ABSTRACT
The posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a frequent complication in the modern cataract surgery, uncomfortable for the patient and expensive for the health care system. According to prof. Apple, the main health care expenditure in U.S. is represented by cataract surgery, laser capsulotomy for PCO ranking next. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that the lens bag pathology and the prevention of aftercataract hold the attention of many research groups all over the world. This paper is a literature review of the last 15 years, presenting the data we have considered to be the most significant.
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Cataract/pathology , Lens Capsule, Crystalline/pathology , Animals , Cataract/classification , Cataract/prevention & control , Dogs , Humans , Lenses, Intraocular/adverse effects , Phacoemulsification/adverse effects , Risk Factors , Suture TechniquesABSTRACT
Pigmentary tumors of the conjunctiva are rare in children, but they deserve special attention as, under some circumstances, they can question the quo ad vitam prognosis. The management of these tumors is controversial because the clinical diagnosis is uncertain, not reliable for a long term evolution prognosis. In this study, after a short review of the literature, the authors present their own experience in the field (47 cases during the last 10 years, out of which 18 underwent surgery) and they try to develop an algorithm of surgical decision based on age-related factors, clinical appearance, aesthetic factors and on the possibility of establishing a good relationship with the patient and the family.
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Conjunctival Neoplasms/surgery , Melanoma/surgery , Nevus, Pigmented/surgery , Adolescent , Algorithms , Child , Child, Preschool , Computer Graphics , Conjunctival Neoplasms/pathology , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Melanoma/pathology , Nevus, Pigmented/pathologySubject(s)
Patient Advocacy , Confidentiality , Health Services Accessibility , Humans , Informed ConsentABSTRACT
The paper enumerates the objectives of functional recovery in strabismus and the approaches to the achievement of these objectives. The goal in the treatment of the strabismus is obtaining a binocular sight with the remake of the divergence-convergence synergism. A three stage scheme for the treatment is made: 1st stage--the treatment of the amblyopia; 2nd stage--the correction of the strabismus deviation; 3rd stage--the recovery of the binocular sight. The conclusion is that the healing of the strabismus with "restitutio ad integrum" is a distant desire.
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Strabismus/therapy , Amblyopia/therapy , Child, Preschool , Eyeglasses , Humans , Infant , Oculomotor Muscles/surgery , Strabismus/physiopathologyABSTRACT
Simultaneous ERG and VEP investigations were performed in 42 patients presenting reduced visual acuity and characteristic signs of retinopathy on direct ophthalmoscopic inspection: 1) primary retinal pigmentary degeneration - 15 cases; 2) secondary retinopathy - 11 cases; 3) infantile retinal degeneration - 16 cases. Reciprocal relations of ERG--VEP component latency/amplitude in the three types of retinal disorder are described.
