Phacoemulsification was safe in most eyes with pseudoexfoliation even though significantly more complications occurred intraoperatively in these eyes. The low frequency of an inflammatory response indicates that the presence of pseudoexfoliation does not significantly increase the risk of inflammation.

The diffractive bifocal IOL performed well at distance and near. Patients who no longer require spectacles will benefit significantly from a bifocal IOL, but many with a bifocal IOL in one eye will require spectacles for the fellow eye.

Postoperative endophthalmitis remains a serious complication of intraocular surgery, although the prognosis depends greatly on the microbe isolated. Common guidelines should be established regarding clinical and microbiological diagnosis and treatment. Further improvement of the registry would make it a suitable platform for evaluating prophylactic treatments.

In patients with cataract and no other eye pathology, the diffractive bifocal IOL with slightly reduce the CS at all spatial frequencies. In those with reduced visual acuity after cataract surgery, CS will be reduced accordingly. In this situation, the reduction from the diffractive bifocal optic would be minor.

In the present study a central corneal epithelial defect (diameter 3.5 mm) was made in both eyes at 12:00 h in one group of rats and at 24:00 h in another group to see if the regenerative proliferation is influenced by circadian rhythms. The labeling index and the mitotic rate were registered at 4-h intervals in the perilimbal conjunctiva, the limbal area, and different parts of the cornea from the following morning until noon the day after that. The most pronounced regenerative proliferation was seen in the midperipheral and peripheral cornea. The regenerative response occurred in both groups 24-28 h after the injury, but was highly influenced by the normal circadian rhythms, especially with regard to the mitotic rate. The results support the theory that even regeneration is influenced by a circadian proliferative factor.