Effect of ocular demodicosis on the stability of the tear film and the tear break up time.

The aim of the study was to analyze the correlation between the presence of Demodex mites in the hair follicles of patients' eyelashes and the stability and break up time of the tear film assessed with the Non-Invasive Tear Break Up Times (NIBUT) method. 319 patients were included in the study (195 women, 124 men). The patients were divided into two groups: those with Demodex infestation and without visible symptoms of eyelid or eye surface diseases, and asymptomatic non-infested patients.

Ophthalmological and obstetric management in pregnant women with retinal disorders.

Objectives: To analyze the clinical significance of ophthalmological assessment in pregnant women affected with degenerative retinal lesions, and the lesions' clinical relevance in determining the obstetric management and delivery method.

Material And Methods: 69 pregnant women affected with retinal degenerative lesions were included in our study. In each patient, the risk of ophthalmological complications during vaginal delivery was evaluated.

The assessment of retina in pregnant women with myopia.

Objectives: Myopia is associated with increased frequency of retinal degenerative changes which are the risk factors of intra- and postpartal ophthalmological complications. Aim of this study was to analyze the degenerative lesions detected in opthalmological examination (including peripheral retinal lesions) as a potential risk factors for eyes' status in terms of delivery in myopic women.

Material And Methods: 254 pregnant women affected with myopia underwent opthalmological examination as a screening method to examine retina.

Correlation between Choroidal Neovascularization Shown by OCT Angiography and Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.

Purpose: To assess the occurrence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and correlate these findings with choroidal thickness (CT).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 25 consecutive patients (43 eyes), mean age 48.12 ± 7.

The presence of kynurenine aminotransferases in the human cornea: Evidence from bioinformatics analysis of gene expression and immunohistochemical staining.

Purpose: Kynurenine aminotransferases (KATs) catalyze the synthesis of kynurenic acid (KYNA), a compound of significant biological activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the presence and distribution of KAT immunoreactivity in the healthy human cornea.

Methods: Data on gene expression in human eye structures were extracted from public microarray experiments using Genevestigator software.

Intraoperative Macula Protection by Perfluorocarbon Liquid for the Metallic Intraocular Foreign Body Removal during 23-Gauge Vitrectomy.

To evaluate visual and safety outcomes of 23-gauge (G) pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with application of perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) for intraoperative protection of the macula during intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal. Retrospective study of 42 patients who underwent 23 G PPV for IOFB removal from posterior segment with intraoperative PFCL application for the macula shielding. Collected data included corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), size of IOFB, and complication rate.

Surgical Management of Traumatic Retinal Detachment with Primary Vitrectomy in Adult Patients.

To evaluate functional and anatomical results of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in the retinal detachment (RD) followed by severe eye trauma. Retrospective analysis of medical records of forty-one consecutive patients treated with 23-gauge PPV due to traumatic RD. Age, gender, timing of PPV, visual acuity, and presence of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) were included in the analysis.

Do Demodex mites play a role in pterygium development?

Numerous reports point to Demodex mites as the aetiology of certain eye and skin conditions, hence it is highly probable that infestation with these mites may also play a role in the aetiology and pathogenesis of pterygium. Therefore here we present a hypothesis: whether the presence of Demodex mites in eyelash hair follicles significantly correlates with the presence of pterygia, which could point to a potential role of these mites in the development of such lesions. We present preliminary data for supporting this hypothesis.

Vancomycin in infusion during vitrectomy in surgical treatment of acute postoperative and posttraumatic endophthalmitis.

Background: Endophthalmitis is potentially devastating intraocular inflammation following eye trauma or surgery. We describe the visual outcomes and causative pathogens in acute bacterial postoperative and posttraumatic endophthalmitis treated with immediate pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with Vancomycin dissolved in the infusion fluid.

Methods: Clinical records of consecutive 30 patients with postoperative endophthalmitis and 15 patients with posttraumatic endophthalmitis were evaluated.

Outcomes of Sutureless Iris-Claw Lens Implantation.

Purpose. To evaluate the indications, refraction, and visual and safety outcomes of iris-claw intraocular lens implanted retropupillary with sutureless technique during primary or secondary operation. Methods.

Visual outcomes of posterior chamber intraocular lens intrascleral fixation in the setting of postoperative and posttraumatic aphakia.

Background: Several techniques for fixation of the posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) have been developed. We evaluate long-term functional outcomes and safety of posterior chamber IOL implantation using Hoffman scleral haptic fixation and sutureless Sharioth technique in patients with posttraumatic and postoperative aphakia.

Methods: This retrospective case-series included 42 eyes operated by one surgeon.

Wide-Field Landers Temporary Keratoprosthesis in Severe Ocular Trauma: Functional and Anatomical Results after One Year.

Purpose. To evaluate longitudinal functional and anatomical results after combined pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) using a wide-field Landers intraoperative temporary keratoprosthesis (TKP) in patients with vitreoretinal pathology and corneal opacity due to severe ocular trauma. Material and Methods.

Demodex sp. as a Potential Cause of the Abandonment of Soft Contact Lenses by Their Existing Users.

