Endocrine Disorders in Nephrotic Syndrome-A Comprehensive Review.

Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical syndrome characterized by massive proteinuria, called nephrotic range proteinuria (over 3.5 g per day in adults or 40 mg/m per hour in children), hypoalbuminemia, oncotic edema, and hyperlipidemia, with an increasing incidence over several years. Nephrotic syndrome carries severe morbidity and mortality risk.

An Analysis of Optic Disc Parameters in Patients with Peripheral Retinal Tears Following Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachment: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: To investigate association between optic disc parameters analyzed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and occurrence of peripheral retinal tears in patients with symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 75 patients with symptoms of acute PVD, who were allocated into two groups based on whether a peripheral retinal tear occurred or not.

Results: When comparing the average retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness (μm) between retinal tear and control groups, it was shown that patients with a retinal tear have a significantly higher (87.

Epidemiology of ocular trauma in children requiring hospital admission: a 16-year retrospective cohort study.

Background: To study the epidemiology of ocular trauma requiring hospital admission in children under 18 years in age.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included pediatric patients with ocular injuries at the Ophthalmology Department of the Clinical Hospital Centre, Split, Croatia, from 2000 to 2015, classified according to the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology.

Results: There were 353 children hospitalized, 82% of boys (mean age 11 years) and 18% of girls (mean age 10 years).

Changes in the eyelids and conjunctiva caused by ultraviolet radiation.

The aim of this study was to show the frequency, sex and age distribution of eyelids skin tumor changes and degen erative changes of the conjunctiva for the period of three years (2011-2013) at the Department of Ophthalmology in Split. We analyzed the eyelids skin lesions in biopsy material at the Department of Pathology and the same were compared with the profession of the patients. In this period there were found 131 tumor changes of the eyelids.