Search for dissertations about: "cataract"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the word cataract.

  2. 11. On cataract surgery in uveitis - management and outcome in pediatric and adult patients

    Author : Sara Pålsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cataract; Uveitis; Intraocular lens; Register;

    Abstract : Aims: To evaluate surgical procedures and outcomes in cataract surgery in adults and children with uveitis. To compare the results of implantation of two different intraocular lenses (IOLs). Methods: Retrospective reviews of medical charts of children and adults with cataract and uveitis were performed (papers I and II). READ MORE

  4. 12. Cataract from ultraviolet radiation

    Author : Stefan Löfgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Cataract; ultraviolet radiation; lens; rat; transmittance; pigment; age; pupil size.;

    Abstract : Cataract is the major cause of low vision and blindness in the world. Epidemiological and experimental studies link cataract to (solar) ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. Current safety limits of UVR exposure are based on animal experiments, but many factors are less well known in UVR cataractogenesis. READ MORE

  5. 13. Outcome after surgery of congenital cataract

    Author : Anna Lundvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Congenital cataract; cataract surgery; intraocular lens; infant; paediatric; rabbit; complication; glaucoma; after-cataract; posterior capsule opacification.;

    Abstract : The visual outcome in infants undergoing surgery for bilateral congenital cataract has improved considerably because of improved surgical methods and the realisation that early detection, allowing early cataract extraction and immediate optical correction, can prevent otherwise irreversible deprivation amblyopia. The management of unilateral congenital cataract is still of the most difficult problems in paediatric ophtalmology. READ MORE

  6. 14. Cataract surgery : complications and techniques

    Author : Anthony Chang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. Posterior capsul opacification (PCO) remains the most common postoperative complication that can deteriorate vision. READ MORE

  7. 15. Congenital cataract and contact lenses

    Author : Sara De Lima; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Purpose: Having a child with congenital cataract is associated with a huge responsibility for the parents in terms of the outcome of their child’s visual development. If the cataract is not removed the condition will lead to lifelong visual impairment and the surgery is preferably preformed within the first three months of life. READ MORE