[Normal tension glaucoma or syndrome of chronic ocular ischemia].

Chronic ischemia related to a manifest ophthalmic artery stenosis, determines extremely rare ischemic chronic modifications at the level of the optic nerve, with progressive optic atrophy and visual fun ction alteration. It is presented the case of a 59 years patient, who was hospitalized in Clinic of Ophthalmology, Emergency Clinic Districtual Hospital, for decreased vision of the left eye. Fundus eye examination reveals normal aspect of papilla of the right eye and glaucomatous like modification of the left eye, confirmed by perimetry and OCT exams, which present typical glaucomatous lesions.

[Laser trabeculoplasty--a review].

Laser therapy in open angle glaucomas represents an important step in their management, a topic of intense research during the second part of the XXth century. The initial enthousiasm generated by spectacular results obtained with minimal risks and complications, was soon tampered by their short survival. Nowadays, laser therapy is considered a second or third line therapy, alternative to surgery or intermediate stage between medication and surgery.

[Assessment of systane in severe dry eye].

The study proposes the evaluation of the Systane effect on people that have severe dry eye sensation, with cornea or conjunctive complications. In order to do this, a study protocol has been adopted which meant comparing the values of lacrimal film break-up time, before and after Systane treatment, comparing cornea and conjunctive staining, comparing the crystallization test before and after treatment, comparing the conjunctival impression before and after treatment, and the general acceptability of Systane. The study results have shown that in severe dry eye cases, Systane increases lacrimal film break-up time by 2-3 seconds than the initial value, as well as considerable reduction in cornea/conjunctival staining and in conjunctival hyperemia in Sicca keratoconjunctivitis.

[Conjunctival stamp in diabetic patients].

Unlabelled: The authors have suggested to reveal conjunctiva stamp changes in diabetic patients. A set of patients aged between 50 - 80 and having been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were available for our study, therefore they have been ophthalmologically examined; both Schrimer and BUT tests have been performed. We removed conjunctiva stamps which, after being fixed and Giemsa stained, they were investigated by photonic microscopy.

[Sicca syndrome in major collagen diseases].

The purpose of this paper is to diagnose the patients with ocular sicca syndrome in major collagenosis, to evaluate the clinical and histopathological lesions, related to stage of the disease and to establish significant correlations between the different clinical tests for qualitative and quantitative determination of lacrimal tear and the severity of ocular disorders. Dry eye disease is a very common disorder of tear film in collagen diseases. The gender ratio is 6/1 female/man.

[Uveal melanoma].

The paper present a clinic and histological study, including all cases of uveal malignant tumours, hospitalized in Ophthalmological Clinic of Craiova in the last 15 years. The follow-up period of cases were 4 years. The diagnosis was established by clinic and paraclinic examination (imaging methods-- MRI, CT, Echo) and histologic examination.

[Histological particularities of sclerocorneal limbus--implications in ocular pathology].

The study tried to compare the sclerocorneal limbus in human eyes and animal eyes, using the same histological technique (preserving in paraphine and stained with hematoxylin-eosine, trichromic Goldner-Szekelly and orceine method). The sclerocorneal limbus represents the passage zone between cornea and sclera, and its importance for medical practice, consists on the implications of this area in the ocular physiology. We have demonstrated in this study that the two structures are not interrupted briefly; the corneal epithelium at the limbus send in the deeper structure a ramification which represents a modality of stronger anchorage of subjacent conjunctiva.

[Neovascular glaucoma--retrospective study].

The paper realized the retrospective evaluation of all cases of neovascular glaucoma hospitalized in Clinic of Ophthalmology of Craiova in the last 15 years. Neovascular secondary glaucoma represents 3,9% of all glaucomas. The most important etiologic factors were the central venous occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, carotid occlusion, intraocular tumors, chronic uveitis, Fuchs heterochromy.

[General and local risk factors in infectious keratitis].

Purpose: The paper presents a study of corneal ulcers at aged persons for the identification of etiologic and aggravates factors that may have a negative influence for the prognostic of the diseases.

Material And Method: We have performed a retrospective study using a lot of aged patients with corneal ulcers, hospitalized in 2002-2003 period. The data were obtained by both clinical examination (anamnesis and ocular examination) and by the laboratory exams (microbiologic exam).

[Primary juvenile glaucoma--clinical and genetic aspects].

Purpose: We have done a retrospective study of juvenile glaucoma cases hospitalized between 1993-2002.

Material And Method: 52 primary juvenile glaucoma patients were available for our clinical and genealogical investigations.

Results: In this study we have analyzed the distribution of cases per year, the age of appearance of the diseases, and the distribution in function of the sex and the genealogical factors.

[Optic nerve lesions in diabetes mellitus].

The present paper is a retrospective study revealing some optic nerve lesions on a group of 1.700 diabetic patients which belonged to the common casuistry of the Ophthalmologic Clinic and Diabetic and Nutrition Diseases Clinic in Craiova. A reduced frequency of optic neuropathy in diabetic persons was established such as: 27 patients (1.