简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheefficacyofintralesionalradiofrequencyablationinthetreatmentofperiorbitalsyringomas.·METHODS:Wetriedtheintralesionalradiofrequencyablationfor64patientswithperiorbitalsyringomasfrom2007to2011.Theoperationwasperformedunder2.5loupemagnifications.Thehandpiecewasassembledwithaneedleelectrodeandconnectedtotheradiofrequencyablationapparatus.Theelectrodewastheninsertedintothetargetlesionsindermisanddeliveringinjurytothebaseofthesetumors.Resultswereassessedclinicallybycomparingpre-andpost-treatmentphotographsandpatientsatisfactionrates.·RESULTS:Clinicalimprovementincreasedwitheachsubsequenttreatmentsession.Thepercentofpatientswhoseclinicimprovementgradewere≥3aftereachsessionwasrespectively71.9%(Session1),83.3%(Session2),and100%(Session3).Thestatisticalresultsindicatedtheconcordanceoftheclinicalassessmentandthesatisfactionlevelofpatients(kappa=0.78ofthesession1;kappa=0.82ofthesession2).Themajorityofpatientshadgoodorexcellentcosmeticresults.Postoperatively,therewerenopermanentsideeffectsorrecurrences.·CONCLUSION:Asanewtechniqueofminimallyinvasion,theintralesionalradiofrequencyablationwasfoundtobeaneffective,inexpensive,highlypreciseandsafewayoftreatingperiorbitalsyringomas.
简介:AIM:Toestablishanuntransfectedhumancornealstromal(HCS)celllineandcharacterizeitsbiocompatibilitytoacellularporcinecornealstroma(aPCS).·METHODS:PrimaryculturewasinitiatedwithapurepopulationofHCScellsinDMEM/F12media(pH7.2)containing20%fetalbovineserumandvariousnecessarygrowthfactors.Theestablishedcelllinewascharacterizedbygrowthproperty,chromosomeanalysis,tumorigenicityassay,expressionofmarkerproteinsandfunctionalproteins.Furthermore,thebiocompatibilityofHCScellswithaPCSwasexaminedthroughhistologicalandimmunocytochemistryanalysesandwithlight,electronmicroscopies.·RESULTS:HCScellsproliferatedtoconfluence2weekslaterinprimarycultureandhavebeensubculturedtopassage140sofar.AcontinuousuntransfectedHCScelllinewithapopulationdoublingtimeof41.44hoursatpassage80hasbeendetermined.Resultsofchromosomeanalysis,morphology,combinedwiththeresultsofexpressionofmarkerproteinandfunctionalproteinssuggestedthatthecellsretainedHCScellproperties.Furthermore,HCScellshavenotumorigenicity,andwithexcellentbiocompatibilitytoaPCS.·CONCLUSION:Anuntransfectedandnon-tumorigenicHCScelllinehasbeenestablished,andthecellsmaintainedpositiveexpressionofmarkerproteinsandfunctionalproteins.Thecellline,withexcellentbiocompatibilitytoaPCS,mightbeusedforinvitroreconstructionoftissue-engineeredHCS.
