg of TA was injected into the vitreous cavity during Ahmed valve implantation was performed. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2015 Apr 9;159(4):720-6. Epub 2015 Jan 9.

Jasti V. Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Center, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. Electronic address:

Purpose: To evaluate safety and visual outcomes in surgically aphakic children undergoing secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

Design: Retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series.

Methods: One hundred seventy-four eyes of 104 children (70 bilateral, 34 unilateral) who underwent secondary IOL implantation for aphakia after congenital cataract surgery at L. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2014 Dec 24;40(12):2091-8. Epub 2014 Nov 24.

From Raghudeep Eye Clinic (Shah, Praveen, A.R. Vasavada, V.A. Vasavada, Carelli, Rasoebala), Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Center, Ahmedabad, India; Storm Eye Institute (Trivedi), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Purpose: To assess the intraoperative and long-term longitudinal postoperative outcomes of cataract surgery in children with congenital rubella syndrome.

Setting: Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India.

Design: Prospective observational clinical study. Read More

Oman J Ophthalmol 2014 Sep;7(3):147-9

Department of Ophhtalmology, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India.

Tube implants or glaucoma drainage devices have become an important method of intraocular pressure reduction when treating complex cases of traumatic glaucoma. However, it is not uncommon to have complications associated with tube implants. The optimal treatment of patients who have undergone glaucoma implant surgery complicated by vitreous incarceration is uncertain. Read More

JAMA Ophthalmol 2015 Mar;133(3):246-54

Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Florida.

Importance: The Cornea Donor Study (CDS) showed that donor age is not a factor in survival of most penetrating keratoplasties for endothelial disease. Secondary analyses confirm the importance of surgical indication and presence of glaucoma in outcomes at 10 years.

Objective: To assess the relationship between donor and recipient factors and corneal graft survival in the CDS. Read More

Arq Bras Oftalmol 2014 May-Jun;77(3):143-7

Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of strabismus and chronological, etiological, and morphological features in patients with pediatric cataracts.

Methods: Medical records of pediatric patients were evaluated at the Congenital Cataract Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, from 2001 to 2011. Patients with congenital cataract or developmental cataract were included. Read More

Saudi J Ophthalmol 2014 Jul 2;28(3):198-202. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Background: Human amniotic membrane is a versatile tool for management of ocular surface disorders. This study evaluates the effect of cryopreserved human amniotic membrane (hAM) on one-year survival of penetrating keratoplasties (PKP) in high-risk recipients.

Method: This is a retrospective noncomparative cohort study of 58 consecutive eyes undergoing PKP with concurrent placement of a self-retained cryopreserved hAM (PROKERA®) at a tertiary care center from January 2009 to July 2010. Read More

Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2014 Apr;50(4):254-60

Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.

Objective: To summarize intra and post operation complications and their treatment of Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelium Keratoplasty (DSAEK), and provide our experience for its development in China.

Methods: Retrospective case study. Forty-seven eyes of 42 patients underwent DSAEK performed by one surgeon. Read More

Retina 2014 Aug;34(8):1623-9

Departments of *Ophthalmology, and †Statistics, Ourense University Hospital, Ourense, Spain.

Purpose: Primarily to assess and compare the prevalence of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in previously vitrectomized and nonvitrectomized eyes at our institution. Secondarily to assess and compare the prevalence of OAG in eyes those were phakic and pseudophakic/aphakic at the time of vitrectomy.

Methods: A cross-sectional prevalence study was designed. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2014 Mar;40(3):376-82

From the Department of Ophthalmology (K.R. Koch, Heindl, Cursiefen), University of Cologne, Cologne, and the Hochkreuzklinik Eye Hospital (H.-R. Koch), Bonn, Germany. Electronic address:

Purpose: To discuss limitations and benefits of a custom-made foldable artificial iris (Artificialiris) in the management of acquired iris defects.

Setting: Hochkreuzklinik Eye Hospital, Bonn, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Germany.

Design: Case series. Read More

Cornea 2014 Apr;33(4):349-54

*Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Cornea Service, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and †University Medical Center, Eye Clinic, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate glaucoma onset and progression after implantation of Boston Keratoprostheses (B-KPro) and the role of glaucoma surgery.

Methods: Records of patients with B-KPro implantation during 2004 to 2009 were reviewed. Parameters relevant to B-KPro surgery and glaucoma status were recorded. Read More

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013 Aug 27;54(8):5824-8. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.

Purpose: Three susceptibility loci for primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) were recently identified: PLEKHA7 rs11024102, COL11A1 rs3753841, and rs1015213 located in the intergenic region between PCMTD1 and ST18. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of these loci with the ocular biometric parameters anterior chamber depth (ACD) and axial length (AL).

Methods: Genotype and ocular biometric data were available for four population-based studies, including three from Singapore (Singapore Chinese Eye Study, Singapore Malay Eye Study, and Singapore Indian Eye Study) and one from China (Beijing Eye Study), exceeding 7000 participants. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2013 Sep 2;91(6):e420-6. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

Purpose: To identify changes in visual acuity and intra-ocular pressure (IOP) 12 months after the development of bleb-related infection.

