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PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical results of thermoplastic, hydrophilic acrylic IOL CV232 (MemoryLens(R), CIVA Vision, USA) to those of hydrophobic acrylic IOL AR40e (Sensar(R), AMO, USA). METHODS: Twenty patients had in-the-bag implantation of a MemoryLens(R) IOL in 1 eye and a Sensar(R) in the opposite eye in a randomized fashion after uneventful phacoemulsification. We evaluated the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and posterior capsule opacification (PCO) at a mean 30.05 months after surgery. RESULTS: Two years postoperatively, a BCVA of 0.8 or better was found in 65% of the MemoryLens(R) group and in 60% of the Sensar(R) group. There was no statistically significant differences between the two groups (p>0.50). PCO developed in 55% in the MemoryLens(R) group and in 65% of the Sensar(R) group. Again, no statistically significant differences were found between the two groups (p>0.50). CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences between the two different intraocular lenses in BCVA or PCO postoperatively.
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Humans , Capsule Opacification , Cataract , Lenses, Intraocular , Phacoemulsification , Refractive Errors , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the correlation between foveal thickness, as measured with optical coherence tomographic evaluation, and the visual acuity in patients who suffered from unilateral resolved central serous chorioretinopathy. METHODS: Twenty-eight consecutive patients who were diagnosed with unilateral resolved central serous chorioretinopathy were studied. High-resolution optical coherence tomography was performed on all of the patients. The foveal thickness of the involved eye was normalized by dividing its thickness with that of the uninvolved eye. The best-corrected visual acuity of the involved eye was normalized as well. The subjects were divided into two groups according to the minimum value of the normalized foveal thickness in the 22 healthy subjects. RESULTS: The mean foveal thickness was 128.68+/-22.06 micrometer in the involved eyes and 148.18+/-13.88 micrometer in the uninvolved eyes. There was a statistically significant correlation between the normalized foveal thickness and the normalized visual acuity. There were statistically significant differences in the normalized visual acuity and the duration of the symptoms between the group with foveal thickness above the minimum value and the group with foveal thickness below the minimum value. CONCLUSIONS: There was a statistically significant correlation between foveal thickness and visual acuity. The patient group with a foveal thickness value above the minimum value of the normalized foveal thickness showed a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity and a shorter duration of symptoms. It seems that the foveal thickness is associated with visual acuity and the duration of symptoms.
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Humans , Central Serous Chorioretinopathy , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Metastatic carcinoma of the eye is a common sequela of widespread dissemination of malignancy. Metastasis to the iris is less frequent than that of the cilliary body and choroid. We report a case of iris metastasis in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: 57-Year-Old man was seen in the department of ophthalmology because of blurred vision in his right eye for seven days. The patient had a metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer in the brain. Trabeculectomy and iridectomy were performed due to secondary glaucoma. RESULTS: The case was diagnosed as iris metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer by the clinical and histopathologic findings.