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: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:Toreporttheeffectivenessandsafetyofprimary23-Gauge(G)vitreoretinalsurgeryforrhegmatogenousretinaldetachment(RRD).·METHODS:Inthisretrospectivestudy,49eyesof49consecutivepatientswhounderwentprimary23-Gtransconjunctivalsuturelessvitrectomy(TSV)forRRDbetweenJanuary2007andJuly2009atourinstitutionwereevaluated.·RESULTS:Meanfollow-uptimewas8.9±7.7months(1-28months).Retinalreattachmentwasachievedwithasingleoperationin47(95.9%)of49eyes.Intwoeyes(4.1%),retinalredetachmentduetonewbreakswassuccessfullytreatedwithreoperationusingthe23-GTSVsystem.MeanlogMARvisualacuitywas2.01±0.47preoperativelyand1.3±0.5postoperatively(P<0.001,Pairedt-test).Meanpreoperativeintraocularpressure(IOP)was14.1±2.8mmHg.MeanpostoperativeIOPwas12.3±3.6mmHgat1day,13.1±2.1mmHgat1week,14.3±2.2mmHgat1month.Iatrogenicperipheralretinalbreakwasobservedin1eye(2.0%)intraoperatively.Nosutureswererequiredtoclosethescleralorconjunctivalopenings,andnoeyesrequiredconvertionofsurgeryto20-Gvitrectomy.·CONCLUSION:Primary23-GTSVsystemwasobservedtobeeffectiveandsafeinthetreatmentofRRD.

简介：AIM:TotrainTibetanmonkey(Macacathibetana)forintraocularpressure(IOP)measurementinconsciousstateandobtainnormalIOPinconsciousTibetanMacaque.·METHODS:Thetrainingwasbasedonaward-conditionedbehavior.Foodstimulationandhuman-animalinteractionwereusedinthistraining.·RESULTS:TrainedTibetanmonkeyscalmlyacceptedIOPmeasurementbytheTonoVet?誖reboundtonometerwithoutsedationoranesthesiaandtheirIOPvaluesweresimilartootherprimates.·CONCLUSION:Human-cultivatedThibetanmonkeysaretamable,andcanbeusedforbiomedicalresearchsuchasophthalmicresearchwithoutanesthesia.

简介：AIM:Toinvestigatetheefficacyofnon-buckledvitrectomywithclassicalendotamponadeagentsinthetreatmentofprimaryretinaldetachment(RD)complicatedbyinferiorbreaksandproliferativevitreoretinophathy(PVR).METHODS:Aretrospective,consecutiveandcaseseriesstudyof40patientswithinferiorbreakRDandPVR≥C1wasconducted.Allpatientsunderwentastandard3-port20-gaugeparsplanavitrectomy(PPV)withgasorsiliconeoiltamponadewithoutsupplementaryscleralbuckling.Thevitreousandallproliferativemembranewerecompletelyremoved,andretinectomywasperformedwhennecessary.Themeanfollow-upwas12.5months.Theprimaryandfinalanatomicsuccessrate,visualacuityandcomplicationswererecordedandanalyzed.RESULTS:Primaryanatomicsuccessratewasachievedin35of40eyes(87.5%)andthefinalanatomicsuccessratewas100%.ThemostcommoncauseofredetachmentwasrecurrentPVR.Thebest-correctedvisualacuity(BCVA)atfinalfollow-upwasimprovedin34eyes(85%),remainedstablein1eye(2.5%),andworsenedin5eyes(12.5%).Themeanvisualacuityatfinalfollow-upwasimprovedsignificantly(P=0.000).CONCLUSION:ThisretrospectivestudyprovidesevidencethatvitrectomywithoutscleralbucklingseemedtobeaneffectivetreatmentforinferiorbreakRDwithPVR.Withcompleteremovalofvitreousandproliferativemembranesandtimingofretinectomy,theinferiorbreakswhichcomplicatedwithPVRcouldbeclosedsuccessfullywithoutadditionalscleralbuckling.

简介：AIM:Anaerobicbacteriacancauseocularinfections.WetestedtheOxyPlateTMAnaerobicSystem(OXY)toisolatepertinentanaerobicbacteriathatcancauseoculardisease.METHODS:OXY,whichdoesnotrequiredirectanaerobicconditions(i.e.bags,jars),wascomparedtoconventionalisolationofincubatingculturemediainanaerobicbags.Standardcoloniescountswereperformedonanaerobicocularbacterialisolatesunderaerobicandanaerobicconditions(anaerobicbags)usingagarmedia:1)OXY(aerobiconly),2)5%sheepblood(SB),3)Chocolate,and4)Schaedler.Thebacteriatestedwerede-identifiedocularisolatesculturedfromendophthalmitisanddacryocystitisthatinclude10Propionibacteriumacnesand3Actinomycesspecies.Thecolonycountsforeachbacteriaisolate,oneachculturingcondition,wererankedfromlargesttosmallest,andnon-parametricallycomparedtodeterminethebestculturingcondition.RESULTS:Allanaerobicconditionswerepositiveforalloftheanaerobicisolates.SBandSchaedler’sagarunderaerobicconditionsdidnotsupportthegrowthofanaerobicbacteria.SparsegrowthwasnotedonchocolateagarwithPropionibacteriumacnes.Asananaerobicsystem,SBinananaerobicbagisolatedhighercolonycountsthanOXY(P=0.0028)andchocolateagar(P=0.0028).CONCLUSION:AlthoughOXYdidnottesttobemoreefficientthanotheranaerobicsystems,itappearstobeareasonablealternativeforisolatinganaerobicbacteriafromocularsites.Theuseofanagarmediuminaspeciallydesignedplate,withouttherequirementofananaerobicbag,renderedOXYasanadvantageoverotheranaerobicsystems.

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：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.