Short Term Visual and Refractive Outcome following Surgical Intervention forPosterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) in Children in a Tertiary Eye Hospital

BACKGROUND: PCO occurs commonly postoperatively followingcataract extraction in children, obscuring vision as did the initialcataract. It may require a second surgical procedure when it is dense.It is expected that this results in restoration of vision and it is importantto ascertain that this is the case as well as to examine any significantchanges in refraction thereafter.M ETHODS: A retrospective observational study extractingdemographic and clinical information from case notes of patients whohad membranectomy and/or capsule polishing between October 2017and September 2018.RESULTS: 57 eyes of 51 patients were enrolled. There was a 2:1male: female ratio. Mean age at cataract surgery was 6.33 3.59yearswhilst that for PCO surgery was 9.68 3.89years. Postoperativevisual acuity (by WHO definition) was good (between 6/6 and 6/18)in 33.3%, compared to 8.8% preoperatively. Whereas presenting visualacuity was poor (<6/60) in 61.4% preoperatively, this reduced to30% postoperatively. Visual outcome was influenced by age at cataractsurgery, age at PCO surgery, interval between cataract and PCO surgeryand type of cataract. Children >8 years of age at time of PCO surgeryhad a greater proportion of good post-operative best corrected visualacuity (BCVA) (52.6%), whilst 75% of children younger than 8yearsat time of surgery turned out with poor BCVA after surgery.Developmental cataracts proportionately had the best outcome ofvisual acuity. There was a range of refractive shift of +0.25D to ­5.25D with a mean myopic shift of ­1.51D following membranectomy. CONCLUSION: There was a good proportion of children withsignificant improvement in visual acuity on the short term,and a mildmyopic shift following membranectomy.

Evaluation of quality of life and visual acuity after posterior capsulotomy with neodymium: YAG laser in adults / Avaliação da qualidade de vida e da acuidade visual após capsulotomia com Neodymium: YAG laser em adultos

Abstract Purpose: To determine the impact of neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy on quality of life and visual acuity in adults. Methods: A prospective study that included patients over 65 years old with clinical indications for Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy. On the day of the procedure, corrected distance visual acuity tests, slit-lamp examination and posterior capsule opacification (PCO) photo documentation were performed, followed by application of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25). The PCO rate was evaluated with Evaluation of Posterior Capsule opacification (EPCO 2000) software. Four weeks after the posterior capsulotomy, corrected distance visual acuity was measured, and the NEI-VFQ-25 was applied again. Complications were also reported. Results : Sixty eyes from 45 patients were enrolled in the study. The mean age was 71.51 ± 6.38 years (65 to 93). Comparing the results before and after the Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, there was a statistically significant improvement in quality of life according to the NEI-VFQ-25 (p<0.001) and in visual acuity (p=0.0). The mean score in NEI-VFQ-25 Questionnaire before capsulotomy was 62.07 ± 20.90 (16.81-95.90) and after was 83.95±19.49 (20.68 - 100.0). The mean CDVA before the procedure was 0.75 ± 0.35 LogMAR (0.1-1.3) and after was 0.21 ± 0.20 LogMAR (0.0-1.3). The mean PCO rate measured by the EPCO software was 0.688 ± 0.449. There was a positive correlation between the EPCO score and the total score of quality of life after Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy (r=0.845, p=0.00). Damage to intraocular lens was the only complication observed in six eyes (10%). Conclusion: Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy, in addition to improving visual acuity, is able to improve quality of life.

Resumo Objetivo: Determinar o impacto da capsulotomia posterior com laser de neodímio: YAG (Nd: YAG) na qualidade de vida e na acuidade visual em adultos. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo que incluiu pacientes acima de 65 anos com indicação clínica para capsulotomia com laser de Nd: YAG. No dia do procedimento, foram realizados testes de acuidade visual corrigida, exame com lâmpada de fenda e fotodocumentação da opacificação da cápsula posterior (OCP), seguido da aplicação do National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25). A taxa de OCP foi avaliada utilizando o software de avaliação de opacificação de cápsula posterior (EPCO 2000). Quatro semanas após a capsulotomia posterior, a acuidade visual corrigida foi medida, e o NEI-VFQ-25 foi aplicado novamente. Complicações também foram relatadas. Resultados: Sessenta olhos de 45 pacientes foram incluídos no estudo. A idade média foi de 71,51±6,38 anos (65 to 93). Comparando os resultados antes e após a capsulotomia com laser Nd: YAG, houve melhora estatisticamente significante na qualidade de vida de acordo com o NEI-VFQ-25 (p <0,001) e na acuidade visual (p = 0,0). A média do escore total do questionário NEI-VFQ-25 pré capsulotomia foi de 62.07 ± 20.90 (16.81-95.90) e pós foi de 83.95 ±19.49 (20.68 - 100.0). A AVCC antes do procedimento foi 0.75 ± 0.35 LogMAR (0.1-1.3) e após foi 0.21 ± 0.20 LogMAR (0.0-1.3). A taxa média de OCP medida pelo software EPCO foi de 0,688 ± 0,449. Houve correlação positiva entre o escore EPCO e o escore total de qualidade de vida após a capsulotomia com laser de Nd: YAG (r = 0,845, p = 0,00). O dano à lente intraocular foi a única complicação observada em seis olhos (10%). Conclusão: A capsulotomia com laser Nd: YAG, além de melhorar a acuidade visual, é capaz de melhorar a qualidade de vida.