Methods: Data obtained from 146 eyes of 146 patients with bleb-related infection were analyzed as a part of the Japan Glaucoma Society Survey of Bleb-related Infection. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with poor prognosis in visual acuity and increased IOP and for being stage III. Read More

J Glaucoma 2015 Feb;24(2):95-9

*University of Sydney †Central Clinical School ††Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney ‡Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University §Concord Hospital ∥Liverpool Hospital ¶Department of Ophthalmology, Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital Campus #Sydney Eye Hospital **The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia.

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of pars plana (PP) versus anterior chamber (AC) placement of Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device (GDD).

Methods: This study is a nonrandomized, retrospective case series evaluating 63 eyes that underwent GDD insertion with Baerveldt 350 device under the supervision of 2 surgeons at 5 centers. The drainage tube was either inserted into the AC or through the PP into the vitreous cavity where eyes had been vitrectomized. Read More

PLoS One 2013 5;8(4):e60236. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China ; Yunnan Red Cross Hospital, Kunming, China.

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and visual acuity (VA) outcomes of cataract surgery in adults of the Bai Nationality populations in rural China.

Methods: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional survey (from randomly selected block groups) of Chinese Bai Nationality aged ≥50 years in southwestern China. Presenting visual acuity (PVA), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were recorded and a detailed eye examination was carried out. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2013 Dec 7;91(8):751-5. Epub 2013 Feb 7.

Department of Anterior Segment, St. Erik Eye Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Purpose: To study the ocular characteristics in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS).

Methods: One hundred and two eyes of 51 participants with MFS were included in this descriptive study. Ocular characteristics, visual acuity (VA) and biometric values were studied. Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2012 18;5(6):742-9. Epub 2012 Dec 18.

Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China.

The introduction of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) provided a new choice for the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with open angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT). SLT was demonstrated equally as effective as topical medical therapy and argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) to lower IOP. It is a potentially repeatable procedure because of the lack of coagulation damage to the trabecular meshwork (TM) and also effect in patients with previously failed ALT. Read More

Cornea 2013 May;32(5):e64-8

The John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.

Purpose: To compare outcomes and complications of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in complicated cases with intraocular lens (IOL) exchange, aphakia, or anterior chamber intraocular lens (ACIOL) implants with a group of noncomplicated DSAEK cases.

Methods: Of the 30 complicated DSAEK cases, 14 eyes underwent concurrent IOL exchange, 5 ACIOLs were not removed, 5 eyes remained aphakic, and 5 eyes had IOL exchange done before or after DSAEK. One eye had an iris-supported phakic IOL removed, followed by cataract extraction with IOL implantation at the time of DSAEK. Read More

J Glaucoma 2014 Jan;23(1):35-6

*Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia †Clínica Oftalmológica Dr Vila, Valencia ‡Instituto Condal de Oftalmología, Barcelona, Spain.

Destruction of the ciliary body, an option in glaucoma surgical treatment, can be performed using various methods. Laser energy, now the principle source for cyclodestruction, can be delivered in a transpupillar, transvitreal in conjunction with a vitrectomy and transscleral manner. The current technique for endocyclophotocoagulation requires of an endoscopic probe. Read More

Int Ophthalmol 2012 Dec 31;32(6):571-5. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, India.

To describe the results of non-Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (non-DSAEK). Retrospective, interventional, consecutive clinical case series. Twenty-three patients underwent non-DSAEK from January 2010 to February 2011. Read More

J Glaucoma 2014 Feb;23(2):115-8

Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Purpose: To report the efficacy and safety of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) insertion into the ciliary sulcus in pseudophakic/aphakic patients.

Patients And Methods: A chart review was done on patients with uncontrolled glaucoma, who underwent AGV implantation with tube inserted into the ciliary sulcus. Baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) and number of medications were compared with that of postoperative follow-up visits. Read More

J AAPOS 2012 Jun;16(3):249-54

Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.

Purpose: To review the management and outcomes of pediatric patients with cataract who were managed by one of two surgeons at a single institution.

Methods: An observational series of consecutive cases identified from the hospital's outpatient billing records and surgical data program were used. Visual acuity was measured with the Snellen or Allen charts. Read More

Ophthalmologe 2012 Jan;109(1):83-92

Institute of Child Health, London, England.

Modern surgical techniques allow congenital cataract surgery to be performed much more successfully. The development of a secondary glaucoma is the most dreaded postoperative complication (one third of all pediatric secondary glaucomas). Due to the limited value of the available literature, data on prevalence are unreliable. Read More

Klin Oczna 2012 ;114(4):255-60

Department of Ophthalmology, District Railway Hospital, Katowice, Poland.

Purpose: To find morphometric factors predisposing to the development of corneal decompensation following cataract surgery.

