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PURPOSE: To assess the macular thickness changes after cataract surgery in diabetic patients using optical coherence tomography (OCT).
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 104 diabetic patients who underwent cataract...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of cataract surgery in highly myopic Korean subjects.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 694 eyes of 694 patients who underwent...
A 49-year-old man with an uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) of 20 / 1000, a best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) of 20 / 400, keratometric readings of K1 = 59.88 x...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and rotational stability of the AcrySof toric intraocular lens (IOL) in correcting preoperative astigmatism in cataract patients.
METHODS: This prospective observational study included 30...
PURPOSE: To introduce a case of iridoschisis patient who underwent cataract surgery successfully without pupil device.
METHODS: A 64-year-old female who showed iridoschisis of her both eyes underwent cataract...
PURPOSE: To report the results of secondary posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) implantation in pediatric cataract eyes with microcornea and/or microphthalmos.
METHODS: Retrospective studies were conducted by reviewing the...
PURPOSE: We describe our successful experience using a capsular tension ring (CTR) and iris repair during cataract surgery in a patient with bilateral coloboma.
METHODS: A 67-year-old woman had...
PURPOSE: To describe the results of a pars plana vitrectomy, combined with phacoemulsification, using a sutureless, superotemporal, clear corneal incision for patients with a macular hole.
METHODS: This study...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the natural course of the long-term endothelial cell changes in Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) patients and investigate the effects of phacoemulsification on the annual rate of change...