Filtering bleb function after clear cornea phacoemulsification: a prospective study.

Aim: To evaluate the influence of clear cornea phacoemulsification on filtering bleb morphology, function, and intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucomatous eyes with previously successful filtering surgery.

Methods: The clinical course of 30 patients (30 eyes) who underwent clear cornea phacoemulsification after successful filtering glaucoma surgery was prospectively evaluated. Mean IOP and filtering bleb morphology (standardised assessment criteria and score 0-12, 12 = optimum) were determined before surgery, and 3 days, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery.

[Isolated Rosai-Dorfman disease].

A case of extranodal sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (ENSHML; Rosai-Dorfman disease) is reported. The patient presented with a history of intracranial tumour and exophthalmus. Clinical examination found a large mass in the left orbit and paranasal sinuses.

[Magnesium seeding in therapy of pediatric hemangioma of the temporal region, lower eyelid and orbit].

Background: Magnesium seeding of haemangiomas is a form of treatment already successfully used in 1900.

Patient: We report about a male infant with a haemangioma of the left temporal region, underlid and orbit. Maximum depth at the time of indication for magnesium seeding was 28 mm with an intraorbital extension of 7 mm.

[Acupuncture for pain in the cranial region and for blepharospasm without organic cause].

In patients with functional ophthalmological disturbances classical acupuncture therapy was compared to a technique of inserting the needles close to superficial nerves. Seventy-five patients with migraine, 47 patients with functional blepharospasm, 18 with trigeminal neuralgia, and 9 with posttraumatic pain syndromes were treated. Treatment comprised seven sessions at four-day intervals.