We determined the incidence and causes of clinical and angiographic cystoid macular edema (CME) after uncomplicated phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in otherwise normal eyes. This study comprised 252 eyes of 252 patients who had uncomplicated phacoemulsification with continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis and in-the-bag acrylic intraocular lens implantation. The presence of clinical and angiographic CME was evaluated 45 days after surgery, using fundus fluorescein angiography. Age, sex, cataract type, iris color, and real phacoemulsification time of the patients were also recorded. The mean age of the patients was 69.86 (range 60–82) years). Clinical CME was not detected in any eye at any postoperative visit. There were 23 cases with angiographic CME (9.1%). There were no significant differences between the groups who were later found to be angiographically CME-positive or CME-negative in any variable recorded (p >0.05). The incidences of clinical and angiographic CME after uncomplicated phacoemulsification were 0 and 9.1%, respectively. These results indicate that the occurrence of clinical CME has greatly reduced after uncomplicated phacoemulsification operations, but the incidence of angiographic CME is still nearly equal to the incidence of the extracapsular technique.

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Malposition of an intraocular lens (IOL) may cause symptoms such as glare, halos, and other visual aberrations. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of two different anterior capsulotomy techniques on IOL tilt and decentration. Bag-fixated IOL implantation after uncomplicated extracapsular cataract extraction was performed using both envelope (65 eyes) and continuous circular capsulorhexis (CCC) technique (42 eyes). Eyes were followed-up at least 6 months postoperatively. While the mean IOL decentration after envelope technique was found to be 0.65 mm, this was 0.15 mm after CCC technique. On the other hand, the mean actual tilting angle of IOL after envelope technique was 5.66 degrees, whereas this was 1.13 degrees after CCC technique. The aforementioned differences were statistically significant (p < 0.01, and p < 0.01). Furthermore, in 17 eyes (26.1%) where envelope technique and in 29 (69.0%) eyes where CCC technique was used demonstrated no IOL tilt and decentration. This study shows that the CCC technique may result in less optical problems due to IOL malposition compared to the envelope technique.

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Grade C(1) PVR and multiple breaks were found to be significant risk factors for anatomic failure in rhegmatogenous RD treated by conventional buckling surgery.

Both surgical procedures can achieve favorable and comparable anatomic outcomes in the majority of patients in the treatment of RD with multiple breaks. Intra-and postoperative complications are different in the two procedures.

Vitreoretinal interface changes and vitreoretinal separations and progression of separation can be easily evaluated by OCT. The current study confirms that posterior vitreous detachment occurs commonly soon after cataract surgery.

BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to identify the effects of weight and size characteristics of posterior segment intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) in open globe injuries.