[The idiopathic uveal effusion syndrome]. / Syndrom idiopatické uveální efuze.

The authors describe two cases of idiopathic uveal effusion syndrome, in one instance affecting consecutively both eyes, in the second patient the finding is unilateral so far. In the female patient with the bilateral finding reattachment of the retina and improvement of the visual acuity developed only after surgery (sclerotomy). The second patient, where the disease was detected only accidentally, is so far only under observation. The authors discuss the causes of this rare disease, the variability of clinical symptoms, diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities.

[Diffuse retinal pigmented epitheliopathy--a variant of central serous chorioretinopathy of the aged]. / Difuzní retinální pigmentová epiteliopatie--varianta centrální serózní chorioretinopatie ve vyssím veku.

The authors describe a group of eight patients (four women and four men) with diffuse retinal pigmented epiteliopathy (four times unilateral and four times bilateral) confirmed by fluoroangiography, in one instance with bullous elevation of the retina. The mean age of the patients was 57.3 years, the investigation period was 4 to 23 years, with a mean of 8.6 years. After laser coagulation which was implemented in four patients vision improved in one instance, in the remaining patients vision was stabilized. In the patient with the bullous elevation of the retina vision improved after spontaneous flattening of the ablation. The authors discuss the pathogenesis and clinical features typical for diffuse retinal pigmented epitheliopathy.

[Diagnosis, monitoring and laser therapy of the classic form of choroidal neovascularization in patients with age-related macular degeneration]. / Diagnostika, sledování a laserová lécba klasické formy chorioideální neovaskularizace u pacientu s vekem podmínenou makulární degenerací.

The authors applied experience from studies conducted abroad pertaining to the diagnosis, follow-up and laser treatment of the classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration. The group comprises 12 patients with CNV with an extrafoveolar localization who were treated by laser photocoagulation and another 12 patients investigated on account of CNV with a juxta and subfoveal localization. In the group of treated patients vision improved or became stabilized in 9 patients (75%), in the group of untreated patients it did not change in 3 (25%), the mean follow-up period being 11 and 13 months resp. The assembled results correspond with those published in the literature.

[Diabetic maculopathy]. / Diabetická makulopatie.

After review of literature about diagnosis and treatment of diabetic macular edema own results with mean observation time of 5 months are presented. After photocoagulation the visual acuity improved in eyes with focal maculopathy in 28.9%, stabilized in 62.2% and in 8.9% it was worse. In eyes with diffuse maculopathy improvement was observed in 29.6%, stabilisation only in 37%, deterioration in 33.3%. In ischemic maculopathy the visual acuity improved in 23%, stabilised in 76.9% and in none case deterioration was stated. We plan to reevaluate our results during longer observation time.