Long-term experience with mixing and matching refractive array and diffractive CeeOn multifocal intraocular lenses

PURPOSE: To compare visual performance of the refractive Array SA40N and the diffractive CeeOn 811E multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) and to evaluate the potential benefits of combining both multifocal IOLs in the same patient

Disappointment of patients on antidepressant therapy after excimer laser treatment

We describe 2 patients who were receiving antidepressant therapy before excimer laser surgery, at the time of surgery, and after surgery. Both patients experienced the ocular side effects of antidepressant drugs, ie, symptoms due to dry eyes and mydriasis. (c) 2006 ASCRS and ESCRS

Microincisional cataract surgery and Thinoptx rollable intraocular lens implantation

Microincisional cataract surgery is a safe procedure with a very short learning period for an experienced cataract surgeon and rollable ultrathin intraocular lenses eliminate the need for enlargement of corneal incision. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cataract surgery through a corneal microincision and implantation of rollable ultrathin intraocular lenses. The setting was Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, Ophthalmology Department, Izmir, Turkey and SSK Okmeydani Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey