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The article shows a case of Bourneville's disease, a quite rare neuroectodermal phacomatosis. We show how we establish the diagnosis, beginning with a total unspecifical symptomatology.
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Tuberous Sclerosis/diagnosis , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Prognosis , Tuberous Sclerosis/physiopathology , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: To determine endothelial cell loss rate after penetrating keratoplasty. To determine for low long this rate remain high. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We have three groups of patients. First group consists of 15 patients without ophthalmic pathology. The second group consists of 15 patients, after cataract surgery. The Third group consists of 20 patients after penetrating keratoplasty, 10 of them with edematous keratoplasty and 10 with keratoconus or central leucoma. Every patient was examined with direct specular microscopy, after 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 months. RESULTS: In the first group we can't determine an endothelial cell loss. In the second group the endothelial cell loss was 4% per month, 5.9% per month, then the value become normal. In the third endothelial cell was continuous within all intervals. CONCLUSIONS: After penetrating keratoplasty there is a significant endothelial cell loss that continues over 18 month.
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Cell Survival/physiology , Endothelium, Corneal/pathology , Keratoplasty, Penetrating/adverse effects , Postoperative Complications/pathology , Cell Count , Follow-Up Studies , HumansABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: Beside aphakia and senility myopia is one of the major factors predisposing to retinal detachment. The purpose of the study is to define the clinical features of the myopic retinal detachment with therapeutic and prognostic implications. METHOD: 100 myopic (< 6 dioptres) retinal detachments that were hospitalized in the Ophthalmological Department from Cluj-Napoca between 1996-99 are retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS, DISCUSSION: The major clinical elements having an impact in defining the anatomical and functional prognosis of the myopic retinal detachment are described and analyzed: the extension of the retinal detachment, the number and shape of the retinal ruptures, the detachment of the macula, the association of aphakia and of myopic choroidosis.
