| Cataract removal improves SITA-standard mean deviation, study finds
Cataract surgery significantly improved SITA-standard mean deviations in patients with coexisting cataract and open-angle glaucoma, a retrospective study found. However, cataract extraction did not affect patients' pattern standard deviations, the study authors said. M. A. Rehman Siddiqui, MRCOphth, MRCS(Ed), MSc, of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and colleagues evaluated the effect of cataract extraction on SITA perimetry in 37 patients with coexisting open-angle glaucoma. All patients had SITA-standard 24-2 visual fields both pre- and postoperatively. At 4.1 months mean follow-up, mean visual acuity had significantly improved from 0.41 to 0.88. The SITA-standard mean deviation also significantly improved, from -12.3 to -11.1, although patients had no significant change in mean pattern standard deviation (PSD), according to the study.
Ophthalmologists told to create awareness of eye donation
SOUVENIR: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy releases the souvenir of the Pondicherry Ophthalmologists Association in Puducherry on Sunday. JIPMER Director K.S.V.K. Subba Rao (extreme right) is in the picture. PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Sunday called upon ophthalmologists to create awareness among the public of the importance of proper eye care, eating nutritious foods for better eyesight and of eye donation. Speaking at the silver jubilee celebration of the Pondicherry Ophthalmology Association (POA) here, Mr. Rangasamy said that eye donation, blood donation and `anna dhanam' were the three most important services to mankind. He said that even the common man was provided quality healthcare in the Union Territory. The Government medical college would start functioning by next year, and Puducherry would produce more quality doctors.
Posterior segment approach effective for posterior polar cataract ...
A posterior segment approach to posterior polar cataract surgery, intended to pre-empt possible uncontrolled posterior capsular rupture, led to good visual outcomes despite some complications, a small study by researchers in England found. Yajati K. Ghosh, FRCSEd, of the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, and G.R. Kirkby reviewed outcomes of the approach performed in 11 eyes of eight patients. In all cases, surgeons performed pars plana vitrectomy, lensectomy and IOL implantation in the posterior chamber sulcus, according to the study. Best corrected visual acuity averaged 6/12 preoperatively and improved to 6/6 at 13 months' mean follow-up. Only one major perioperative complication occurred, which was a single case of accidental iridectomy. Postop complications included a single case each of transient choroidal folds, mild posterior segment hemorrhage and retinal detachment, the authors reported.
Ellis Eye Opens New LASIK Eye Surgery Center in Mill Valley, CA
The Mill Valley office will mark the sixth office maintained by preeminent laser eye surgeon, Dr. William Ellis. Dr. Ellis and the staff of Ellis Eye expect that the LASIK center will fill a formerly unmet need for laser eye surgery consultations and after-care in Marin County and surrounding areas. Mill Valley, CA (PRWeb) April 4, 2007 -- Ellis Eye's San Francisco area LASIK eye surgery center announces the opening of its newest office in Mill Valley, California, making consultations and pre-op/post-op evaluations for LASIK eye surgery in CA easily accessible to residents of Marin County. The Mill Valley office will mark the sixth office maintained by preeminent laser eye surgeon, Dr. William Ellis, and will retain cutting edge technology. Having just opened its doors on Thursday, March 29th, Dr.
Implant may raise meningitis risk: study
A new study suggests that cochlear implants, which are used to treat severe hearing loss, can cause meningitis, if they are not placed properly during surgery. The Australian study was conducted in rats. The improper insertion of a cochlear implant caused inner ear trauma that increased the risk of meningitis - inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain - in rats for at least one month after the procedure, researchers reported. However, avoiding inner ear damage during insertion can virtually eliminate the risk of infection. Dr Benjamin Wei and colleagues at the Bionic Ear Institute of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital at the University of Melbourne, examined the risk of meningitis in rats that experienced inner ear trauma during placement of a cochlear implant and rats that did not sustain inner ear trauma.
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