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheefficacyandsafetyofcornealcollagencrosslinking(CXL)topreventtheprogressionofpost-laserinsitukeratomileusis(LASIK)cornealectasia.·METHODS:Inaprospective,nonrandomized,single-centrestudy,CXLwasperformedin20eyesof11patientswhohadLASIKformyopicastigmatismandsubsequentlydevelopedkeratectasia.Theprocedureincludedinstillationof0.1%riboflavin-20%dextranesolution30minutesbeforeUVAirradiationandevery5minutesforanadditional30minutesduringirradiation.Theeyeswereevaluatedpreoperativelyandat1-,3-,6-,and12-monthintervals.Thecompleteophthalmologicexaminationcompriseduncorrectedvisualacuity,bestspectacle-correctedvisualacuity,endothelialcellcount,ultrasoundpachymetry,cornealtopography,andinvivoconfocalmicroscopy.·RESULTS:CXLappearedtostabiliseorpartiallyreversetheprogressionofpost-LASIKcornealectasiawithoutapparentcomplicationinourcohort.UCVAandBCVAimprovementswerestatisticallysignificant(P<0.05)beyond12monthsaftersurgery(improvementof0.07and0.13logMARat1year,respectively).Meanbaselineflattestmeridiankeratometryandmeansteepestmeridiankeratometryreduction(improvementof2.00and1.50diopters(D),respectively)werestatisticallysignificant(P<0.05)at12monthspostoperatively.At1yearafterCXL,meanendothelialcellcountdidnotdeteriorate.Meanthinnestcorneapachymetryincreasedsignificantly.·CONCLUSION:Theresultsofthestudyshowedalong-termstabilityofpost-LASIKcornealectasiaaftercrosslinkingwithoutrelevantsideeffects.Itseemstobeasafeandpromisingproceduretostoptheprogressionofpost-LASIKkeratectasia,therebyavoidingordelayingkeratoplasty.
简介:·Glaucomaisoneoftheleadingcausesofvisualimpairmentandblindnessworldwide.Ofknownriskfactorsforglaucoma,anincreasedinintraocularpressureismosthighlycorrelatedwithglaucomatousdamage.Irrespectiveofthecause,apoptosisoftheretinalganglioncellsistheeventualoutcome.Itiswidelyacceptedthatglaucomaisaneurodegenerativediseasethatisstronglycorrelatedwithcentralnervoussystemdisorders,suchasAlzheimer’sdisease.Thesetwodisordersalsosharesomesimilaritiesinpathogenicmechanisms.Recentstudiessuggestthatthetransientreceptorpotentialcanonical6channelcouldworktogetherwithbrain-derivedneurotrophicfactortopromoteneuronsurvivalinbrainandretina.Inthisstudy,weproposethattransientreceptorpotentialcanonical6maycontributetothepathogenesisofhumanglaucomaandbecomeapotentialtherapeutictarget.
简介:AIM:Todescribethecharacteristicsofmodulationtransferfunction(MTF)ofanteriorcornealsurface,andobtainthethenormalreferencerangeofMTFatdifferentspatialfrequenciesandopticalzonesoftheanteriorcornealsurfaceinmyopes.·METHODS:Fourhundredeyesfrom200patientswereexaminedunderSIRIUScornealtopographysystem.PhoenisanalysissoftwarewasappliedtosimulatetheMTFcurvesofanteriorcornealsurfaceatverticalandhorizontalmeridiansatthe3,4,5,6,7mmopticalzonesofcornea.TheMTFvaluesatspatialfrequenciesof5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55and60cycles/degree(c/d)wereselected.·RESULTS:TheMTFcurveofanteriorcornealsurfacedecreasedrapidlyfromlowtointermediatefrequency(0-15cpd)atvariousopticalzonesofcornea,thevaluedecreasedto0slowlyathigherfrequency(>15cpd).Withtheincreaseoftheopticalzonesofcornea,MTFcurvedecreasedgradually.3)Intherangeof3mm-6mmopticalzonesofthecornea,theMTFvaluesmeasuredathorizontalmeridianweregreaterthanthecorrespondingvaluesathorizontalmeridianofeachspatialfrequency,thedifferencewasstatisticallysignificant(P<0.05).At7mmopticalzonesofcornea,theMTFvaluesmeasuredathorizontalmeridianwerelessthanthecorrespondingvaluesatverticalmeridianat10-60spatialfrequencies(cpd),andthedifferencewasstatisticallysignificantin25,30,35,40,45,50cpd(P<0.05).·CONCLUSION:MTFcanbeusedtodescribetheimagingqualityofopticalsystemsatanteriorcornealsurfaceobjectivelyindetail.
