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Pre-existing strabismus and a family history of this are two red flags to look for when trying to head off diplopia in cataract patients, according to Kammi B. Gunton, M.D., assistant surgeon, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia. Investigators led by Dr. Gunton reported on the incidence and causes of diplopia following cataract and refractive surgery in the September 2010 issue of Current Opinions in Ophthalmology.
One relatively common postop complication of cataract surgery is an acute rise in IOP within the first day or so after surgery. Experts discuss consequences of IOP spikes, risk factors, and more.
Presenting with a "completely dilated and non-reactive" pupil on postop day 1 can be nerve-wracking for the surgeon. Here's how one physician dealt with the complication.
In order to prevent long-term ocular damage, treatment in the earliest phases of the acute disease is crucial.
How different surgeons approach YAG use after cataract surgery
Researchers present data on a pair of controversial drug-disease interactions. One group investigated whether topical corticosteroid eye drops could significantly alter blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, while a second group explored the effects of insulin therapy on IOP.
The water-drinking test was proposed decades ago as a way to diagnose glaucoma. Following a baseline IOP measurement, the subject quickly consumes one liter of water and undergoes subsequent IOP measurements every 15 minutes for 1 hour. A glaucomatous eye with impaired outflow would be less able than a normal eye to adapt to the fluid influx and thus should manifest an IOP rise.
The use of makeup is important to many of our patients. I have noticed it to be one of the first questions many patients ask. Knowing the majority of endophthalmitis cases arise from lid bacteria, makeup usage after surgery is not a small consideration. You may be interested to see how some of your colleagues deal with this issue and a few other post-op restrictions.
Conjunctival tumors can be deadly to a patient, and with some malignant lesions mimicking benign tumors, physicians need to know what to look for.
Research has shown that best-corrected visual acuity isn’t much different between aspheric and spherical IOLs after cataract surgery. One report looked at differences between an aspheric IOL and a spherical IOL.