Ruptura de la cápsula posterior en la cirugía del cristalino / Posterior capsule rupture in crystalline lens surgery

RESUMEN La cirugía de catarata constituye hoy en día un reto para el cirujano oftalmólogo. Cada año se someten a este proceder miles de pacientes con el único propósito de mejorar su calidad visual, y por tanto su calidad de vida. Es por esto que lograr un acto quirúrgico libre de complicaciones es vital para que este procedimiento se pueda efectuar sin contratiempos. El advenimiento de nuevas técnicas quirúrgicas y de la tecnología de punta hace que el cirujano de catarata esté constantemente tratando de satisfacer las exigencias de los pacientes que se someten a esta intervención. Teniendo en cuenta que dentro de las complicaciones transoperatorias una de las más frecuentes y temidas es la ruptura de la cápsula posterior, se realizó una búsqueda de diversos artículos publicados en los últimos diez años, utilizando la plataforma Infomed, específicamente la Biblioteca Virtual de Salud, con el objetivo de conocer los principales factores de riesgo, el diagnóstico, el manejo y las complicaciones asociadas a la ruptura capsular tras la cirugía del cristalino(AU)

ABSTRACT Cataract surgery is nowadays a challenge for eye surgeons. Thousands of patients undergo cataract surgery every year with the sole purpose of improving their visual quality and thus their quality of life. It is therefore crucial that complications do not occur during surgery, so that the procedure may be conducted without any mishap. Cataract surgeons should be aware of the new surgical techniques and state-of-the-art technology in the field to meet the demands of patients undergoing this surgical procedure. Bearing in mind that posterior capsule rupture is one of the most common and feared intraoperative complications, a search was conducted of papers published on the Infomed platform, particularly the Virtual Health Library, in the past ten years, with the purpose of collecting information about the main risk factors, diagnosis, management and complications associated to capsule rupture after lens surgery(AU)

Frequência de achados oftalmológicos de segmento posterior em pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal / Frequency of ophthalmological posterior segment findings in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease is a systemic inflammatory disease classified as Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis. It could present extra intestinal findings, such as fever, weight loss, arthralgia, mucocutaneous lesions, hepatic, renal and ophthalmological involvement. Among ophthalmological findings, posterior segment findings are present in less than 1% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, however, these findings could bring definitive visual impairment. OBJECTIVE: Our study objective was to evaluate ocular posterior segment findings is patients with inflammatory bowel disease, through retinal mapping, color fundus retinography, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography, and compare our results to literature. METHODS: We evaluated eighty patients with inflammatory bowel disease through complete ophthalmological examination and posterior segment assessment. Color fundus retinography, OCT and OCT angiography was performed with Topcon Triton (Topcon ® , Tokyo, Japan). Macula and posterior pole were evaluated with binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy and fundus biomicroscopy. RESULTS: Participants mean age was 44.16 years (18.08-68.58), 28 (35%) male patients and 52 (65%) female patients. Thirty-five (44%) with diagnosis of Crohn disease, 41 (52%) patients with diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and 3 (4%) had non-conclusive Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis classification. We found abnormal exams in 21 (26.25%) patients. CONCLUSION: Our study found similar prevalence of ophthalmological posterior segment commitment compared to previous literature prevalence. The findings were predominantly unrelated to inflammatory bowel disease, rather than primarily related to it. The most prevalent, and non-previous reported, finding was increased arteriolar tortuosity, probably occurs due to systemic vascular impairment in inflammatory bowel disease.

