ABSTRACT This review discusses various surgical techniques for correcting aphakia in patients without adequate capsular support, focusing on lens implantation methods and their associated outcomes. It evaluates anterior chamber intraocular lenses, iris fixation with or without sutures, and scleral fixation techniques, both sutured and sutureless. Each method is assessed for its visual acuity results, complication rates, and long-term stability. The advantages and disadvantages of iris and scleral fixation are compared, addressing risks such as endothelial loss, intraocular lens dislocation, and […]

Objective: to compare nylon, fibrin glue and Vicryl® in the conjunctival autograft for treatment of primary pterygium. Methods: Prospective study approved by the Ethics Committee following the Declaration of Helsinki. 89 eyes were underwent pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft. They were grouped according to the technique: fibrin glue, nylon 10-0 and 8-0 Vicryl® and followed up for 3 months. Surgical Time, intra and postoperative symptoms, biomicroscopic signs, ocular discomfort ( by Visual Analogue Scale), aesthetic appearance and recurrences (day 21, […]

Objetivo: comparar o nylon, a cola de fibrina e o Vicryl® no autotransplante conjuntival para o tratamento do pterígio primário. Métodos: estudo prospectivo aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética seguindo a Declaração de Helsinque. 89 olhos foram submetidos à excisão de pterígio e autotransplante conjuntival, agrupados conforme as técnicas: nylon 10-0, cola de fibrina, e Vicryl® 8-0, acompanhados por 3 meses. Tempo cirúrgico, sintomas intra e pós-operatórios, sinais biomicroscópicos, desconforto ocular (Escala Analógica Visual), aspecto estético, recorrências no 21º e 90º […]

PURPOSE: To analyse the corneal astigmatism after transplantation as well as to demonstrate how post-surgical handling of sutures affects the refractive and visual outcome in patients submitted to cornea transplantation by keratoconus with three to six years of follow-up. METHODS: Non-controlled longitudinal observational secondary clinical study. Fifty records of patients submitted to penetrating keratoplasty between 2000 and 2002 have been reviewed, including 50 eyes of 50 patients operated under the same surgical technique by the same surgeon. Follow-up time ranging […]