简介:AIM:ToIntroduceanewspecializedvisualacuitychartforamblyopicchildrenaged3-5yearsoldanditsclinicalapplications.METHODS:ThenewvisualacuitychartandnotationsweredesignedbasedonWeber-Fechnerlaw.Theoptotypeswereredagainstawhitebackgroundandwerespeciallyshapedfourbasicgeometricsymbols:circle,square,triangle,andcross.Aregulargeometricprogressionoftheoptotypesizesanddistributionwasemployedtoarrangein14lines.Theprogressionrateoftheoptotypesizebetweentwolineswas1.2589andthetestingdistancewas3m.VisualacuityscorecouldberecordedaslogMARnotationordecimalnotation.Agestratifieddiagnosticcriteriaforamblyopiaestablishedbyconsensusstatementondiagnosisofamblyopia(2011)amongmembersoftheStrabismusandPediatricOphthalmologyGroup,OphthalmologySociety,ChineseMedicalAssociation(SPOGOSCMA)wereillustratedinthenewvisualacuitychart.RESULTS:Whenassessingvisualacuityinchildrenaged3-5yearsold,thisnewvisualacuitychartthatconsistsoffoursymmetricalshapes(triangle,square,cross,andcircle)overcameaninabilitytorecognizethelettersofthealphabetanddifficultiesindesignatingthedirectionofblackabstractsymbolssuchasthetumbling’E’orLandolt’C’,whichthesubjectswerepronetoloseinterestin.Thevisualacuityscoremayberecordedindifferentnotations:decimalacuityandlogMAR.Thesetwonotationscanbeeasilyconvertedeachotherintheneweyechart.Themeasurementsofthisnewchartnotonlyshowedasignificantcorrelationandagoodconsistencywiththeinternationalstandardlogarithmicvisualacuitychart(r=0.932,P<0.01),butalsoindicatedahightest-retestreliability(89%ofretestscoreswerewithin0.1logMARunitsoftheinitialtestscore).CONCLUSION:Theresultsofthisstudysupportthevalidityandreliabilityofdistancevisualacuitymeasurementsusingtheneweyechartinchildrenaged3to5yearsoverawiderangeofvisualacuities,andtheneweyechartisgreatforearl
简介:AIM:Toinvestigatethespecialtyoftranscranialsurgerythroughpterionalapproachforremovalofcranio-orbitaltumors,introducetheophthalmologicalexperiencesofenteringtheorbittoreducetheincidencerateofassociatedcomplicationsofthisoperation.·METHODS:Weperformedaretrospectiveanalysisofaseriesof37casesinvolvingpatientswhounderwenttranscranialsurgerythroughpterionalapproachfortreatmentofcranio-orbitaltumorsinourdepartmentinthepast8years.Pterionapproachcraniotomywasperformedtoallpatients.Afterremovingtumorsintheskullbytheneurosurgeon,ophthalmologistremovedtumorsinorbit.Wetookmeasuresbelowtodecreasecomplications,includinggroundingopticcanalthroughanabrasivedrillingwhennecessary,hangingvariousextraocularmusclestobeexposedforprotection,refrigeratingbyrefrigerationheadstoremovetumors,atlastsewinguporbitseptumaftersurgery.·RESULTS:Tumorswereremovedcompletelyin32cases,andincompletein5casesduetoextensiveinvasionintothecavernoussinusorsphenoidsinus.Ofallthecases,benigntumorsweredemonstratedin28cases(75.6%,28/37)andmalignantin9(24.3%,9/37).Themostcommonlesiontypewasmeningiomain11cases(29.7%,11/37).Extraocularmuscles(EOM)impairment,occurringin21cases(56.7%,21/37),wasthemostfrequentpostoperativecomplication.Themostseriousconsequencewasvisionlossoccurredin4cases(10.8%,4/37).Othercomplications,suchas11casesoftransientblepharoptosis29.7%(11/37),5casesofmydriasisin13.5%(5/7);2casesofcerebrospinalrhinorrheain5.4%(2/37).·CONCLUSION:Cranio-orbitaltumorscanberemovedcompletelyusingtranscranialapproach,andthepterionalapproachoffersexcellentexposure.Cooperationofinterdisciplinaryteamofneurosurgeonsandophthalmologistsconducestofulluseofrespectiveprofessionaladvantages.Theexperienceofophthalmicoperationtechnologycandecreaseoccurrenceofocularcomplicationsaftersurger
