ABSTRACT
A complication of extracapsular cataract extraction is posterior capsule opacification (secondary cataract). In this study we found that 26.0% of patients operated for cataract with extracapsular technique were treated for secondary cataract. The average postoperative time to treatment with Nd-YAG-lasercapsulotomy was 15.2 months with a follow-up time of 34 months.
Subject(s)
Cataract Extraction/adverse effects , Cataract/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , Recurrence , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Seven years after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and sulcus implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens, we measured the intraocular pressure (IOP) in 28 eyes of 28 patients. The results were compared with the preoperative IOP and with the postoperative IOP at four months and 2 1/2 years. The mean IOP value seven years after surgery was 1.3 mm Hg lower than the preoperative mean value. No significant difference was found among the values at four months, 2 1/2 years, and seven years. One patient experienced a marked rise in IOP between 2 1/2 years and seven years and was excluded from the calculations. However, we could not tell whether it was a consequence of the cataract surgery. In this study, we found that IOP stabilized at a postoperative level that was significantly lower than the preoperative value and has remained there for seven years.
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Cataract Extraction , Intraocular Pressure/physiology , Lenses, Intraocular , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
Recurrent corneal erosions have been recognized as a clinical problem for many years. Many patients with erosions do not respond satisfactorily to the standard treatment. In this paper we present a study of treatment of 24 patients with recurrent corneal erosions with the excimer laser, where 75% of the patients reported the treatment as a success.
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Cornea/surgery , Laser Therapy/methods , Adult , Cornea/pathology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Facial erysipelas is quite uncommon today in Denmark. However, as the disease may be fatal without the proper treatment, the necessity for definite diagnosis is stressed on the basis of a case.
