[Features of diagnosis and clinical course of penetrating injuries of the posterior pole of the eye].

Seventeen patients with penetrating injuries in the posterior pole caused by mechanical trauma of the eye were analyzed clinically; such injuries were characterized by the development of the most severe complications, which led to eye loss. An incomplete sealing of the penetrating trauma of the eye fibrous capsule localized in the posterior sclera section was the main reason that predetermined a trauma outcome; it can be rarely diagnosed and is difficult for surgical treatment. Computer tomography, which makes it possible to detect and localize the discussed pathology, is the most informative method in diagnosing the posterior pole.

[An experimental study of the role of present-day suture materials in the forming of postoperative astigmatism in a penetrating corneal wound].

Tolerance of suturing materials ethylon 10/0, mersilene 11/0 (Ethycon), and nylon 10/0 (Alcon) by rabbit corneal tissue is studied. Mersilene and ethylon caused the least irritation of the eyes, while use of nylon and capron led to vascularization of cornea and rejection of the material (capron) in remote periods. Assessment of the effects of the above-listed materials on postoperative astigmatism showed that mersilene and ethylon caused a lesser astigmatism than nylon and capron.

[Possibilities in the conservative treatment of patients with early forms of uterine cancer].

Organ-saving surgery was used in 134 patients with early cervical cancer (high amputation with a lancet-98 and cryotherapy-36 cases). The efficiency of the procedure was verified by morphological examination of samples obtained from the operation site at certain periods after primary treatment. The results of surgical treatment and hormonotherapy of early endometrial cancer (66 and 17 cases, respectively) are presented.