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A patient with hyperopia and accommodative esotropia was implanted bilaterally with hyperopic angle-supported refractive implants. Control of the esotropia was achieved as was some improvement in fusional ability. After three years, the endothelium remains healthy, the eye is quiet and control of the esotropia is maintained.
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Accommodation, Ocular , Esotropia/surgery , Hyperopia/surgery , Lens Implantation, Intraocular/methods , Refraction, Ocular , Adult , Cornea/surgery , Esotropia/complications , Female , Humans , Hyperopia/complications , Iris/surgery , Lenses, Intraocular , Suture TechniquesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of laser trabeculoplasty in the normal myopic eye on steroid intraocular pressure responsiveness in patients undergoing radial keratotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diode laser trabeculoplasty was performed on 94 patients with myopia undergoing radial keratotomy who were then started on dexamethasone drops. Intraocular pressures were measured by applanation tonometry compensated for corneal flattening. RESULTS: Twenty-eight percent of patients had an intraocular pressure increase of 6 mm Hg or more by the fourth week. CONCLUSION: Laser trabeculoplasty does not prevent steroid intraocular pressure increase in patients with myopia.
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse effects , Dexamethasone/adverse effects , Glaucoma/prevention & control , Keratotomy, Radial , Myopia/surgery , Trabeculectomy , Administration, Topical , Glaucoma/chemically induced , Glucocorticoids , Humans , Intraocular Pressure/drug effects , Laser Therapy , Tonometry, Ocular , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
The iris-clip (four-loop) lens of Binkhorst has been and continues to be the best intraocular lens on the market. It is recommended for primary or secondary implantation in an eye with a suitable iris sphincter and anterior chamber. Complications may occur, but these can be minimized by appropriate treatment and, particularly, by case selection.
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Lenses, Intraocular/standards , Humans , Intraoperative Complications , Lenses, Intraocular/methods , Postoperative ComplicationsABSTRACT
Cataract, the leading cause of blindness in the United States, chiefly affects the elderly. Surgical therapy in the 1920's is contrasted with that in the 1970's. Visual corrections with spectacles, contact lenses, and intraocular lenses are discussed. Intraocular lens implantation, when performed by specially trained surgeons, offers cataract patients prompt and complete visual rehabilitation.