RESUMO CONTEXTO: As doenças inflamatórias intestinais são doenças inflamatórias sistêmicas que podem ser divididas em doença de Crohn ou retocolite ulcerativa. Além do quadro intestinal, elas podem apresentar sintomas extra intestinais como febre, perda de peso, artralgia, lesões mucocutâneas, acometimento hepatobiliar, acometimento renal e oftalmológico. Entre os achados oftalmológicos descritos, alterações de segmentos posterior são encontrados em menos de 1% dos pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal, porém, tais achados podem levar à baixa acuidade visual definitiva. OBJETIVO: O objetivo do nosso trabalho foi avaliar alterações em segmento posterior através de retinografia colorida, mapeamento de retina, tomografia de coerência óptica e OCT angiography e comparar nossos resultados com o da literatura. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 80 pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos a exame oftalmológico completo e a avaliação do segmento posterior. Foi realizada tomografia de coerência óptica em aparelho Triton (Topcon, Tokyo, Japan), retinografia colorida e OCT angiography. Mácula e polo posterior foram avaliados através de oftalmoscopia binocular indireta e biomicroscopia de fundo. RESULTADOS: Entre os participantes, a média de idade foi de 44,16 anos (18,08-68,58), 28 (35%) participantes do sexo masculino e 52 (65%) do sexo feminino. Trinta e cinco (44%) pacientes com diagnóstico de doença de Crohn, 41 (52%) pacientes com diagnóstico de retocolite ulcerativa e 3 (4%) pacientes em que não era possível classificar como doença de Crohn ou retocolite ulcerativa. Entre as avaliações de polo posterior, foram encontrados achados em exame de 21 pacientes, o que corresponde a 26,25% dos casos. CONCLUSÃO: Nosso estudo encontrou resultados de prevalência de achados em exame de segmento posterior semelhante aos estudos prévios da literatura. Os achados foram de forma predominante não primariamente relacionados à doença inflamatória intestinal. O achado mais prevalente, e não previamente reportado, foi aumento de tortuosidade arteriolar, que provavelmente ocorre por envolvimento vascular sistêmico nas doenças inflamatórias intestinais.

Posterior argentinean flag-like sign during primary posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis / Sinal da bandeira argentina- like durante capsulorrexis posterior primária

ABSTRACT We describe a unique complication during primary posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (PCCC) in a patient with megalocornea scheduled for phacoemulsification with toric multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. After nucleus emulsification and cortex removal, the capsular bag was filled with cohesive viscoelastic in preparation for PCCC to achieve reverse optic capture of the IOL, thus ensuring stability. However, as soon as the initial puncture was made using a 27-gauge needle to start the capsulotomy, the posterior capsule opening extended peripherally from 0º-180º. This capsule extension was similar to the Argentinean-flag sign in hypermature cataracts, and both are caused by excessive intracapsular pressure. Careful bimanual manipulation was performed to implant the IOL on the desired axis, which occurred uneventfully. At a postoperative visit, the patient exhibited excellent uncorrected visual acuity with a well-aligned IOL.

RESUMO Os autores demonstram uma complicação durante a realização de uma capsulo tomia circular contínua posterior (CCCP) em um paciente com megalocórnea programado facoemulsificação com implante de lente intraocular (LIO) tórica multifocal. Após a remoção do núcleo e córtex, o saco capsular foi preenchido por viscoelástico coesivo com finalidade de prepará-lo para realização da CCCP e com isso assegurar o correto alinhamento do implante no eixo desejado. Entretanto, assim que a agulha de 27-gauge foi utilizada para confecção puntura inicial da capsulotomia, imediatamente a cápsula posterior se abriu até periferia de 0-180 graus, similar à lesão capsular vista no sinal da Bandeira Argentina em cataratas hipermaduras, ambos causados por pressão excessiva intracapsular. Manipulação cuidadosa foi realizada para implantação da lente no eixo correto, a qual aconteceu sem intercorrências. No pós-operatório, a paciente apresentou uma excelente acuidade visual sem correção com LIO corretamente alinhada no eixo desejado.

Correlación de los valores queratométricos del Pentacam y el método de Maloney / Correlation of the keratometric values of Pentacam and Maloney's method

Objetivo: correlacionar los valores queratométricos obtenidos por el programa Holladay Report del Pentacam en ojos operados de queratotomía radial con diagnóstico de catarata, y los obtenidos a través del método de Maloney. Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional prospectivo y descriptivo a 18 ojos miopes de 14 pacientes portadores de opacidades cristalinianas previamente sometidos a queratotomía radial que acudieron al Servicio de Catarata del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer en el período comprendido de febrero a noviembre del año 2013. Se utilizó el Pentacam para obtener de forma directa el poder refractivo corneal utilizando programas diseñados con este fin, y posteriormente compararlo con el obtenido por el método de Maloney. Resultados: se obtuvo una correlación positiva al comparar las lecturas queratométricas equivalentes a 1 mm (r= 0,962); 2 mm (r= 0,845); 3 mm (r= 0,985); 4 mm (r= 0,988); 4,5 mm (r= 0,988) y central (r= 0,976) obtenidas en el programa Holladay Report del Pentacam, y los valores queratométricos aportados por el método de Maloney, lo cual fue estadísticamente significativo (p= 0,001). Conclusiones: el programa Holladay Report del Pentacam aporta poderes corneales que no difieren estadísticamente de los obtenidos por el método de Maloney en pacientes con cirugía refractiva corneal previa y catarata con criterio quirúrgico(AU)

