PURPOSE: To analyze emotional reactions related to cataract surgery in two groups of patients (monocular vision – Group 1; binocular vision – Group 2). METHODS: A transversal comparative study was performed using a structured questionnaire from a previous exploratory study before cataract surgery. RESULTS: 206 patients were enrolled in the study, 96 individuals in Group 1 (69.3 ± 10.4 years) and 110 in Group 2 (68.2 ± 10.2 years). Most patients in group 1 (40.6%) and 22.7% of group 2, […]

PURPOSE: To analyze the results of combined cataract and glaucoma surgery and to present the technique with scleral peri-limbic suture. METHODS: Retrospective study with review of the data about intraocular pressure, visual acuity, antihypertensive medication before and after surgery and description of the combined surgery technique, with follow up of six months. We selected 10 patients with glaucoma and cataract (15 eyes) followed up from January 2005 to June 2007 from Santa Casa Olhos de Montes Claros (MG). The glaucoma […]

PURPOSE: To compare the costs of cataract surgery for a public hospital, the government and the society between the techniques of phacoemulsification (PHACO) and extracapsular cataract extraction (EECP). METHODS: A review based on several clinical studies between 2002 and 2010 at the Ambulatorial Surgical Center of the University of São Paulo. RESULTS: The estimated expenses associated with medical supplies used for surgery were R$ 468.92 and R$ 259.96 in the PHACO and EECP groups respectivelly. The hospital expenditures in the […]

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, location and causes of discontinuous capsulotomy during phacoemulsification cataract surgery. METHODS: Retrospective, consecutive, non-comparative study of 971 cataract surgeries – with discontinuous capsulotomy during surgery – performed from January 2009 to June 2010. RESULTS: it was observed a prevalence of 0.02% and capsule discontinuation occurring 100% of the time during the treatment of the nucleus. In 58.33% of the eyes the implant was done in the capsular bag and in 41.67% in the ciliary sulcus. […]

The iridoschisis is the separation of the brochures of the iris. Rare condition that affects typically both eyes of aged woman. The present study is case report of phacoemulsification in patient with iridoschisis and white cataract. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the left eye was 0.001. The used technique was stop and chop with the use of four hooks of iris and IOL was a folding three pieces hydrophobic acrylic being introduced inside of the capsular bag. Patient evolved […]

The intraocular lenses have been used in visual rehabilitation after cataract surgery since 1959 with a large success. However, biomaterial changes in the optic zone of these lenses have been described in the last years reducing visual acuity after surgery. This case reveals a significant snowflake opacification of the optic zone of polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lens followed by a discussion about this event and the indication for IOL exchange.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of 25-gauge transconjuntival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV) in patients with persistent vitreous floaters who underwent multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. METHODS: Fourteen eyes of 11 patients with multifocal IOL implant associated with vitreous opacities that underwent 25-gauge vitrectomy were prospectively analyzed. Information collected included near (UCNVA) and distance uncorrected visual acuity (UCDVA), best corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA), and the spherical equivalent (SE) before and 3 months after vitrectomy. Patients […]

Nós demonstramos a combinação da técnica de monovisão pseudofácica com lente intraocular tórica em pacientes com astigmatismo corneano relevante para reduzir a dependência de óculos após a cirurgia de catarata. Todos os pacientes apresentaram AVsc ³ 20/30 para longe e ³ J2 para perto, sendo que nenhum deles necessitou de correção ótica até o sexto mês pós-operatório.