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AIM: To analyze clinical observation and the efficiency of intravitreal conbercept combined with 532-laser on Coats disease in adulthood.METHODS: This was an retrospective analysis.Six eyes from 6 patients(5 males and 1 female) with coats disease diagnosed by fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were enrolled.Before the injection, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of early treatment of diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS), non-contact tonometer, ophthalmoscope, fundus photography, FFA, and OCT were examined.The initial average visual acuity (ETDRS letters) were 51.17±15.15.The initial average central retina thickness (CRT) was 303.30±107.87μm.All affected eyes were treated with intravitreal conbercept 0.05mL (10mg/mL) combined with 532-laser.Patients were followed up for 6 to 12mo, with a mean duration of 7.33±1.26mo.Post-treatment BCVA were compared with baseline using repeat analysis.RESULTS: The mean BCVA showed significant improvement during 1 wk, 1, 3mo post-treatment and the latest follow up (P<0.01).During the latest follow up, the mean BCVA was obviously improved in 3 eyes (50%), improved in 2 eyes (40%), stable in 1 eyes (10%).Likewise, the subretina fluid absorption of different levels.No adverse events such as secondary retinal detachment or endophthalmitis were found during the follow-up.CONCLUSION: Coats disease in adulthood more likely to have lower symptom and have a better response on treatment.Intravitreal conbercept combined with 532-laser significantly improve visual acuity and absorb the subretina fluid.
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Background Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome (PIHS) appears retinopathy.Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and contrast sensitivity (CS) has been widely used in ophthalmology, but the application of OCT and CS in PIHS fundus lesions is less reported.Objective This study was to assess fundus changes of PHIS by using OCT and CS.Methods Two hundred and thirty-three eyes of 116 PIHS patients with fundus diseases were enrolled from January 2011 to January 2014 in the Cangzhou Central Hospital.One hundred eyes of fifty normal pregnant women were collected at the same period.Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus examination, OCT, CS were performed on these subjects.The CS values and BCVA between normal pregnant woment and PIHS patients were compared by independent samples t test.The correlation between BCVA grade and CS grade, OCT grade and CS grade, OCT grade and BCVA grade was calculated by trend x2 test and Gamma rank correlation analysis.The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Cangzhou Central Hospital, all the subjects signed informed consent.Results OCT results showed that 172 eyes were abnormal (65.15％) ,including 94 eyes with neurosensory serous retinal detachment (54.65％) ,40 eyes with pigment epithelium and the ellipsoid zone change (23.26％) and 38 eyes with optic disc edema,retinal hemorrhage and other changes (22.09％).The CS values in each spatial frequency and the BCVA in the PIHS group were significantly lower than those in the normal control group (all at P ＜ 0.05).The OCT examination result was positively correlated with BCVA in the PIHS group (G=0.807,x2=93.418,both at P =0.000).The CS value under the 6.0 c/d had the best correlation with BCVA (G=0.820,x2=97.397, both at P=0.000).The OCT examination result was positively correlated with CS under the 6.0 c/d(G=0.932,x2 =126.376,both at P=0.000).Conclusions Combination of fundus examination,OCT and CS can objectively and comprehensively assess the morphology and function of retinopathy in PIHS patients,which provide the basis for the clinical diagnosis and timely treatment.
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During the application of spontaneous or genetically engineered mouse models for retinal diseases,some phenotypes of the models might not be related to the gene (s) of interest or intentional manipulation.This problem often arises from founder effect of inbreed mouse strains.The most impact experiences in vision research community are mouse models incorporated with mutations in Crb1 (rd8),phosphodiesterase 6 beta (Pde6b) (rd1),Gnat2 and RPE65 genes.This paper reviewed the most relevant articles on this matter.We encourage that vision researchers who apply or develop mouse lines to study retinal diseases should carefully track and check the genetic background of their stains and/or choose proper controls in the study design.