Objective: to correlate the keratometric values from the Pentacam´s Holladay Report software in operated eyes which underwent radial keratotomy with cataract diagnosis and those of Maloney´s method. Method: prospective, descriptive and observational study conducted in 18 myopic eyes from 14 patients who had crystalline opacities and had undergone radial keratotomy. They had gone to the cataract service of Ramon Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from February to November 2013. Pentacam was used to directly estimate the corneal refractive power by using tailor-made software for this purpose, and then compare it with the values obtained by Maloney´s method. Results: there was positive correlation when comparing the keratometric readings of 1 mm (r= 0.962); 2 mm (r= 0.845); 3 mm (r= 0.985); 4 mm (r=0.988); 4.5 mm (r= 0.988) and central (r= 0.976) in the Pentacam´s Holladay Report software and the keratometric values of the Maloney's method, which was statistically significant (p= 0,001). Conclusions: pentacam´s Holladay Report software reached corneal power values that do not differ statistically from those of Maloney´s method in patients who had previously undergone corneal refractive surgery and cataract with surgical criteria(AU)

Utilidad del sistema Scheimpflug por Pentacam para la cuantificación de la opacidad de la cápsula posterior en pacientes pseudofáquicos con aceite de silicona / Usefulness of Pentacam Scheimflug system for quantification of the posterior capsule opacity in pseudophakic patients with silicon oil-filled eyes

Objetivo: determinar si el sistema Scheimpflug por Pentacam tiene utilidad en la cuantificación objetiva de la opacidad de la cápsula posterior en los pacientes pseudofáquicos con aceite de silicona. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y observacional en el Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer en el período comprendido entre abril del año 2012 y abril de 2014. Se evaluó, mediante sistema Scheimpflug del Pentacam para la cuantificación de la opacidad de cápsula posterior, a un grupo de 31 pacientes seudofáquicos sometidos a una vitrectomía previa con aceite de silicona y se compararon los resultados con los obtenidos en 26 pacientes operados solo de cirugía del cristalino con lente intraocular, para lo cual se utilizaron las variables edad, sexo, opacidad en grados por lámpara de hendidura y la intensidad media de píxeles en un área circular de 3 mm centrales seleccionada en los tomogramas, analizadas por el software Image J 1.42 q. Resultados: en los pacientes pseudofáquicos con aceite de silicona el sistema Scheimpflug no fue capaz de discernir entre los diferentes grados de opacidad de la cápsula posterior(p= 0,210) y no existió concordancia entre ambas mediciones (p= 0,120). Las mediciones realizadas en los pacientes pseudofáquicos con aceite de silicona con la lámpara de hendidura por dos observadores fueron similares (p= 0,042), al igual que existió buena correlación en las realizadas con el sistema Scheimpflug (r= 0,981). Cuando se compararon las mediciones realizadas con el sistema Scheimpflug en los dos grupos de pacientes se observó que las medias de intensidad en los grados 1 y 2 eran superiores a las halladas en los pacientes no vitrectomizados previamente, no así en los grados 3; solo en este último caso la diferencia fue significativa (p= 0,001). Conclusiones: el sistema Scheimpflug no es útil para cuantificar la opacidad de la cápsula posterior en los pacientes vitrectomizados previamente que aún tienen aceite de silicona(AU)

Objective: to determine whether the Pentacam Scheimpflug imaging system is useful for objective quantification of the posterior capsule opacity in pseudophakic patients with silicon oil-filled eyes. Methods: observational, prospective and descriptive study conducted in Ramon Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology in the period of April 2012 through April 2014. With the Pentacam Scheimpflug imaging system for the quantification of the posterior capsule opacity, 31 pseudophakic patients, who had undergone previous vitrectomy with silicon oil, were evaluated and their results were then compared with those of patients operated on through crystalline lens surgery and intraocular lens implantation (26 patients). To this end, the analyzed variables were age, sex, opacification degrees measured with slit lamp and average intensity in pixels in a 3mm round area selected from tomographs and analyzed by Image J 1.42 q software. Results: in pseudophakic patients with silicon oil-filled eyes, the Scheimpflug system could not differentiate the different levels of the posterior capsule opacity (p= 0.210) and there was no agreement between both measurements (p= 0.120). The measurements taken by two observers in pseudophakic patients using silicon oil and slit lamp were similar (p= 0.042) and good correlation in those taken with the Scheimpflug system (r= 0.981). When comparing the Scheimpflug system measurements taken in the two groups of patients, it was observed that the intensity means in grades 1 and 2 were higher than those found in non-vitrectomized patients, but in grade 3, the difference was significant (p= 0.001). Conclusions: Scheimpflug system is not useful to measure the posterior capsule opacity in previously vitrectomized patients who still have silicon oil-filled eyes(AU)

