Purpose. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of air bubble technique for vitrectomy in aphakia. Study Design. Prospective interventional uncontrolled case series. Methods. This study included 53 eyes of 53 patients who are phakic and indicated for phacovitrectomy (7 eyes, group 1), aphakic and indicated for vitrectomy (22 eyes, group 2), or underwent unplanned vitrectomy for immediate management of a ... Read more

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Alahmady ring implantation in the management of neovascular glaucoma. Methods: A total of 15 eyes of 15 patients with intractable neovascular glaucoma with intraocular pressure (IOP) $28 mmHg not responding to medical treatment were retrospectively analyzed. All patients had poor visual acuity and underwent Alahmady ring implantation. The ring was designed from ... Read more

Inthisstudyweevaluatethevisualoutcomes,safety,efficacy,andstabilityofimplantingofsecondsulcusintraocularlens(IOL)to correctunsatisfiedametropicpatientsafterphacoemulsification.Methods. Retrospectivestudyof15eyes(15patients)underwent secondary intraocular lens implanted into the ciliary sulcus. The IOL used was a Sensar IOL three-piece foldable hydrophobic acrylicIOL.ThefirstIOLinallpatientswasacrylicintrabagalIOLimplantedinuncomplicatedphacoemulsificationsurgery.Results. Fifteeneyes(15patients)wereinvolvedinthisstudy.Preoperatively,meanlogMARUDVAandCDVAwere0.88 ± 0.22and0.19 ± 0.13,respectively,withameanfollow-upof28months(range:24to36months).Attheendofthefollow-up,alleyesachieved logMARUDVAof0.20 ± 0.12withpostoperativerefractionrangingfrom0.00to −0.50Dofattemptedemmetropia.Conclusions. ImplantationofthesecondsulcusSensarAR40IOLwasfoundtobesafe,easy,andsimpletechniqueformanagementofametropia followinguncomplicatedphacoemulsification. Read more

Background To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 25gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (25-G TSV) in the management of vitreoretinal complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Methods A retrospective review of a noncomparative interventional case series including 200 eyes of 164 consecutive patients who underwent 25-G TSV for the management of PDR was performed. The main outcome measures were preoperative and ... Read more

Purpose: Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is usually characterized by a localized detachment of the neurosensory retina that is self-limiting. However, some cases may persist or recur leading to degenerative changes of the retinal pigment epithelium and the neurosensory retina resulting in severe visual loss and requiring intervention. Methods: This retrospective case series reports the long-term visual outcome of the use ... Read more