Material And Methods: Study group consisted of 50 patients after keratoplasty performed as pseudophakic/aphakic corneal edema (PCE/ACE) treatment. Control group formed 50 patients after cataract removal without signs of corneal decompensation. Read More

Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2012 Feb 21;20(1):56-8. Epub 2011 Dec 21.

Purpose: To report a case of a child with near-simultaneous onset of Vogt Koyanagi Harada disease (VKH) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM).

Design: Interventional case report.

Methods: An 11-year-old child with known psoriasis presented with headache and bilateral granulomatous panuveitis. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2011 30;2011:951294. Epub 2011 Nov 30.

Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey.

Purpose. To report the incidence and risk factors for postkeratoplasty glaucoma (PKG), as well as its management. Subjects and Methods. Read More

Vet Ophthalmol 2012 Mar 8;15 Suppl 1:21-30. Epub 2011 Aug 8.

Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Objective: To examine the concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in aqueous humor of dogs with intraocular disease and to evaluate the association of aqueous humor VEGF with pre-iridal fibrovascular membrane (PIFM) formation.

Procedures: Two hundred and twenty six aqueous humor samples and 101 plasma samples were collected from 178 dogs with a variety of intraocular diseases (including cataract, primary glaucoma, uveitic glaucoma, aphakic/pseudophakic glaucoma, retinal detachment, lens luxation, and intraocular neoplasia), and aqueous humor was collected from 13 ophthalmically normal control dogs. Systemic disease status and administration of select medications were recorded. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2011 Nov 10;37(11):1932-8. Epub 2011 Sep 10.

Suraj Eye Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of cataract surgery and the postoperative visual outcomes in rural central India.

Setting: Villages in rural central India.

Design: Cohort study. Read More

Br J Ophthalmol 2011 Nov 26;95(11):1537-41. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa, 2 - Edificio 30, Pisa 56100, Italy.

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Gold Micro Shunt (GMS) for suprachoroidal drainage in patients with refractory glaucoma.

Methods: This is a prospective uncontrolled case series study. Fifty-five eyes of 55 patients were included. Read More

Med J Armed Forces India 2011 Apr 21;67(2):113-6. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Senior Advisor, AFCME, Subroto Park, Delhi Cantt.

Background: Glaucoma can develop after penetrating keratoplasty resulting in irreversible loss of vision. The incidence of post-penetrating keratoplasty glaucoma varies from 31% in the early postoperative period to 29% after three months. Various factors are responsible for the rise of intraocular pressure (IOP). Read More

Saudi J Ophthalmol 2011 Apr 31;25(2):187-92. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To report factors predicting the visual outcome and complications in eyes that underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) to manage dislocated intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed. Clinical data recorded from the patient charts include, demographic, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative, with emphasis on visual acuity, interval between IOL dislocation and pars plana vitrectomy, surgical method and complications. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2011 Mar 13;151(3):434-41.e1. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

Duke Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.

Purpose: To evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) in children with congenital/developmental cataracts before and after cataract removal, to correlate CCT with corneal diameters before cataract surgery in this same group, and to evaluate CCT over time in a separate group of children who were already aphakic or pseudophakic at study entry.

Design: Longitudinal study.

Methods: Children with cataract (Group 1, with pre-cataract-removal CCT) and aphakia/pseudophakia (Group 2, presenting after cataract removal) were included. Read More

Ophthalmology 2011 Apr 29;118(4):725-9. Epub 2010 Oct 29.

Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA.

Purpose: To assess 5-year Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) graft survival and endothelial cell loss in the surviving grafts.

Design: Retrospective, interventional case series.

Participants: One hundred sixty-five eyes of 149 patients treated with primary DSEK. Read More

Klin Oczna 2010 ;112(4-6):105-7

Clinic of Children Ophthalmology Medical University, Bialystok, Poland.

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence and individual risk factors for the development of aphakic glaucoma after congenital cataract surgery.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 113 eyes of children who underwent surgery for cataract between 1998 and 2002. Outcome variables studied included intraocular pressure, number of medication changes required over the course of the follow-up, and surgical interventions required. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2012 May 2;90(3):231-6. Epub 2010 Sep 2.

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term visual outcome after early surgery of bilateral dense congenital cataracts, aphakic correction with glasses and secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation around 2 years of age.

Methods: The medical records of paediatric patients who underwent cataract extraction, aphakic correction and secondary IOL implantation from 1993 to 2004 at Seoul National University Children's Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Age at secondary IOL implantation, axial length (AL), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), refractive error, ocular alignment, stereopsis, and postoperative ocular complications were recorded. Read More

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 Jan 5;52(1):16-20. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Purpose: The outcomes of cataract surgery have been well reported in rural China; however, the situation in the urban population remains unclear. This study assessed the outcomes of cataract surgery in urban southern China.

Methods: Data were gathered from the Liwan Eye Study, a population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in people aged 50 years or more in the Liwan District of Guangzhou. Read More