Variations in I.O.P. following laser trabeculoplasty

Laser trabeculoplasty became a common procedure to control the intraocular pressure. There is always a transient increase in the intraocular pressure following laser applications. This work evaluate the amount and duration of elevated I.O.P. and its relation to the amount of applications

Management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in rural areas

Laser photocoagulation became the only valuable treatment in managing diabetic retinopathy. The procedures that done in rich community are well known, but in rural areas there are some difficulties, this work explain some off these problems in management

Effect of topical indomethacin on pupillary size during extracapsular cataract extraction

A double-blind study was performed on 43 patients to assess the effect of preoperative indomethacin in comparison with a placebo in preventing surgically induced miosis during extra-capsular cataract extraction. One drop of indomethacin or placebo was instilled at 7.00 p.m. and at 9.00 p.m. the night before surgery and 2 hours, 1 hours, and 15 minutes preoperatively. The pupil diameter was recorded at different stages of the operation. It was found that indomethacin as compared with the placebo significantly reduced the amount of pupil constriction during the operation, making the removal of lens material and the implantation of an intraocular lens easier. The indomethacin is thought to act by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis caused by iris trauma during surgery Mochizuki et al., [1977]

Probing through the supper canaliculi in congenital nasolacrimal system obstruction

A series of 24 children with congenital nasolacrimal system obstruction was prospectively randomised into three groups to determine the effectiveness of different modes of non-surgical treatment. Massaging the lacrimal sac in a manner that increased hydrostatic pressure to rupture the membranous obstruction was more effective [with high degree of statistical significance] than simple massage or no massage at all. Of those children requiring nasolacrimal probing, thigh success rate was found in simple obstructions in the nasolacrimal duct. Failure of probing was more common in canalicular obstructions or generally narrow nasolacrirnal duct