Archive for the ‘Cataract’ Category
How much do you know about femtosecond laser in cataract surgery?
1. The femtosecond laser was approved in 2010 for cataract surgery. 2. OptiMedica (Santa Clara, CA), LenSx (recently acquired by Alcon, Fort Worth, TX), and LensAR (Winter Park, FL) are devoting themselves to this wonderful work. 3. In the 1970s, Krasnov utilized a laser modality for phacopuncture in cataract surgery . 4. Advanced intraocular lens [...]
January 19, 2012
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What will be the outcome after penetrated corneal wound in combination with cataract?
A 44 years old man with right eye stabbed by a wire iron, was sent to us. A resident performed the repair surgery. Six diopter cylinder at 110 axes was found after 1 month postoperatively. However, cataract and secondary glaucoma were becaming severer  because of the rupture of the anterior capsule of the lens. A [...]
October 15, 2011
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Toric IOL in world market
Company Intraocular Lens Range of Spherical IOL Power Range of Cylindrical IOL Power Range of Corneal Astigmatism Able To Correct Alcon AcrySof Toric(T9) +10.0 to +30.0 (0.5) 1.5 to 6.0 (1.0) 1.0 to 4.2 HumanOptics Torica-S -3.0 to +31.0 (1.0) 2.0 to 12.0 (1.0) 1.4 to 8.4 Rayner T-Flex 573T/623T +6.0 to +26.0 (0.5) 1.0 [...]
September 6, 2011
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Tags: toric IOL · Posted in: Cataract