Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Opening the lens capsule, typically by creating a capsulorrhexis, is one of the most critical steps in cataract ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Because trypan blue selectively stains the anterior lens capsule and not the adjacent lens cortex, it can help ...

Purpose Staining of anterior lens capsules with dye to facilitate completion of continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis is now being used more frequently in phacoemulsification of white and mature ...

Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2014;54(4):85-96. With increased risk of vitreous loss, the surgeon can be prepared with an anterior vitrector available on site. In a large center, the availability of a surgical ...

Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. They can be easily corrected by replacing the opaque natural lens with an artificial one. But one common complication of this surgery, ...

We report five cases (seven eyes) of true exfoliation during an 18-month period. Of the two bilateral cases, the first was identified immediately before cataract surgery and the second spontaneously ...

Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis. The creation of a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis was found to delay the development of central visual obscuration by facilitating the mechanism of fusion ...

Some people report persistent or newly developed cloudy vision after cataract surgery. This is typically due to posterior capsular opacification. Share on Pinterest Julia Forsman/Stocksy Cataracts ...

What is Intraocular Lens Implant? An intraocular lens (IOL) implant is an artificial lens placed within the eye when the natural lens is removed, most often for the treatment of cataract. It is termed ...

Posterior subcapsular opacification is another term for posterior capsular opacification (PCO), a common complication following cataract surgery that can cause blurry vision. PCO develops in people ...

Used to treat and prevent cataracts and solve a range of vision problems, here’s everything you need to know about the procedure With a journalism career spanning nearly 40 years, lifestyle writer ...