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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of the Pentacam and IOL Master to calculate the effective corneal power (keratometry, corneal curvature) in patients who have undergone both corneal refractive surgery and lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Acular LS® and Lotemax® in the prevention of inflammation in the eye after cataract surgery. Acular LS is made by Allergan, Inc. It is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use following cataract surgery. Lotemax is made by Bausch & Lomb. It is a steroid and is also approved by the FDA for use following cataract surgery.
To compare the efficiency of the Infiniti vision system and the Series 20000 Legacy System phacoemulsification units during routine cataract extraction.
This study involves using both a device that seals the capsular bag (where the lens is located) allowing safer irrigation of the capsular bag and sodium chloride to irrigate the capsular bag during cataract surgery on children. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of the device, Perfect Capsule, along with sodium chloride reduces the development of posterior capsule opacification (PCO), a possible complication of cataract surgery. PCO is the clouding of the rear portion of the natural membrane or capsule that holds the artificial lens. It requires additional procedures to correct the problem. Sodium chloride is not usually used during cataract surgery. It will be used to irrigate the capsular bag and remove any residual cells that contribute to the development of PCO. Perfect Capsule will prevent the sodium chloride from touching other parts of the eye. The goal of this study is to determine if irrigation with sodium chloride will lower the incidence of PCO after cataract surgery.
Cataract is prevalent throughout the world and IOLs are routinely implanted after the extraction of the cataractous lens. It is the most frequently performed surgery in the United States with an estimated 2-3 million procedures performed annually. With the aging population on the rise, as well as the increasing popularity of refractive intraocular lenses, the number of intraocular surgeries continues to rise. Over the years, the surgical technique has evolved from intracapsular extraction to modern phacoemulsification. This development has helped with the evolution of IOLs as well. The IOLs have advanced extensively: different materials and designs are available, permitting implantation through smaller, sutureless incisions. Traditional IOLs are of monofocal design providing vision at one distance, typically far. Patients implanted with traditional monofocal IOLs usually require glasses for near distance tasks such as reading. The new multifocal IOLs offer the possibility of seeing well at more than one distance, without glasses or contacts. The AcrySof ReSTOR (Alcon Laboratories) uses apodized diffractive technology — a design that responds to how wide or small the eye's pupil might be — to provide near, intermediate, and distance vision. Clinical studies used to support the March 2005 FDA approval showed that 80% of people who received the lens did not use glasses for any activities after their cataract surgery; 84% who received the lens in both eyes had distance vision of 20/25 or better, with near vision of 20/32 or better. ReZoom (Advanced Medical Optics) is a multifocal refractive zonal IOL that distributes light over five optical zones to provide near, intermediate, and distance vision. The ReZoom is a second-generation multifocal and was FDA-approved in March 2005. In a European study of 215 patients, 93% of ReZoom recipients reported never or only occasionally needing glasses. The combined use of multifocal intraocular lenses is often a solution to best meet the patients' refractive needs. There has been speculation that the implantation of ReSTOR in one eye and ReZoom lens in the fellow eye can provide patients a larger range of useful vision in the near range. The purpose of this study is to evaluate visual outcome and patient satisfaction after implantation of a diffractive multifocal IOL (ReSTOR) in one eye and a refractive multifocal IOL (ReZoom) in the fellow eye after routine phacoemulsification and compare it to a control group of patients implanted bilaterally with ReSTOR with both eyes targeted for 0 to ±0.25 D, and to a group of patients implanted bilaterally with ReSTOR with the non-dominant eye targeted for +1.00 D and the dominant eye targeted for 0 to +0.25 D.
To determine quality of vision post cataract extraction and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation of 2 different acrylic intraocular lenses: Acrysof® Single-Piece IOL and Acrysof® WF, through evaluation of contrast sensitivity, glare testing, visual outcomes, wavefront, corneal topography, and patient satisfaction.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the visual outcomes, amount of inflammation, endothelial cell loss, and the efficiency of a torsional handpiece compared to a conventional handpiece during surgery to remove your cataracts.