Purpose: To describe the use of compressive suture (CS) in the prevention and management of adverse events associated with glaucoma surgery. Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective study based on information retrieved from the records of patients submitted to glaucoma surgery between 1999 and 2012 at a regional main public hospital and at a private ophthalmology clinic belonging to one of the authors. Only cases with adverse events treated with CS were eligible. Results: Compressive suture was successfully used to […]

We report an unusual case of a 65-year old patient that developed localized bilateral Descemet membrane detachment during non-simultaneous femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS). The detachment occurred when the laser was performing the secondary incision. In the operating room, the isolate-and-release technique was used to effectively manage this complication. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of bilateral Descemet membrane detachment during FLACS.

The phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs) are a good option for the correction of high refractive errors. According to their anatomical position there are two types of pIOLs: anterior or posterior chamber. The anterior chamber pIOL may be iris-fixated or angle-supported. The iris-fixated pIOLs are available not only for myopia correction, but also for hyperopia and astigmatism. During the last decades many modifications on the pIOLs designs were proposed in order to reduce late complications, such as progressive endothelial cell loss. […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the complication’s rate of cataract surgery performed by ophthalmology residents (second and third-year) and experienced surgeons at a public teaching hospital. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of all patients who had cataract surgery between March (begin of the technique practice) and November (end of the technique practice) was conducted. RESULTS: In 481 cataracts surgeries, 194 (40%) was performed by third-year residents, 165 (34%) by second-year residents and 116 (26%) by experienced surgeons. The most frequent complication in […]

PURPOSE: To estimate if a complicated phacoemulsification is a risk factor for developing age related macular degeneration. METHODS: Retrospective case-control study with review of records of 1150 patients, that underwent phacoemulsification surgery between 1995 and 1999, performed by a single surgeon (T.C.) Qui square test, Fisher exact test, and Mann-Whitney test were used to perform statistical analysis. RESULTS: There were 224 participants who had cataract surgery on 297 eyes, and from this total, 240 were with no complication and 57 […]