Avaliação da composição molecular da cápsula anterior da lente de cães idosos com catarata de alto risco / Molecular evaluation of the anterior lens capsule of older dogs suffering from high risk cataracts

Atualmente, a cápsula anterior e o epitélio da lente tem sido cada vez mais estudados, com o intuito de reduzir as possíveis complicações do pós-operatório da remoção da catarata, tal como a opacidade da cápsula posterior, alteração ocasionada principalmente pela diferenciação e migração das células do epitélio lenticular para a cápsula posterior da lente. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a composição molecular da cápsula anterior da lente pela técnica histoquímica de PAS (avaliação de proteoglicanos) e picrosirius red (avaliação de colágeno IV), em cães idosos com catarata diabética e não diabética do tipo hipermadura, submetidos ao uso ou não de azul de tripano a 0,1 % durante a facoemulsificação. Vinte e sete cães foram estudados, incluindo 21 fêmeas e 6 machos, de 8 a 12 anos de idade (média = 9,6 anos), de diversas raças e divididos em 2 grupos: GC (catarata hipermadura) e GCD (catarata diabética). Os resultados das análises realizadas mostraram que ambas as amostras, tanto as provenientes das cataratas hipermaduras, quanto das diabéticas, apresentam semelhante composição molecular de proteoglicanos e colágeno IV e isto independente da utilização de azul de tripano a 0,1 %. Conclui-se, portanto, que se os resultados obtidos forem decorrentes de alterações provocadas pelo rápido metabolismo da catarata diabética e pela cronicidade da catarata hipermadura sugere-se que o comprometimento da estrutura capsular seja de intensidade equivalente e, por consequência, que isto também possa prejudicar o metabolismo das células do epitélio anterior da lente, diminuindo assim a incidência da opacidade da cápsula posterior de cães com catarata diabética e hipermadura submetidos à facoemulsificação.(AU)

Nowadays, the anterior lens capsule and its epithelium have been being frequently studied aiming to reduce the incidence of posterior lens capsule opacity, a complication that frequently occurs after surgical removal of cataracts, due to epithelium cells differentiation and migration to the posterior pole. The objective of this study was to evaluate by histochemistry (PAS and picrosirius red) analysis two important molecular components of the anterior lens capsule (proteoglycans and type IV collagen) in older diabetic and non-diabetic dogs, with diabetic and hypermature cataracts, after phacoemulsification surgery utilizing 0.1% trypan blue or not. Twenty seven dogs, including 21 female and 6 male dogs, with ages varying from 8 to 12 years old (mean = 9.6 yo) of different breeds were studied. The animals were divided into 2 groups: GC (hypermature cataracts) and GCD (diabetic cataracts). Results showed that, besides their different pathophysiologies, both types of capsules studied (diabetic and hypermature ones) presented the same molecular composition of proteoglycans and type IV collagen, since no statistical significant differences were observed. In addition, 0.1% trypan blue was not capable to induce any other evident alteration for the samples. In conclusion, our findings suggest that, if the results consist in alteration induced by the aggressive metabolism of the diabetic cataract or the chronicity of the hypermature one, it is of the same intensity and independent of the use of 0.1% trypan blue. It is also possible to suggest that this alteration must be capable to compromise lens epithelium cell metabolism, which should probably favour future lens posterior capsule studies.(AU)

Avaliação da composição molecular da cápsula anterior da lente de cães idosos com catarata de alto risco / Molecular evaluation of the anterior lens capsule of older dogs suffering from high risk cataracts

Atualmente, a cápsula anterior e o epitélio da lente tem sido cada vez mais estudados, com o intuito de reduzir as possíveis complicações do pós-operatório da remoção da catarata, tal como a opacidade da cápsula posterior, alteração ocasionada principalmente pela diferenciação e migração das células do epitélio lenticular para a cápsula posterior da lente. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a composição molecular da cápsula anterior da lente pela técnica histoquímica de PAS (avaliação de proteoglicanos) e picrosirius red (avaliação de colágeno IV), em cães idosos com catarata diabética e não diabética do tipo hipermadura, submetidos ao uso ou não de azul de tripano a 0,1 % durante a facoemulsificação. Vinte e sete cães foram estudados, incluindo 21 fêmeas e 6 machos, de 8 a 12 anos de idade (média = 9,6 anos), de diversas raças e divididos em 2 grupos: GC (catarata hipermadura) e GCD (catarata diabética). Os resultados das análises realizadas mostraram que ambas as amostras, tanto as provenientes das cataratas hipermaduras, quanto das diabéticas, apresentam semelhante composição molecular de proteoglicanos e colágeno IV e isto independente da utilização de azul de tripano a 0,1 %. Conclui-se, portanto, que se os resultados obtidos forem decorrentes de alterações provocadas pelo rápido metabolismo da catarata diabética e pela cronicidade da catarata hipermadura sugere-se que o comprometimento da estrutura capsular seja de intensidade equivalente e, por consequência, que isto também possa prejudicar o metabolismo das células do epitélio anterior da lente, diminuindo assim a incidência da opacidade da cápsula posterior de cães com catarata diabética e hipermadura submetidos à facoemulsificação.

