[Retinophotography--screening method in diabetic retinopathy]. / Retinofotografia-metoda de screening în retinopatia diabetica.

The paper presents the modern screening method for diabetic retinopathy-the retino-photography. We present our experience on this issue, regarding the patients with diabetic retinopathy screened in Diabetic Eye Department, Ophthalmology Clinic Craiova, between October 2002-June 2005.

[Retino-photography--screening method for diabetic retinopathy]. / Retinofotografia-metoda de screening în retinopatia diabetica.

The paper presents the modern screening method for diabetic retinopathy--the retino-photography. We are presenting our experience on this issue, regarding the patients with diabetes retinopathy examined in Diabetic Eye Department, Ophthalmology Clinic Craiova, between October 2002-June 2005.

[Computer program for medical records of patients with diabetic retinopathy]. / Program de evidenta computerizata a pacientilor cu retinopatie diabetica.

The purpose of this study was to point out the advantages or the computerised evidence in patients with diabetic retinopathy examined in "Diabetic Eye Department" from Ophthalmology Clinic Craiova. This program represents a new national performance regarding the evidence of the diabetic patients clinic examination. The main characteristics of our program are the accessibility and the coherence; the utility of this program has been demonstrated by long term use and the big number of patents recorded.

[Changes of the conjunctival nervous fillets in diabetic patients]. / Modificari ale filetelor nervoase in conjunctiva bolnavilor cu diabet zaharat.

PURPOSE: Our study suggested to reveal nervous fillets changes from conjunctiva structure in patients with diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We removed bulbar conjunctiva during cataract surgery on diabetic and non-diabetic patients from the same age group. The conjunctiva fragments were fixed in Lillie's solution, then studied by using optical microscopy with usual and histochemical stainings. RESULTS: Nervous fillets just like perinervium are better represented in younger diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy or with early diabetic retinopathy and non-diabetic patients, too. In older patients and old diabetes, nervous fillets are much less in number with poor represented perinervium. CONCLUSIONS: Significant changes of the conjunctiva nervous fillets were found in patients with long-term diabetes.

[Ocular parasitosis--particular aspects]. / Parazitoze oculare--aspecte particulare.

The goal of this study cases are presented in this study. The first case was emphasized in a patient with an epibulbar tumor and the second case was diagnosed with Toxocara Canis. In both cases the ophthalmoscopic images and the clinical evolution were unusual on the other hand etiological diagnosis in both cases was difficult. In the first case, the surgical procedure was effective, but in the second case the specific antiparasitic treatment could not stop the evolution of corioretinal's lesions; it required laser therapy.

[Neuroprotective effect of Betoptic S-considerations after 18 months of treatment]. / Efectul neuroprotector al tratamentului cu Betoptic S-consideratii dupa 18 luni.

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was the analysis of the hypotensor and neuroprotector effect induced by Betoptic S given to patients diagnosed with open-angled glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A set of patients with open-angled glaucoma at different stages of evolution, during a period of 18 months were available for our examination. We took in to account parametres such as: ocular pressure values, fundus examination, kinetic and automatic perimetry. RESULTS: Betoptic S treatment in patients with open-angled glaucoma in early stages was efficient; therefore ocular pressure values continued in normal limits and visual capacity at automatic perimetry was improved. A number of patients in which Betoptic S didn't cause an ocular pressure compensation were given Xalatan. This association was a beneficial one. In those patients with open-angled glaucoma in terminal stage Betoptic S and Xalatan association was inefficient. In those patients which were not treated at all, visual capacity decreased to zero. CONCLUSIONS: 1. Betoptic S neuroprotector effect is obvious in early glaucoma patients; visual capacity was improved in all cases. 2. In advanced and terminal stages of the disease visual capacity goes on decreasing in spite of the associated treatment.

[Diabetic retinopathy complications--12-year retrospective study]. / Complicatiile retinopatiei diabetice--studiu retrospectiv pe 12 ani.

It is analyzed, on a retrospective study on 12 years, the incidence of diabetus melitus cases, hospitalized in the Ophthalmologic Clinic from Craiova with special mention to the frequency of the diabetic retinopathy, of it's complications and in an accordance to other general diseases, especially cardiovascular's, which contributes to the aggravation of the diabetic ocular in juries evolution. The study underlines the high incidence of the new founded cases with diabetus melitus in complicated diabetes retinopathy stage; the high frequency of ocular complications is explained, according to our statistic facts and through an insufficient treatment, sometimes incorrect and many other cases total neglected by the patients.

[Diabetes mellitus and glaucoma]. / Diabet zaharat si glaucom.

PURPOSE: The evaluation of the incidence of the open angle glaucoma to the patients with diabetes mellitus compared to the incidence in the general population and the frequency of the neovascular glaucoma. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The work consists in a study of 1700 patients with diabetes mellitus who where examined during 13 years. RESULTS: From 1700 patients with diabetes mellitus, 240 (14.1%) have glaucoma (primary or secondary). Of those 240, 15 (6.2%) have diabetes mellitus type I and 225 (93.7%) have diabetes mellitus type II. Concerning the clinical form of glaucoma, 177 patients (10.4%) have primary glaucoma with open angle, 23 (1.3%) have primary glaucoma with narrow-angle and 40 (2.5%) have secondary glaucoma. CONCLUSIONS: The highly incidence of the primary glaucoma to the patients with diabetes mellitus comparative to the general population can be explained by the vegetative dysfunction in association with diabetes mellitus and the presence of some common immunitary anomalies. The small numbers of cases with neovascular glaucoma means an indicator of the efficiency of the antidiabetic treatment and of the ocular complications of the diabetes mellitus.

[Optic nerve lesions in diabetes mellitus]. / Leziuni ale nervului optic în diabet.

The present paper is a retrospective study revealing some optic nerve lesions on a group of 1.700 diabetic patients which belonged to the common casuistry of the Ophthalmologic Clinic and Diabetic and Nutrition Diseases Clinic in Craiova. A reduced frequency of optic neuropathy in diabetic persons was established such as: 27 patients (1.58%). Affected optic nerve may present various clinical aspects among which ischemic optic neuropathy is predominant (59.20%) followed by secondary optic atrophy, ischemic optic post neuropathy (33.40%) and juxtabulbar optic neuritis (7.40%).