Aim: To compare the effects of cruciate and circular Neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd: YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy techniques on the thickness of retinal layers measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Study Design: A prospective cohort, clini...
Aim: To assess the final visual outcome after Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation in children with traumatic cataract. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study, Twenty five children with traumatic cataract age ranging from 2 years to 14 years over the period of two years were s...
Aim: To evaluate the complications of Phacoemulsification (PE) and Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (ECCE) surgery in eyes with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PES). Design: A retrospective study. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the charts of a total of 135 cataract cases with...
This paper describes about the diagnostic and refractive procedures which were performed with the help of stenopaeic slit. The slit is used in performing refraction in cases of high astigmatism, low vision patients, keratoconus patients as well as in performing normal refraction....
Aims: To describe the ophthalmological lesions observed during chronic inflammatory rheumatism to help improve the management of visual function. Study Design: This was a prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the University Hospital Centre o...
Aims: To determine the epidemiological and clinical aspects of ametropia and their impact on low vision. Study Design: Retrospective. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, University and Hospital Center of Brazzaville Congo between January 2014 and December 20...
Background: Glaucoma is an important public health problem. Number one causes of irreversible blindness and second causes of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma progresses slowly with few or no noticeable symptoms in the early stage thus many patients present in advanced stage at firs...
Background: A successful therapy requires drug access to the target site. This is particularly complicated if the target is located in a well-protected location. Furthermore, if a chronic disease must be treated, the desirable system should be able to control drug release, mainta...
Aims: To derive analytic formulas for the overall efficacy of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) based on coupled kinetic equations including both non-oxygen-mediated (NOM) and oxygen-mediated (OM) type-II mechanisms. Study Design: modeling the kinetics of CXL. Place and Durati...