简介:AIM:ToinvestigatetheefficacyofFerrararings(FR)implantationinthetreatmentofkeratoconus.METHODS:Itwasaretrospectivecaseseriesdescriptivestudy.Thesamplewascomprisedof50patients79eyesdiagnosedwithprogressivekeratoconus.Thisincluded24(48%)malesand26(52%)femalesbetweentheageof13and44years.AllparticipantsunderwentsurgicalimplantationofFRintheperiodbetweenJanuary2009andSeptember2010atJordanUniversityHospital.Thoroughophthalmologicexaminationswereappliedtomeasurevitalvariablesforeachpathologicalconditionbeforeandaftersurgery.RESULTS:Findingsindicatedanoverallsignificantpostoperativeimprovementinbothuncorrectedvisualacuity(UCVA)andbestspectaclecorrectedvisualacuity(BSCVA)throughoutfollowupvisits.Moreover,resultsillustratedasignificantdecreaseinsphericalequivalent(SE)andkeratometricreadings(lower,higherandtheaverage).CONCLUSION:Surgicalinterventionstrategiesarebeingfrequentlydevelopedtomeettheneedsofpatientswithkeratoconus.TheimplantationofFerrararingshasproventobeasafeandfeasiblealternativeprocedureforthetreatmentofmild-moderatekeratoconusespeciallyforpatientswithcontactlensesintolerance.Wehavefoundthatthisprocedurehasimprovedvisualoutcomesinalleyesstudied.Nevertheless,furtherresearchisneededtoinvestigatelongtermoutcomes.
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheefficacy,safetyandstabilityofposteriorchamberphakicintraocularlensimplantationforthecorrectionofhighmyopia.METHODS:Retrospectivecasereviewof82eyes(43patients)undergoingimplantableColiamerlens(ICL)placementbyasinglesurgeon(Xiao-WeiGao)tocorrectpreoperativemeansphericalequivalentsbetween-9.00diopter(D)and-23.00D.Mainoutcomemeasuresincludeduncorrectedvisualacuity(UCVA),refraction,bestspectacle-correctedvisualacuity(BSCVA),endothelialcelldensity(ECD),intraocularpressure(IOP),lenstransparency,postoperativeuveitis.Visanteanteriorsegmentopticalcoherencetomography(AS-OCT)wasusedtomeasureanteriorchamberdepth(ACD)andthepositionofICL.RESULTS:Meanfollow-upwas6.54±3.26months(range3-12months).Predictabilityofthemanifestsphericalequivalent(SE)refractiontowithin±1.OODwasachievedin88%ofeyesand±0.50Din72.5%ofeyes.ThemeanpostoperativemanifestSErefractionwas-1.85±0.72D,with96.34%ofeyesmaintainingorgaining≥1line(s)ofBSCVA.Themean3-monthpostoperativeECDdecreasedbuthadnostatisticallydifferencecomparedwiththepreoperativeECD.Ofthe7eyes(8.54%)withamildtransientincreaseinintraocularpressure(upto30mmHg),nonerequiredasecondsurgicalprocedureorprolongedtopicalmedication.Therewasnolossoflenstransparency.Pigmentedprecipitateswereobservedin5eyes(6.09%).ThemeanpreoperativeACDmeasuredwithAS-OCTwas3.28±0.14mm,threemonthsaftersurgery,themeanACDwas2.45±0.22mm.Anteriorchamberdepthshowedastatisticallysignificantreduction.Oneeye(1.22%)hadICLspontaneousrotation,81eyes(98.78%)ofthelensremainedcorrectlycentered.CONCLUSION:TheimplantationofICLisaneffectivesurgicaloptionforthemanagementofhighmyopia.Butitslongtimeeffectandsafetystillneedmoretimetoprove.