Nowadays, the anterior lens capsule and its epithelium have been being frequently studied aiming to reduce the incidence of posterior lens capsule opacity, a complication that frequently occurs after surgical removal of cataracts, due to epithelium cells differentiation and migration to the posterior pole. The objective of this study was to evaluate by histochemistry (PAS and picrosirius red) analysis two important molecular components of the anterior lens capsule (proteoglycans and type IV collagen) in older diabetic and non-diabetic dogs, with diabetic and hypermature cataracts, after phacoemulsification surgery utilizing 0.1% trypan blue or not. Twenty seven dogs, including 21 female and 6 male dogs, with ages varying from 8 to 12 years old (mean = 9.6 yo) of different breeds were studied. The animals were divided into 2 groups: GC (hypermature cataracts) and GCD (diabetic cataracts). Results showed that, besides their different pathophysiologies, both types of capsules studied (diabetic and hypermature ones) presented the same molecular composition of proteoglycans and type IV collagen, since no statistical significant differences were observed. In addition, 0.1% trypan blue was not capable to induce any other evident alteration for the samples. In conclusion, our findings suggest that, if the results consist in alteration induced by the aggressive metabolism of the diabetic cataract or the chronicity of the hypermature one, it is of the same intensity and independent of the use of 0.1% trypan blue. It is also possible to suggest that this alteration must be capable to compromise lens epithelium cell metabolism, which should probably favour future lens posterior capsule studies.

Visual acuity after trans-scleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens

To determine the changes in visual acuity in patients undergoing Trans-Scleral Sutured Posterior Chamber Intra-Ocular Lens [TSSPCIOL] implantation at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Case series. LRBT Tertiary Eye Hospital, Karachi, from January 2006 to December 2010. Records of all patients undergoing implantation of TSSPCIOL were reviewed. Patients with diagnosed glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, history of recurrent uveitis, corneal haze or central corneal scars were excluded. For the final analysis, 70 eyes out of a total of 75 were selected. Main outcomes of interest were pre and postoperative visual acuities and surgical complications. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis. Pre-operatively, the average Best Spectacle-Corrected Visual Acuity [BSCVA] was 6/36 on the Snellen chart. This improved to 6/12 postoperatively. The mean improvement seen was 2.4 lines on the Snellen chart [p < 0.05]. Complications include transient intraocular pressure elevation in 25 eyes [36%], IOL tilt in 4 eyes [7.1%], Cystoid Macular Edema [CME] in 4 eyes [5.7%], vitreous haemorrhage in 2 eyes [2.9%], hyphema in 2 eyes [2.9%], uveitis in 1 eye [1.4%], and retinal detachment 1 eye [1.4%]. No IOL subluxation, suture erosion, iris capture, choroidal effusion or endophthalmitis was encountered and no re-operations were needed. TSSPCIOLs are a good management option for patients with aphakia in whom PC IOLs cannot be placed

Aplicación del Nd-YAG láser en pacientes con opacidad de cápsula posterior / Use of Nd-Yag laser in patients with posterior capsule opacification

Objetivo: determinar el resultado visual de la capsulotomía posterior en los pacientes con opacidad de cápsula posterior. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, transversal en el centro oftalmológico de Port Mourant en Guyana, en el período comprendido entre marzo de 2009 hasta julio de 2010. Con un universo de 54 pacientes, operados de catarata por la técnica de Blumenthal de más de 6 meses de evolución, con opacidad de la cápsula posterior. Las variables estudiadas fueron: edad, sexo, tipo de opacidad, complicaciones en el acto quirúrgico y agudeza visual corregida antes y después del láser. Los datos se recogieron de los informes operatorios y las historias clínicas. Resultados: existió un predominio del sexo femenino con más de 60 años. El 50 por ciento de los pacientes antes del tratamiento presentaban una agudeza visual corregida menor o igual a 20/60. El tipo de opacidad capsular más diagnosticada fue las perlas de Elschnig (68,5 por ciento). Solamente el 16,7 por ciento de los pacientes tuvieron complicaciones, entre ellas, la elevación transitoria de la presión intraocular fue la más frecuente. El 81,5 por ciento de los pacientes a los que se le realizó la capsulotomía posterior alcanzaron una visión corregida de 20/20. Conclusión: la capsulotomía posterior con Nd-YAG láser es un valioso procedimiento para los pacientes con opacidad de la cápsula posterior que mejora ostensiblemente su agudeza visual, con una incidencia mínima de complicaciones

