Visual functions after laser photocoagulation in central serous chorioretinopathy.

The authors evalute the visual functions of patients with unilateral central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and compare them with their non-affected eye and with a control group. Fourteen patients with CSC treated with direct laser-photocoagulation were examined preoperatively and followed-up, up to 2 years postoperatively. Baseline best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and contrast sensitivity (CS) of both eyes of patients was significantly lower in comparison with the controls.

Ophthalmological examination and VEPs in preterm children with perinatal CNS involvement.

Five children with a history of preterm birth (mean gestational age of 27 weeks; birth weight 870-1,380 g) and perinatal post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus were examined ophthalmologically at ages ranging from 4-11 years. An extended visual evoked potentials (VEPs) examination was simultaneously performed, using pattern-reversal, motion-onset, and cognitive visual stimuli. Although 3 of the 10 eyes displayed about normal visual acuity (> or =0.

[Results of transpupillary thermotherapy by patients with age-related macular degeneration 6 months after treatment (pilot study)].

We demonstrated the effectiveness of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) by patients with age- related macular degeneration (ARMD). CNV secondary to ARMD is a leading case of vision loss in patients older than 50 years. TTT is new promising method for the treatment CNV by ARMD.

[Macular hole--contemporary knowledge and possibilities of treatment].

Macular hole is a disease of the central area of the retina - site of the sharppest vision. Signs of this can be metamorphopsia and different degree of loss of the central vision. More than 100 years didn't exist succesfull treatment but knowledges of that disease have been started since 19 century.

[Age-related macular degeneration--contemporary possibilities of treatment].

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease, that affects the central region of the retina. AMD is a leading cause of blindness among people over 50 years of age in the industrialized world. Two types of macular degeneration exist, the "dry" form and the "wet-neovascular" form.

Changes of visual function and visual ability in daily life following cataract surgery.

Purpose: To examine best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity (CS) and functional visual complaints in early cataract and after the cataract surgery.

Patients And Methods: 53 eyes with early cataract (BCVA 20/30: Snellen charts) were examined before the surgery as well as 12 months after the surgery. BCVA was tested using logMAR chart.

Effect of photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis in high myopia on logMAR visual acuity and contrast sensitivity.

Purpose: To compare effect of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on contrast sensitivity (CS) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in high myopia.

Methods: 38 myopes (PRK) and 31 patients (LASIK) were examined before and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Mean preoperative spherical equivalent was -8.