[Pathopshysiological mechanisms in macular edema].

The treatment of diabetic macular edema has known a fast development in the last 5 years where the transition from laser monotherapy to intravitreal pharmacotherapy is becoming standard practice. Intravitreal injections therapy is in a continuous development with promising positive results. The use of intratvitreal devices in the treatment of macular edema of vascular cause has become a viable alternative also in treating diabetic macular edema.

[Preliminary results of treatment with aflibercept].

The paper presents the first results concerning the Aflibercept (Eylea) treatment, the last antiVEGF approved for treatment of the age related macular degeneration (AMD), neovascular form and for macular edema due to the central retinal vein occlusion. The treatment was applied to patients presenting AMD, ME and other diseases: myopic and idiopatic choroidal neovascularisation, central serous choroidopathy (CSC) or diabetic macular edema (DME). The results were good: improvement of the visual acuity, resolution of the intraretinal fluids and macular edema.

[Ozurdex, modern therapy for macular edema in central retinal vein occlusion].

We present a case report of a 56 years old patient with central retinal vein occlusion and macular edema. Intravitreal Ozurdex was effective: the disappearance of the macular edema and improvement of the visual acuity were noticed. Panretinal photocoagulation performed avoided the proliferative retinopathy.

[Retinal imaging in hereditary chorioretinal dystrophies].

The paper presents retinal imaging (color and red-free photografs, fluorescein angiograms and optical coherence tomography) of the most common hereditary chorioretinal dystrophies: retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt's disease, choroideremia, cone dystrophy vitteliform dystrophy. Retinal imaging has an important role in the diagnosis and the follow-up of these diseases, but genetic investigations are frequently necessary.

[Noninfectious uveitis after extracapsular lens extraction].

Purpose: To reveal the etiopathogenic features of the noninfectious uveitis after extracapsular lens extraction, with or without artificial lens implantation.

Method: A retrospective study including 33 patients with noninfectious uveitis after extracapsular lens extraction with or without artificial lens implantation has been performed. The patients have been selected exclusively according to clinical criteria.