Objective: to determine the visual outcome of the posterior capsulotomy in patients with posterior capsule opacification. Methods: a descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted in the National Ophthalmology Hospital of Port Mourant in Guyana, from March 2009 to July 2010. The universe of study was made up of 54 patients who had been operated on from cataract by Blumenthal technique six months earlier and presented with posterior capsule opacification. The variables were age, sex, opacity type, transoperative complications and the corrected visual acuity before and after the capsulotomy. The information was gathered from operative reports and medical histories. Results: prevalence of females with more than 60 years of age. Half of the patients had corrected visual lower than or equal to 20/60 before the treatment. The most diagnosed capsular opacity was Elsching pearls (68.5 percent). Just 16.7 percent of the patients suffered complications, being the transient rise of the intraocular pressure the most frequent. Of the sample, 81.5 percent of patients reached corrected vision of 20/20 after the posterior capsulotomyConclusion: posterior capsulotomy with Nd-Yag laser is a valuable procedure for the patients with posterior capsule opacification, since it remarkably improves visual acuity with minimum complications

Visual outcome of cataract surgery

The aim of this study was to assess whether the visual outcome of cataract surgery in the institution was in accordance with the World Health Organization recommendations. In this retrospective case series, all patients who underwent cataract surgery by a single surgeon from January 2009 till June 2011 were included. Date were collected from medical records on age, gender, visual acuity and causes of sub-optimal outcome. The main outcome was best-corrected visual acuity in the operated eye, measured 4 - 6 weeks after surgery. Data on visual outcome was grouped using WHO's classification. Of the 495 eyes that underwent cataract surgery, 58% were female. Overall, 93.3% of the operated eyes had good visual outcome, while 4.4% and 2.2% had borderline and poor outcomes, respectively. Pre-existing diseases accounted for 93.9% of the borderline/poor outcome. The study showed good visual outcome of cataract surgeries performed using phacoemulsification with intraocular lens [IOL] insertion

An experimental study on the effects of curcumin on posterior capsule opacification in young rabbit eyes / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) compromises vision development in infants after cataract surgery and lead to amblyopia. To observe the effects of curcumin on PCO in infant rabbits, curcumin was injected under the capaule and into the anterior chamber during phacoemulsification.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-five 1-month-old healthy New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into 3 groups, one eye of each rabbit was randomly selected to be operated. The operation involved continuous circular capsulorhexis, followed by hydrodissection with 0.6 ml each of balanced salt solution (BSS, group A), hydroxypropyl-β-dodextrin (HP-β-CD, 90 µg/ml, group B) or CUR-HP-β-CD (123 µg/ml, group C), respectively. After phacoemulsification, 0.4 ml of each drug solution was injected into the anterior chamber via an incision. The extent of corneal edema and the inflammatory response within the anterior chamber were considered as measures PCO and observed postoperatively. All eyes were examined 1 and 2 months postoperative by slit lamp microscopy and photography after pupil dilation. On the third day postoperative, 6 rabbits from each group were executed. Paraffin-embedded sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) or terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling assay (TUNEL, indicative of apoptosis). Stained sections were observed under light microscopy. Proliferation of lens epithelial cells (LECs) was observed microscopically on day 3, day 7, month 1 and month 2 after the operation with HE staining.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The remission of cornea edema occurred earlier in group C than in groups A and B (P < 0.05); there were no significant differences between groups A and B. The remission of anterior chamber exudation in group C was earlier than those in groups A and B (P < 0.05). No significant difference in the times when PCO occurred, was observed among groups. Compared to groups A and B, the extent of PCO was less severe (P < 0.05). Three days after the operation, LECs aggregated at the orbit. Meanwhile, minor apoptosis was observed in all groups. One month after the operation transparent, cortex and proliferating LECs were observed near the orbit in groups A and B. Two months postoperative, heavy cortex proliferation was observed in all groups: epithelial cells migrated and aggregated at the posterior capsule and rearranged under the anterior capsule in the control group. Proliferation was also observed in group C, but to a less severe extent than in the other two groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>CUR-HP-β-CD exerts an inhibitory effect on PCO.</p>

A Case of Intralenticular Triamcinolone Complicated by Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection

PURPOSE: To report a case of intralenticular triamcinolone complicated by intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection. METHODS: A 56-year-old man who presented with lens opacity in the right eye following IVTA injection as a treatment for the central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema was referred to our clinic. RESULTS: The visual acuity in his right eye was hand motion, which was not corrected. A slit lamp examination showed that the intralenticular crystalloid powder in the right eye was likely triamcinolone acetonide. Intralenticular crystalloid powder was detected during the phacoemulsification and the posterior capsule of the lens had been already ruptured. CONCLUSIONS: Lens opacity can be complicated by IVTA through intralenticular injection of triamcinolone acetonide.

