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Photorefractive surgery with excimer laser and its impact on the diagnosis and follow-up of glaucoma. A review Journal > /en/journal/2021/6/1
Excimer laser refractive surgery is a procedure performed worldwide to solve refractive errors and reduce dependence on glasses or contact lenses. There has been an increase in the number of procedures performed around the world. Myopia is the most common indication for corneal photorefractive surgery. Myopic patients have a higher risk of developing some type of glaucoma in their lifetime, such a...
Spontaneous Regression of a Primary Iris Stromal Cyst in a Patient With Keratoconus. A Case Report Journal > /en/journal/2021/5/5
Purpose: To report the rare case of a 29-year-old male with a history of keratoconus, who presented with a primary iris stromal cyst which eventually showed spontaneous regression.  Methods: Description of the clinical findings in the case of a 29-year-old male with a prior history of keratoconus, but no eye surgery or trauma, who consulted for an iris cyst in the left eye, diagnosed 9 months earl...
Endophthalmitis in Ophthalmological Referral Centre in Colombia: Aetiology and Microbial Resistance Journal > /en/journal/2022/4/2
Aims: To describe the aetiology and microbial susceptibility profile of endophthalmitis cases treated at an ophthalmological referral centre in Colombia. Material and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out with all endophthalmitis cases referred to the Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL (Floridablanca, Colombia) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2015. Results: 121 eye...
Determination of Factors Associated With Long-Term Endothelial Loss and Refractive Result in Patients With Artisan Phakic Lens Journal > /en/journal/2022/4/4
Purpose: To determine the changes in endothelial cell density, refractive results, and risk factors associated with endothelial loss in patients with iris-claw phakic intraocular lenses for myopia/myopic astigmatism (Artisan). Methodology: Data collection was obtained from an existing database with information on patients with a phakic Artisan lens implant between 1998 and 2011 at the Virgilio Gal...
Determination of Corneal Power After Refractive Surgery with Excimer Laser: A Concise Review Journal > /en/journal/2023/5/1
Refractive surgery with excimer laser has been a very common surgical procedure worldwide during the last decades. Currently, patients who underwent refractive surgery years ago are older, with a growing number of them now needing cataract surgery. To establish the power of the intraocular lens to be implanted in these patients, it is essential to define the true corneal power. However, since the ...
Visual Outcomes, Contrast Sensitivity, and Satisfaction with Multifocal Intraocular Lens Blended Technique: Late Mid-term Results Journal > /en/journal/2023/2/3
Purpose: To describe clinical visual outcomes, spectacle independence, and patient satisfaction after cataract surgery with blending implantation of ReSTOR (Alcon laboratories) multifocal intraocular lenses. Material and Methods: A single-arm, non-randomized prospective study assessed patients undergoing cataract surgery with ReSTOR® +2.50 intraocular lens in the dominant eye and +3.00 add in the ...
Severe near Reflex Spasm in a Healthy Teenager. A Case Report Journal > /en/journal/2023/2/5
Introduction: Spasm of the near reflex usually includes accommodative spasm, esophoria/tropia, and different degrees of miosis. Patients usually refer to distance blurred and fluctuating vision, ocular discomfort, and headaches. The diagnosis is established with refraction with and without cycloplegia; most of the cases have a functional etiology. However, some cases require neurological condition...