ABSTRACT
AIM: To investigate the clinical effect of 25G+pars plana vitrectomy(PPV)combined with preoperative intravitreal injection of conbercept in the treatment of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR), and analyze the influence on visual acuity, central foveal thickness(CMT)and serum vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)level.METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted from October 2019 to January 2022. A total of 80 patients(87 eyes)with PDR were divided into the two groups according to the treatment method, with 40 patients(45 eyes)treated with 25G+PPV in the control group, and 40 patients(42 eyes)treated with 25G+PPV combined with preoperative intravitreal injection of conbercept in the observation group. The two groups were compared in terms of the best corrected visual acuity(BCVA), intraocular pressure, CMT and serum VEGF level before treatment and at 2wk, 1 and 3mo after treatment. The patients were followed up for 3mo, with postoperative complications and recurrence recorded.RESULTS: The incidence of intraoperative bleeding in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.05). After treatment, the BCVA of the two groups was improved(P<0.05), CMT and serum VEGF level were decreased(P<0.05), but there was no significant change in intraocular pressure(P>0.05). The BCVA and CMT of observation group were lower than those of control group at 1 and 3mo after treatment(P<0.05). Serum VEGF level in the observation group was lower than that in the control group at 3mo after treatment(P<0.05). The incidence of complications in observation group(5%)within 3mo after treatment was significantly lower than that in control group(18%; P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in recurrence rate of PDR between the two groups(P>0.05).CONCLUSION: With few complications, 25G+PPV combined with preoperative intravitreal injection of conbercept is effective in the treatment of patients with PDR, which can better promote postoperative vision recovery, improve macular edema, and reduce serum VEGF level.
ABSTRACT
@#The retinal disease is one of the most important challenges in the field of ophthalmology. Its pathogenesis is complex and has a great damage to visual functional. It is the main cause of severe human vision. In recent years, the development of artificial intelligence(AI)is a powerful tool for analytics of retinal diseases. The application of AI to common retinal diseases mainly includes early screening, diagnostic grading, efficacy determination, treatment suggestions and prognostic development. However, any technology clinical application has its limitations. This article will be reviewed for the application of AI in retinal diseases.
ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the clinical value of vestibular autorotation test (VAT) in the treatment for otogenic vertigo patients. Method:One hundred and twenty-nine definite otogenic vertigo patients were included. All patients underwent the VAT and caloric test (CT). The results were analyzed statistically. Result:In VAT examination, 89 (69.0%) cases were abnormal. In CT examination, 56 (43.4%) cases were abnormal. In the contrast test of VAT and CT, VAT results were abnormal in 47 (36.4%) patients and CT results were abnormal in 14 (10.9%) patients. The number of patients whose both VAT and CT results were abnormal was 42 (32.6%). The total number of patients with various abnormal results was 103 (79.8%). According to statistical analysis, the abnormal result rate of VAT was higher than that of CT. The abnormal result rate of both VAT and CT was higher than that of each single test. There was statistic significance in the difference (χ²=1.670, P<0.05). Conclusion:For otogenic vertigo patients, their abnormal result rate of VAT is higher than that of CT. VAT and CT can be mutually complementary. The combination of VAT and CT can help to understand the function of semicircular canal in the general and provide reference for the treatment of otogenic vertigo diseases.
ABSTRACT
Objective The present biomechanical model built for extravehicular activities (EVA) of astronaut is lack of human anatomy features, and still there isn’t a reasonable verification method. This study is aimed at solving the problems above and providing references for the further application of EVA simulation. Methods Based on a typical extravehicular activity, an inverse kinematical and dynamical upper limb model with muscle forces was built to conduct simulation calculation. Both the kinematical and dynamical results were verified through OpenGL animation sequence driven by kinematical calculation results and verification experiment with a real model, respectively. Results The animation built for kinematical verification proved that the calculation results were correct. The relative error of two muscle forces between dynamic verification and simulation was 14.54% and 0.91%, respectively. Conclusions A reasonable upper limb model of astronaut is established in this study. The simulation results are credible and the verification Results showed that this feasible method could supports the further research on EVA simulation and verification.
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the pathologic mechanism of blood-stasis tongue figure (BSTF) formation in patients with primary dysmenorrhea.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Blood levels of platelet activating factor (PAF) and acetyl hydrolase of PAF (PAF-AH) in 41 patients with primary dysmenorrhea and 20 healthy subjects were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The level of PAF in the 22 patients with BSTF was 252. 214 +/- 37. 568 ng/L, which was higher than that in patients without BSTF (19 patients, 212.348 +/- 22.794 ng/L) and healthy subjects (182.126 +/- 18.306 ng/L) respectively, while level of PAF-AH showed an opposite sequence in them, i.e., 3.090 +/- 1.483, 5.382 +/- 1.873, and 5.607 +/- 2.073 ng/L, respectively (P < 0.05). Patients without BSTF showed only a higher level of PAF when compared with that in healthy subjects (P < 0.05). No significant difference in PAF or PAF-AH levels was shown among patients with BDTF of different Chinese medical syndrome types (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>PAF level obviously increased and PAF-AH level obviously decreased in primary dysmenorrhea patients of BSTF, suggesting that the imbalance of PAF and PAF-AH was correlated with the pathologic mechanism of the BSTF formation in primary dysmenorrhea patients.</p>
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Female , Humans , Young Adult , 1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase , Blood , Case-Control Studies , Dysmenorrhea , Blood , Diagnosis , Pathology , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Platelet Activating Factor , Metabolism , TongueABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of human swine streptococcosis occurred in some areas of Jiangsu Province from late summer to autumn since 1998.Methods The epidemiologic and clinical features of 42 cases were collected and analyzed.The bio- chemical features of strains isolated from patient's blood or cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) were tested,and the homogeneity were compared among 15 Streptococcus suisⅡ.Results All patients had acute infection toxe- mic symptoms such as chill,fever,headache and malaise etc.Toxic shock syndrome or meningitis syndrome were the major clinical manifestations.Forty two cases of human swine streptococosis were classified into 3 types:the rates of general,shock and meningitis type were 7.1% (3/42),38.1% (16/42) and 54.7%(23/42),respectively.Ten patients were died of shock type,32 were cured.Strain isolated from patients was identified as Streptococcus suisⅡby API-Strep,the biochemical reactional code was 0641473,and appraised result was 99.9%.There was highly homogeneity in the strains of Streptococcus suisⅡisolated from patients and sick pigs identified by genomic fingerprinting.Com- bined therapy of large doses of penicillin G and ceftriaxone was effective in these patients.Conclusions Human swine streptococosis is zoonosis caused by Streptococcus suisⅡand the clinical manifesta- tions are variable.In the cases of shock type,the onset of disease is stormy and the fatality rate is very high.While the prognosis of general and meningitis type is good and the majority of the cases are cured by effective antibiotic therapy.