lens/inflammation

The authors report six cases of lens-induced inflammations that help to illustrate the wide variability and clinical overlap of these conditions. Using cytological and histopathological findings, they attempt to clarify the confusion surrounding the terminology used to label these inflammations, and

Eight cases of lens-induced inflammation are described, demonstrating the variations in the histopathological appearance.

Of a 61-year-old woman with bilateral high myopia and bilateral juvenile cataract (which had been operated upon over 40 years ago), the blind and painful left eye was removed because of a tumour-like mass protruding from the pupil into the anterior chamber. Histological examination revealed this

To report acute onset lens particle glaucoma associated with a spontaneous anterior capsular dehiscence. A 66-year-old man presented with spontaneous anterior lens capsule dehiscence with an acute onset of right eye pain that was associated with white particles in the anterior chamber angle and

Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, requiring surgical implantation of an intraocular lens. Despite evidence of leukocyte ingress into the postoperative lens, few studies have investigated the leukocyte response to intraocular lens materials. A novel coculture model was developed

OBJECTIVE To summarize the present status of safety and efficacy of contact lens wear. METHODS Literature review. METHODS Ovid Medline searches were performed on records from 1966 through 2005 using keywords: keratitis, contact lens complications, extended-wear contact lenses, and silicone-hydrogel

has been described in humans and many animal species. Traumatic rupture of the lens capsule may result in vision-threatening intraocular inflammation that is poorly responsive to medical management. Phthisis bulbi, persistent uveitis or glaucoma often occurs in these eyes. Surgical removal of the

In previous experiments, we found that a high-water-content hydroxyethyl methacrylate (Permalens) hydrogel implant was not only well tolerated within the rabbit corneal stroma but also would successfully alter the anterior radius of curvature, and thus the refractive state, of the rabbit eye. The

The present studies have demonstrated the levels of N-methyl histamine in tears from normal physiological states, pathological states and contact lens wear. Histamine was significantly increased in closed eye tears compared with both open and reflex tears. Tears from other ocular conditions had low

Eye-care practitioners typically associate ocular inflammation during contact lens wear with serious complications such as microbial keratitis; however, more subtle mechanisms may be at play. This paper tests the notion that contact lens wear is intrinsically inflammatory by exploring whether

On the basis of the 460 cases of implant of lens, the author analyses the different types of uveal inflammatory reactions appeared during the post-operation period. These inflammations were more numerous and graver in the cases of implants with pupilar suport and of C.A. The implants of C.P.

Contact lens-associated giant papillary conjunctivitis (CL-GPC) caused by mechanical and immune mechanisms is a significant problem resulting in contact lens intolerance and discontinuation of contact lens wear. In the present study, tear fluid leukotriene C4 (LTC4) level was evaluated in soft