简介:AIM:Toaddressissuesininteroperabilitybetweendifferentfundusimagesystems,weproposedawebeyepicturearchivingandcommunicationsystem(PACS)frameworkinconformancewithdigitalimagingandcommunicationinmedicine(DICOM)andhealthlevel7(HL7)protocoltorealizefundusimagesandreportssharingandcommunicationthroughinternet.METHODS:Firstly,atelemedicine-basedeyecareworkflowwasestablishedbasedonintegratingthehealthcareenterprise(IHE)EyeCaretechnicalframework.Then,abrowser/serverarchitectureeye-PACSsystemwasestablishedinconformancewiththewebaccesstoDICOMpersistentobject(WADO)protocol,whichcontainsthreetiers.RESULTS:Inanyclientsysteminstalledwithwebbrowser,clinicianscouldlogintheeye-PACStoobservefundusimagesandreports.Multipurposeinternetmailextensions(MIME)typeofastructuredreportissavedaspdf/htmlwithreferencelinktorelevantfundusimageusingtheWADOsyntaxcouldprovideenoughinformationforclinicians.Somefunctionsprovidedbyopen-sourceOviyamcouldbeusedtoquery,zoom,move,measure,viewOICOMfundusimages.CONCLUSION:Suchwebeye-PACSincompliancetoWADOprotocolcouldbeusedtostoreandcommunicatefundusimagesandreports,thereforeisofgreatsignificanceforteleophthalmology.
简介:·AIM:Tostudytheeffectsofdanhonghuayukoufuye(DHK)onfastingbloodglucose(FBG)anddiabeticretinopathy(DR)instreptozotocin(STZ)-inducedtype1diabeticratstofacilitatetherationalusageofthisdrug.·METHODS:DiabeticratswereinducedbyinjectionofasingledoseofSTZintraperitoneallyat50mg/kg.Flashelectroretinogram(FERG)andoscillatorypotentials(OPs)wereusedtomeasureretinalfunction.Themicrovascularperfusionofearswasperformedtostudythemicrocirculationinrats.FBG,body-weight,and24-hurinevolume,waterintakeanddietintakewerealsoassessed.·RESULTS:DHKhadnoeffectonFBGinnormalrats.However,STZ+DHKgroupweresignificantlydifferentfromthoseofModelandmovedtowardthoseofnormalcontrol.Itreversedtheincreaseindietintake(P≤0.05vsmodelcontrol)andthelossinbody-weight(P≤0.05vsmodelcontrol)indiabeticrats.DHKdecreasedtheFBGofdiabeticratsby25.6%(P≤0.05)and37.9%(P≤0.01)after14and21daysadministrationascomparedwiththemodelcontrol,respectively.Moreover,DHKsignificantlyincreasedtheFERGb-waveamplitudeby80%(P≤0.05vsmodelcontrol)anddecreasedtheFERGb-wavelatencyby15.3%(P≤0.01vsmodelcontrol)after24daysadministration.TheOP1andOP2amplitudesinDHKgroupwere2.6(P≤0.01)and2.0(P≤0.01)timesofmodelgroupafter24daysofDHKtreatment,respectively.Atthesametime,OP1andOP2latenciesinDHKgroupreducedby16.0%(P≤0.001)and14.7%(P≤0.001)ascomparedwiththemodelcontrol,respectively.Furthermore,themicrovascularperfusionofDHKgroupwas2.4timesofmodelgroup(P≤0.001)after21daysadministration.·CONCLUSION:DHKhadnoeffectonnormalFBG.Butithadantihyperglycemicactivity,andhadapreventiveandtherapeuticeffectonDRindiabeticrats.·