PURPOSE: To report a case of hyphema after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in a patient with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma. CASE SUMMARY: A 77-year-old female was referred for elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP). Previously, she had been diagnosed with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma in the right eye and was using topical IOP-lowering agents. The best corrected visual acuity was 20/100 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left eye. IOP, measured with Goldmann applanation tonometer, was 32 mm Hg in the right eye and 20 mm Hg in the left eye. Gonioscopy revealed open-angle glaucoma with +2 trabecular meshwork pigmentation but without peripheral anterior synechiae or neovascularization. SLT was performed in the right eye. Two days later, the patient had sudden onset of blurred vision and pain in the right eye. Visual acuity was limited to light perception, and IOP was 34 mm Hg in the right eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed 1.1 mm hyphema with 4+ red blood cell count in the anterior chamber. Three weeks after the SLT, hyphema in the right eye disappeared, but IOP was measured to be 42 mm Hg. The patient underwent trabeculectomy in the right eye. CONCLUSIONS: SLT is an effective means of lowering IOP with low risk of complications. However, hyphema can rarely occur after SLT and can affect the outcome of the treatment.
Aged ; Anterior Chamber ; Erythrocyte Count ; Female ; Glaucoma ; Glaucoma, Open-Angle ; Gonioscopy ; Humans ; Hyphema* ; Intraocular Pressure ; Pigmentation ; Shiga Toxin 1 ; Trabecular Meshwork ; Trabeculectomy* ; Visual Acuity

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of cataract surgery using novel diffractive trifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) in Koreans. METHODS: This was a retrospective, consecutive, interventional study of cataract surgery using POD FineVision IOL implantation. Complete ophthalmologic examinations were performed preoperatively and postoperatively. Defocus curves were assessed over a range of +1.5 to −4.0 diopters in 0.5-diopter steps at one month postoperatively. Uncorrected distant visual acuity, uncorrected intermediate visual acuity, uncorrected near visual acuity, corrected distant visual acuity, distant-corrected intermediate visual acuity, and distant-corrected near visual acuity were assessed one month postoperatively, and manifest refraction was performed during every visit. RESULTS: The study analyzed 31 eyes in 20 patients. There were statistically significant improvements in uncorrected distance visual acuity, uncorrected intermediate visual acuity, uncorrected near visual acuity, corrected distance visual acuity, distance-corrected intermediate visual acuity, and distance-corrected near visual acuity (p < 0.001). The final postoperative refractive outcomes showed statistically significant myopic shifts compared to the target refraction based on SRK/T, SRK-II, Haigis, and Hoffer Q formulas (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: POD FineVision IOLs provide stable visual restoration with improvements of near and intermediate vision in presbyopic eyes. POD FineVision IOLs show myopic shift in a Korean population; therefore, surgeons should be cautious when selecting IOL power in such patients.
Cataract ; Humans ; Lenses, Intraocular ; Refractive Errors ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgeons ; Visual Acuity

PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence and the risk factors of dry eye disease after refractive surgery. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on 180 eyes of 98 patients based on medical records. Those who had tear break-up time less of than 5 seconds or had an Oxford stain scale equal to or greater than 2 were defined to have dry eye disease. We analyzed the prevalence of dry eye, compared demographic and clinical features of the dry eye group and normal group, and found risk factors of dry eye after refractive surgery. RESULTS: The prevalence of postoperative dry eye was 62.2%. Compared to the normal eye group, the dry eye group had a significantly higher proportion of women (p = 0.016), older age (p = 0.001), and thin cornea (p = 0.002). The most significant risk factor of dry eye after refractive surgery was presence of dry eye before refractive surgery (odds ratio [OR] = 9.02, confidence interval [CI] = 3.8-21.4). Old age was also found to be an independent risk factor of dry eye after refractive surgery (OR = 1.06, CI = 1.01-1.11). CONCLUSIONS: The risk of dry eye after refractive surgery was increased in older age and preoperative dry eye disease. In order to prevent post-refractive surgery dry eye, caution should be exercised in middle aged patients with preoperative dry eye disease.
Cornea ; Eye Diseases* ; Female ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence* ; Refractive Surgical Procedures* ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors* ; Tears

PURPOSE: The optimal pacing mode with either single chamber atrial pacemaker (AAI or AAIR) or dual chamber pacemaker (DDD or DDDR) is still not clear in sinus-node dysfunction (SND) and intact atrioventricular (AV) conduction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients who were implanted with permanent pacemaker using AAI(R) (n = 73) or DDD(R) (n = 113) were compared. RESULTS: The baseline characteristics were comparable between the two groups, with a mean follow-up duration of 69 months. The incidence of death did not show statistical difference. However, the incidence of hospitalization for congestive heart failure (CHF) was significantly lower in the AAI(R) group (0%) than the DDD(R) group (8.8%, p = 0.03). Also, atrial fibrillation (AF) was found in 2.8% in the AAI(R) group, which was statistically different from 15.2% of patients in the DDD(R) group (p = 0.01). Four patients (5.5%) with AAI(R) developed AV block, and subsequently switched to DDD(R) pacing. The risk of AF was lower in the patients implanted with AAI(R) than those with DDD(R) [hazard ratio (HR), 0.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.72 to 0.97, p = 0.02]. CONCLUSION: In patients with SND and intact AV conduction, AAI(R) pacing can achieve a better clinical outcome in terms of occurrence of CHF and AF than DDD(R) pacing. These findings support AAI(R) pacing as the preferred pacing mode in patients with SND and intact AV conduction.
Aged ; Atrial Fibrillation/complications/physiopathology ; Atrioventricular Node/*physiopathology ; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heart Failure/complications ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Retrospective Studies ; Sick Sinus Syndrome/*physiopathology ; Treatment Outcome