Change of Intraocular Pressure Induced by Viscoelastics in Cataract Surgery with Intentional Posterior Capsule Ruptrue

The cataract surgery with viscoelastic agent was performed in forty eyes of twenty rabbits which were divided into two groups, one group with intact posterior capsule and the other group with ruptured posterior capsule of the lens, to evaluate the effect of viscoelastic agents on IOP according to presence of the intact posterior capsule of the lens after cataract surgery. The viscoelastics used were Healon in control group, and Healon, Viscoat and Occucoat in experimental group. We checked the IOP during one month. Peak IOP after surgery and the time from surgery to the peak IOP showed no difference between two groups. In experimental group, there was no difference in the change of postoperative IOP according to the kind of viscoelastics. Results suggest that the rupture of posterior capsule of the lens plays a role in delayed excretion of the viscoelastics, and the postoperative elevation of IOP was not different regardless of the physical difference of Viscoelastics.

Inhibition of posterior capsule opacification after extracapsular cataract extraction by 5-fluorouracil in rabbits

This work was designed to study the effect of 5-fluorouracil on prevention of posterior capsule opacification after extra-capsular cataract extraction as well as it's effect. On the corneal endothelium and uveal tissue. The study was done on 30 eyes of 15 pigmented rabbits with the left eye as a control, while the right eyes were irrigated with three different concentrations of 5-fluorouracil dividing them into 3 groups. The first group was irrigated with 50 mg/15-fluorouracil, the second group was irrigated with 40 mg/15-fluorouracil and the third group was irrigated with 30 mg/15-fluorouracil [5 -FU]. Postoperative follow up was done for 2 month and the study revealed a statistically significant reduction of the posterior opacification. Also the ocular complications were least with the lowest concentration of 5-fluorouracil

Fixation of posterior chamber intra-ocular lens in the absence of posterior capsule

Due to the many known complications of anterior chamber intra-ocular lenses, attention has shifted towards post-chamber intraocular lenses. A method of fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses in the absence of posterior capsular support in cases of secondary intraocular lens implantation in aphakic eyes and complicated extracapsular cataract extraction is discussed. The posterior chamber intraocular lens is placed in the ciliary sulcus and both haptics are sutured to the episclera opposite the ciliary sulcus

Computed tomography of orbital diseases in childhood

We anlized CT of 29 cases of various orbital disease in pediatric age group. Diagnoses were confirmed byeither operation or direct ophthalmoscopy. The patients were examined during the period of last 3 years. Theresults were as follows: 1. Of 29 cases, 21 were male and 8 were female, and the age ranged from 20 days to 15years. 2. Intraorbital tumors were 13 cases consisting of 7 retinoblastoma, 3 pseudotumor, and 1 each ofcongenital teratoma, cavernous lymphanngioma, and optic glioma, Of remaining 16 cases, 6 had orbital fracture, 5persistent hyperplastic primary viterous(PHPV), 3 vitreous opacity, and 2 primary glaucoma. 3. The CT findings ofthe retinoblastoma were a lobulated or oval soft tissue mass denisty (40-60HU) extending into the vitreous wtihoutsignificant enhancement on postcontrast scan. Of 7 cases, 4 had calcifications within the tumors. The extraglobalextension of the tumor was shown in 2 patients demonstrating markedly thickened sclera with enhancement anddilated optic nerve. 4. There were 5 patients with PHPV having a history of white pupil since birth, and all wereaffected unilateraly. Four patients had vitreous opacity and 3 of those showed either linear or branchingtree-like densities within the vitreous on the postcontrast scan. Another one had a lobulated increased densityprotruding into the vitreous which was difficult to differenciate from the similar finding of retinoblastoma.Remaining one case demonstrated a deformed and decreased density in the lesional lens without chaneg in thedensity of the vitreous. This was confirmed to be caused by persistence of the embryonic hyaloid artery attachedto the posterior capsule of the lens. 5. There were 3 patients with vitreous opacity and 2 of them were due toretinal detachment and 1 was caused by retrolental fibroplasia. The CT findings of retinal detachement werehomogenous or heterogenous opacities in the vitreous. In a case of retrolental fibroplasia, irregular, band-likedensity was seen along the posterior wall of the globe bilaterally. 6. Two cases of primary glaucoma showed largeglobe with a widened anterior chamber. 7. Among 6 cases of orbital fractures, 5 were blow-out fracture. Theblow-out fractures showed fractures of the medial orbital wall or orbital floor with herniated intraorbitalcontents into the neighboring ethmoid or maxillary sinus.