Postural habits of young adults and possibilities of modification.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess postural habits in young, healthy people, identify correlations between postural errors and pain and attempt to modify bad habits.

Material And Methods: 144 people, aged 18-23 were enrolled. The intervention consisted of 4 stages: Stage 1 - identification of postural habits, description of responses to stress, back pain frequency and intensity (Jackson & Moskowitz); Stage 2 - correction of habitual position with the help of a physiotherapist, briefing about ergonomic everyday behaviours and consequences of continued non-ergonomic behaviours, Stage 3 - follow-up examination: self-assessment of changes, evaluation of the effects of modifications, determination of causes for discontinuing the behaviour modification programme, where applicable; and Stage 4 - final examination, assessment of results.

[The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in 11-year-old girl].

Purpose: The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is an idiopathic, multisystem disorder which typically affects pigmented individuals between 20-50 years old. The typical symptoms include granulomatous panuveitis with characteristic extraocular dermato-neurological manifestations. The case of VKH syndrome affecting Polish girl is very rare.

[Macular corneal dystrophy including histologic and ultrastructural changes].

Purpose: The study reports the results of a histological and ultrastructural examination of the corneal button, obtained during penetrating keratoplasty from patient with clinically recognized macular corneal dystrophy.

Material And Methods: 34-year-old male patient suffering from macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) has been treated on corneal epithelium defect and photophobia since his early childhood. Visual acuity was decreased on the Snellen test chart to 0.

[The prognostic significance of shape of demarcation line and ridge in clinical course of active phase of retinopathy of prematurity].

Purpose: We planed out a comparison of clinic significance between eyes with acute ROP with "bays" and ROP without "bays". Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a main reason of blindness in premature babies. There are no studies about shape of demarcation line and ridge in acute retinopathy of prematurity and its influence for clinical significance of ROP.

[Limbal stem cell transplantation from HLA-compatible living donors. Long term observation].

Purpose: The assessment of clinical outcome in patients after Ir-CLAL procedure.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective, interventional case series including 11 patients (12 eyes), all with non-ambulatory visual acuity (from light perception to hand movements). Mean age was 39.

Pars plana vitrectomy foreign body extraction assisted with a 24-gauge needle tunnel.

A 54-year-old man presented with corneal laceration, traumatized iris, small vitreous hemorrhage, lens opacity, and a 13-mm intraocular foreign body embedded in the retina. Pars plana vitrectomy and argon laser photocoagulation were performed. Using intraocular forceps, the object was forced into a 24-gauge needle that was inserted through the sclerotomy.

[Applying deep lamellar keratoplasty in corneal disorders without endothelial abnormalities].

Purpose: To present own experiences in the surgery of deep lamellar keratoplasty.

Materials And Methods: 25 eye of 25 patients suffering from various corneal pathologies with preserved endothelium: 22 with keratoconus eyes, 2 with post-inflammatory scar and one eye with leucoma in Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Mean follow-up was 25.

The use of the radioisotope method in studies of pesticide penetration into the eyeball.

The studies concerning the effects of pesticides on the human body focused mainly on their local action or chronic poisoning of the organism. In this study we examine the pesticide penetration into the eyeball resulting from direct contact with the eye. We used an isotope-labelled carbamate pesticide -- carbaryl.