[Potential of ultrasonography in determination of orbital inflammation activity in granulomatosis with polyangiitis].

Purpose: This study investigates the capabilities of ultrasonography (US) in determing the stage of orbital inflammation in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA).

Material And Methods: The study included 24 patients (8 men and 16 women) with diffuse orbital tissue involvement in GPA. Group 1 (active stage) included nine patients, while group 2 (inactive stage) consisted of 18 patients.

[Transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression in the algorithm of surgical treatment of endocrine ophthalmopathy].

Objective: To develop an algorithm for the use of transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression (TEOD) in endocrine ophthalmopathy (EOP).

Material And Methods: The results of 225 TEODs are analyzed. 139 patients with EOP were under observation, who were divided into two groups.

[Nonspecific inflammatory reaction after implantation of palpebral implants].

Purpose: To identify the possible cause of an inflammatory reaction to a Russian-manufactured palpebral implant made of gold in the long term after surgery, and to determine the clinical and morphological changes in the tissues of the upper eyelid when the presence of the implant caused the inflammatory reaction.

Material And Methods: The results of 150 operations with placement of a palpebral implant were analyzed. In 12 cases, a nonspecific inflammatory reaction was revealed within 2 to 4 weeks after the operation, in 7 cases it necessitated explantation, in 5 cases the local long-term use of an ointment with a corticosteroid made it possible to avoid extrusion and explantation.

[Tarsorrhaphy in rehabilitation of patients with thyroid eye disease].

Purpose: To evaluate the role of tarsorrhaphy and its effectiveness in the treatment of patients with thyroid eye disease (TED).

Material And Methods: The study identified the patients who required tarsorrhaphy for corneal lesions associated with TED among the total number of 457 patients who underwent tarsorrhaphy at the Research Institute of Eye Diseases over the past 20 years.

Results: Overall, 477 tarsorrhaphy surgeries (457 patients) were performed, including temporary and permanent, partial and complete.

[Corneal confocal microscopy in Fabry patients with cornea verticillata].

Purpose: To study the changes in corneal microstructure and nerve fibers in patients with cornea verticillata in Fabry disease.

Material And Methods: The study included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease. All patients underwent standard ophthalmological examination.