PURPOSE: To assess intraocular pressure (IOP) before and after 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year in normal eyes submitted to a phacoemulsification. METHODS: Intraocular pressure retrospective analyses (measured by Goldmann applanation tonometer) of 221 normal eyes of 133 patients submitted to an uneventful phacoemulsification. The IOP was evaluated before and after phacoemulsification ( 1day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year), and these values were […]

PURPOSE: evaluate the results of a case series of iris-sutured posterior chamber IOLs for the correction of aphakia in the cataract sector of the department of Ophthalmology of the ABC School of Medicine and compare them with the existing data. METHODS: prospective study of eight patients who underwent foldable IOL implantation using modified McCannel iris suture fixation for aphakia in the absence of capsule support. RESULTS: seven of eight patients (87,5%) without surgical complications improved their best corrected visual acuity. […]