Journal Reviews

Complications of limbal stay sutures

3 October 2022 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Stay sutures, complications, strabismus surgery

There is limited literature describing complications at the limbal suture site. The authors describe two cases with postoperative complications due to use of intraoperative limbal stay sutures. Each case had strabismus surgery at other centres but with presentation to the...

Risk stratification to reduce intraoperative cataract surgical complications

3 June 2021 | | Cataract and Refractive | Phacoemulsification, complications, posterior capsule rupture, risk stratification

The authors prospectively collected data on 1135 consecutive patients undergoing cataract surgery. They were risk stratified according to categories – A (no additional risk factors, 0 points), B (vitrectomy, corneal scarring, small pupil less than 3mm, shallow anterior chamber less...

Complications with porous orbital implant after enucleation in retinoblastoma patients

1 April 2019 | | Orbit | Chemotherapy, complications, exposure, porous implant, retinoblastoma

This is a retrospective, case control study aimed to identify risk factors associated with complications in retinoblastoma patients following primary and secondary enucleations with porous implant placements. Patients with retinoblastoma who underwent enucleation with porous orbital implant placement between January...

Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with weak zonules

1 April 2017 | | Cataract and Refractive | capsular tension ring, cataract, phacoemulsification, postoperative complications, pseudoexfoliation, weak zonules

Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and zonular weakness have long been known to increase the risk of complication of cataract surgery. This retrospective study looks at the results of phacoemulsion and intraocular implantation in 295 eyes with pseudoexfoliation and zonular weakness, with a...

Intravitreal injection related endophthalmitis

1 April 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), endophthalmitis, intravitreal injection, post-injection complications, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

This article reviews the incidence, clinical findings, risk factors, management and visual outcomes in intravitreal injection related endophthalmitis. Incidence of this complication is reported to be in the range of 0.038% to 0.065% (1 in 2000-3000 injections). Patients present typically...