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Cataract and Refractive Surgery

New cataract and refractive surgery research reported from Hacettepe University, Medical Department

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, June 18th, 2008

According to a study from Ankara, Turkey, "We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with recent onset of unilateral iris distortion and glaucoma that was noticed following uneventful laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)."

"The corneal endothelium in the right eye appeared normal with the slitlamp microscope, and LASIK-related anterior segment ischemia was initially considered in the differential diagnosis. However, in vivo confocal microscopy revealed abnormal endothelial cells, confirming the diagnosis of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome," wrote M.C. Mocan and colleagues, Hacettepe University, Medical Department.

The researchers concluded: "In...

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