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Purpose: To assess the prevalence of macular abnormalities not suspected by the biomicroscopic fundus examination and identified only by macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the preoperative evaluation for cataract surgery in a large series of Brazilian patients., Setting: Private practice, Recife, Brazil., Design: Retrospective case series., Methods: All eyes that had cataract surgery by the same physician between August 2014 and July 2016 were eligible. Excluded were eyes with a previous diagnosis of macular abnormalities, with a suspicious biomicroscopic fundus examination, and without OCT results. Based on the preoperative macular OCT, patients were divided into the following 2 groups: those with a normal OCT and those with an abnormal OCT., Results: Nine hundred fifty-two eyes (614 patients) were included in the study. Macular OCT identified abnormalities in 47 eyes (4.9%) of 44 patients (7.2%). Thirty-one eyes (3.3%) had epiretinal membrane, 7 (0.7%) had age-related macular degeneration, 4 (0.4%) had intraretinal cysts, 4 (0.4%) had a lamellar hole, and 1 (0.1%) had a macular hole. Patients with an abnormal OCT had a statistically significant higher mean age (P = .004)., Conclusion: In the preoperative evaluation for cataract surgery in Brazilian patients, 7.2% of those with a normal biomicroscopic fundus examination had macular abnormalities that were identified only by OCT., (Copyright © 2019 ASCRS and ESCRS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: To compare biometry measurements and intraocular lens (IOL) power calculations obtained by a new optical A-scan interferometer biometer (Galilei G6) (new biometer) and a partial coherence interferometer biometer (IOLMaster 500) (reference biometer)., Setting: Private practice, Recife, Brazil., Design: Retrospective comparative study., Methods: Cataract patients who had biometric measurements with the new biometer and the reference biometer were included in the study. Comparisons were performed for axial length (AL), keratometry (K), anterior chamber depth (ACD), and IOL power calculation to reach emmetropia with an Acrysof SN60WF IOL using the Haigis formula. The Pearson correlation coefficient and the 95% limits of agreement (LoA) were calculated. The paired Student t test and the Wilcoxon test were used to assess differences between devices., Results: Eighty-eight eyes (88 patients) were studied. Both biometers provided statistically similar mean IOL power to reach emmetropia, AL, keratometry, and ACD measurements (P > .05). The differences in these variables did not vary as their mean values increased, and there was a strong positive correlation between the values obtained by both devices for each variable. The 95% LoA values for AL, mean keratometry, ACD, and IOL power were 0.27 mm, 1.08 diopters (D), 0.66 mm, and 1.56 D, respectively., Conclusions: The 2 devices were comparable with regard to mean IOL power, mean AL, K, and ACD measurements. However, the wide range of differences between the devices suggests they should not be used interchangeably., (Copyright © 2016 ASCRS and ESCRS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: To compare the outcomes of congenital cataract surgery using intraoperative intracameral triamcinolone versus postoperative oral prednisolone to modulate ocular inflammation., Setting: Department of Congenital Cataract, Altino Ventura Foundation, Recife, Brazil., Design: Randomized clinical trial., Methods: Children younger than 2 years were randomly divided into 2 groups. The study group received an intraoperative intracameral injection of 1.2 mg/0.03 mL of triamcinolone acetonide. The control group (29 eyes) received 1 mg/kg per day of prednisolone syrup for 15 days postoperatively, which was then tapered over the following 2 weeks. Intraocular pressure (IOP), central corneal thickness (CCT), cell deposits on the intraocular lens (IOL), posterior synechiae, visual axis obscuration, additional surgical procedures, and IOL centration were assessed 12 months postoperatively., Results: The mean patient age at surgery was 10.45 months±6.22 (SD) in the study group (31 eyes) and 10.0±6.15 months in the control group (29 eyes) (P=.779). In both groups, the mean IOP and CCT did not change significantly postoperatively (study group P=.922 and P=.149, respectively; control group P=.483 and P=.416, respectively). The groups had similar incidences of cell deposits (P=.517) and posterior synechiae (P=.247). No eye developed visual axis obscuration or had additional surgical procedures. All eyes had a clinically centered IOL., Conclusion: One year postoperatively, the outcomes were similar with intraoperative intracameral triamcinolone injection and postoperative oral prednisolone for modulating inflammation after congenital cataract surgery., Financial Disclosure: No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned., (Copyright © 2014 ASCRS and ESCRS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: To report the incidence of late postoperative opacification of a hydrophilic acrylic foldable intraocular lens (IOL)., Setting: Altino Ventura Foundation, Pernambuco, Brazil., Design: Cross-sectional study., Methods: Patients were examined 4 years after phacoemulsification with Ioflex IOL implantation in the rural areas of Pernambuco, Brazil, as part of a community campaign for underprivileged people. The patients had a detailed ophthalmic examination to detect late IOL opacification. The patients' charts were reviewed for preexisting ocular pathology and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) before and 1 month after surgery. The IOL opacification was classified according to its location and severity., Results: All surgeries were uneventful intraoperatively and postoperatively. Six (7%) of the 87 eyes (58 patients) examined had a diagnosis of late IOL opacification; asteroid hyalosis and high myopia were associated ocular findings in 2 of the eyes. The preoperative CDVA ranged from hand motions (HM) to 20/80. The postoperative CDVA ranged from 20/20 to 20/40 except in 1 eye with posterior segment disease. Over the 4-year follow-up, 2 of the 6 eyes had a decrease in visual acuity to HM and 20/80, respectively, as a result of late IOL opacification. They had IOL replacement and CDVA improved to 20/60 and 20/20, respectively. A third eye with severe late opacification was not referred for IOL replacement because of macular disease., Conclusion: Intraocular lens opacification was observed in 7% of the eyes studied. No risk factors could be determined., (Copyright © 2012 ASCRS and ESCRS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)