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There were no significant differences in postoperative visual acuity, subjective patient satisfaction, spectacle independence, or other visual symptoms between patients who had bilateral or unilateral implantation of multifocal IOLs. Unilateral implantation of a multifocal IOL is an option to lower spectacle dependency and increase patient satisfaction.

Inferior sector-shaped, near-addition IOLs with lower add powers (+1.5 D) provide good vision over longer working distances and show fewer glare and halo symptoms.

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Purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness and optical quality of 3.0% topical diquafosol versus 0.05% cyclosporine A in dry eye patients following cataract surgery. Methods. In total, 40 eyes of 40 patients newly diagnosed with dry eye syndrome 1 week after cataract surgery were randomized to receive either 3.0% diquafosol ophthalmic solution six times daily or 0.05% cyclosporine A twice daily for 3 months. Outcome measures were tear film break-up time (TBUT), results on Schirmer 1 test, ocular surface staining score, the ocular surface disease index (OSDI) score, and higher-order aberrations (HOAs). Measurements were taken at baseline and at 1, 2, and 3 months. Results. In the diquafosol group, TBUT showed higher outcomes than the cyclosporine A group at 1 and 3 months. Both groups showed increased scores on Schirmer 1 test. The ocular surface staining score decreased in all periods in both groups. Vertical coma and total HOAs decreased more in the cyclosporine A group than in the diquafosol group at 3 months. Conclusion. Both 3.0% diquafosol and 0.05% cyclosporine A were effective in treating dry eye after cataract surgery. Diquafosol was more effective in increasing the tear secretion, but cyclosporine A was more effective in improving optical aberrations.

Sjögren Syndrome (SS) is one of the most frequent systemic autoimmune disorders, mainly involving the eye and mouth due to inflammation of lacrimal and salivary glands. Exocrine glands affected with a typical focal lymphocytic infiltration potentially lead to dry eyes and dry mouth. In addition to the known pathogenic mechanism of SS through autoimmunity, corneal neuropathy, as a peripheral neuropathy which is a relatively frequent extraglandular systemic manifestation of SS, recently draws attention as a possible pathogenic mechanism of ocular symptoms and dry eye induction. The diagnostic criteria of SS changed recently, proposed by the American College of Rheumatology/Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (ACR/SICCA) in 2012, and the ocular surface staining score is the only required test for ocular manifestation of SS. However, other diagnostic methods evaluating tear film status, though excluded from the new criteria, are still important for the staging and treatment planning, including direct observation of tear film, tear film break up time, Schirmer test, and measurement of the tear film levels of inflammatory mediators. Eye-specific symptoms and signs and ocular treatment options for SS including tear substitutes, secretogogue, topical anti-inflammatory therapy with corticosteroids and cyclosporine, punctal occlusion, autologous serum, and mucolytic therapy were summarized and discussed in this review article.

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A 59-year-old woman was referred to our clinic for a glaucoma evaluation. The visual acuity and intraocular pressure were normal in both eyes. However, red-free fundus photography in the left eye showed a superotemporal wedge-shaped retinal nerve fiber layer defect, and visual field testing showed a corresponding partial arcuate scotoma. In an optical coherence tomography examination, the macula was flat, but an arcuate-shaped peripapillary retinoschisis was found. Further, the retinoschisis seemed to be connected with a superotemporal optic pit shown in a disc photograph. After 3 months of a topical prostaglandin analogue medication, the intraocular pressure in the retinoschisis eye was lowered from 14 to 10 mmHg and the peripapillary retinoschisis was almost resolved. We report a rare case of an optic disc pit with peripapillary retinoschisis presenting as a localized retinal nerve fiber layer defect.