[Tears' immunology in acute eye diseases]. / Imunologia lacrimilor în afectiuni oculare acute.

The aim of the study is to research the immunoglobulins' concentration into the tears liquid and into the blood serum at the patients with acute affections of the anterior ocular pole. The study was accomplished on two groups of patients: one group with herpetic Keratitis, the other with anterior uveitis, the second having a different etiology--that the viral one. Another group of patients with senile cataract was used like witness-group. The immunoglobulins concentration were detected into the serum and into the tears by the Mancini method of the radial immunodiffusion. The results indicate a general immunodefficiency signed by the decrease of IgG and IgM into the serum on the one hand, and the increase of local defense mechanisms reflected on the growing of IgA and IgG level into the tears, on the other hand.

[Chemical obliterans bronchiolitis after azotic acid exposure]. / Bronsiolita obliteranta chimica dupa expunere la acid azotic.

The authors present the case of a 48 years old man having an exposure to irritant gases (azotic and lactic acids) in a closed space, inhaling them for 5 minutes. Shortly after the accident the patient displayed the signs of corneal and conjunctival burn; several days afterwards respiratory symptoms appeared: shortness of breath, dyspnea to minor efforts, then nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea. Chest X-ray, CT scan, complex lung function tests and bronchoalveolar lavaje, together with the history of recent exposure to irritant gases led to the diagnosis of hypersensitivity obliterant bronchiolitis. Oral corticoids in dose of 60 mg/day determined a substantial clinical, radiological and functional improvement. The authors make some comments on the need of early diagnosis and efficient treatment.

[The incidence of ocular complications in 10,000 diabetes mellitus patients hospitalized at Dolj County Clinical Hospital]. / Incidenta complicatiilor oculare la 10.000 de pacienti cu diabet zaharat dispensarizati la Spitalul Clinic Judetean Dolj.

The paper surveys the statistical results of retrospective analysis for observation sheets of patients having mellitus diabetes, type I and II, hospitalized during the last 10 years at the Ophthalmological Clinic in Craiova. The accent was made on the ocular complications related to the type of mellitus diabetes, the age of its debut, the evolution length, the treatment made, glycemia compensation, which make this affection to be the first cause of cecity at adult age.

[The ocular changes in patients on chronic dialysis]. / Modificari oculare la bolnavii dializati cronic.

The paper propose the study of lacrimal secretion alterations, the lacrimal level of the urea and the fundus optic alterations at the patients with chronic renal failure, during the hemodialysis. For the study we used the general ophthalmologic examination, the fundus optic examination before and after the hemodialysis, the lacrimal secretion examination by Schirmer l-test and the measure of lacrimal urea by the Berthelot modified method. The study was done on a member of 30 patients, with chronic renal failure, having a age of the dialysis between one and 80 months. The results of the study showed lacrimal hyposecretion, the urea lacrimal level being lower than the urea blood level and a concordance between the lacrymal and sanguine clearance of the urea. The fundus optic examination during the hemodialysis showed a pale aspect of the fundus the pallidity being more pronounced before the dialysis with filiforme arterioles, apparently without content, significant for decreasing of the circulatory debit.

[Syphilitic parenchymatous keratitis]. / Cheratita parenchimatoasa sifilitica.

It shows a clinical observation about luetic bilateral keratitis at a young man 17 years old. The high-positive VDRL, the presence of the AT antigen, the bilateral low hearing perception and the left low hearing transmission associated with minimal dental malformations suggest the luetic congenital etiology of the disease. The AT positive-test at the patient's mother (which VDRL is negative) shows a tardive luetic infection during the pregnancy, that has determined the apparition at the fetus of congenital lately lues. The specific antiluetic treatment with Benzylpenicillinum kalicum and Prednisonums the evolution of the disease is spectacularly good. Six weeks after the beginning of the treatment V.A. is 1 at the both eyes and the neoformation vessels are completely obturated. The paper insists on the medical and social implications of the ignored complications of late lues.

[Changes in the ocular tension of dialysis patients]. / Modificari ale tensiunii oculare la bolnavi dializati.

The paper represents one study of intraocular pressure effected at number of twenty patients with chronic Renal insufficiency, treated by dialysis, comparing the values of the intraocular pressure before and after the dialysis, we have found that the intraocular pressure has increased at twenty four eyes (64%) of the cases, white at eleven eyes (27,5%) the pressure failed and at fives eyes (12.5%) it has been constant. The increase of the intraocular pressure has never determined the increase over the upper borderline of 21 mmHg. The variations of the intraocular pressure postdialysis may be explained by some modifications into the osmolarity field.