Demodex mites may be a potential etiological factor in the development of various eye and skin disorders. The aim of the study was to investigate the presence of Demodex in the hair follicles of eyelashes and their potential influence on abandoning soft contact lenses which had been previously well tolerated by their users. A group of 62 users of contact lenses (28 with emerging discomfort and 34 without discomfort) were examined.

Management of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis during pregnancy, postpartum period and lactation: clinical observations.

Background: During pregnancy and labor, the immune response is physiologically impaired and women are more susceptible to infections. Since many drugs may have potentially adverse effects on the fetus and newborn, less aggressive treatment regimens should be considered in pregnant and lactating patients. The aim of our study was to present the management of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis during pregnancy, postpartum period, and lactation.

Do pregnancy, postpartum period and lactation predispose to recurrent toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis?

Background: The aim of the study was a statistical analysis of the possible effects of pregnancy, postpartum period, and lactation on increased risk for reactivation of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of the clinical records of 661 patients referred with the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis to the Department of Zoonoses and Tropical Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw and to the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw in the years 1994-2014. This group of inpatients consisted of 213 women of child-bearing age (18 to 40 years).

Clinical manifestation of self-limiting acute retinal necrosis.

Background: The purpose of this paper was to present a case series of self-limiting, peripheral acute retinal necrosis and to demonstrate efficacy of treatment with valacyclovir in patients resistant to acyclovir. The diagnosis was made on ophthalmoscopic examination and positive serum tests for herpes viruses.

Material And Methods: Ten patients (6F and 4M) aged 19-55 years were diagnosed and treated for self-limiting acute retinal necrosis (ARN).

Evaluation of macular thickness after uneventful phacoemulsification in selected patient populations using optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: To quantitatively evaluate the effect of uneventful phacoemulsification on central retinal thickness and foveal volume with regard to the following factors: age, gender, systemic diseases: diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, phacoemulsification parameters (power and time); and to identify patient population at high risk of postoperative changes in macular thickness.

Material And Methods: 87 eyes of 87 patients were examined. Foveal volume and central retinal thickness were measured using optical coherence tomography on postoperative days 1, 7, 30, 90 and 180.

Optical coherence tomography in diagnosing, differentiating and monitoring of choroidal nevi - 1 year observational study.

Objective: To assess the utility of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) in diagnosing, differentiating and monitoring of choroidal nevi situated in the posterior pole and optic disc area.

Material And Method: 116 consecutive patients (65 women, 51 men) aged 27-95 years, with choroidal nevus were included to the research. Routine ophthalmoscopic evaluation and OCT using the Zeiss Stratus OCT as well as fundus photography were performed in each patient.

Doppler flow parameters in orbital arteries in gestational diabetes mellitus patients.

Objective: To evaluate the blood flow in orbital arteries in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Material: We have examined 65 GDM patients and 38 healthy pregnant women at 28-32 weeks. Doppler parameters were assessed in ophthalmic, central retinal and short posterior ciliary arteries.

Study of the ophthalmic system of babies delivered to transplant recipients.

Background: The aim of the study was the analysis of ophthalmologic disorders in children born to mothers after liver transplantation (LTx) or renal transplantation (RTx) with the assessment of certain neonatal parameters.

Methods: In the period between 01 January 2010 and 30 June 2012, ophthalmologic examinations were performed in 37 children born to mothers after LTx and 35 children after RTx, as well as 66 children from a control group, born at the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, from 01 January 2001 to 30 June 2012. Certain parameters of the neonatal period of the child and the mother were retrospectively analyzed.

Angioid streaks - clinical course and photodynamic therapy. Case report.

Angioid streaks develop as a result of damage to the Bruch's membrane. They may occur as idiopatic angioid streaks or in association with pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Paget's disease and the haemoglobinopathies. Other pathologies of the fundus of eye may coexist together with angioid streaks, such as drusen of an optic disc and granular-like retina in posterior pole known as "peau d'orange".

Macular thickness and volume after uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery evaluated by optical coherence tomography. A one-year follow-up.

Objective: To evaluate changes in the macular thickness and volume using optical coherence tomography in patients after phacoemulsification and intracapsular implantation of a foldable intraocular lens.

Materials And Methods: The study included 82 patients (37 males and 45 females) after phacoemulsification and intracapsular implantaion of the same type of a foldable intraocular lens, without any other eye disease. Phacoemulsification was performed with an INFINITI machine.

Clinical analysis of patients with pemphigoid-like ophthalmological symptoms.

Purpose: The aim of this study was a clinical analysis of patients with symptoms typical of pemphigoid.

Material And Methods: 21 patients were enrolled on the study within the period 1988-2004. The frequency and type of ophthalmological and extraocular symptoms and accompanying diseases were assessed.

[Diagnostics and pharmacological treatment of ocular cicatrical pemphigoid].

Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) is an autoimmune disease characterize by mucous membrane fibrosis and skin changes resulting with scarring. The pathogenic mechanisms of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid are incompletely understood. Antibasement membrane antibodies which lead to subepithelial blistering, granulation tissue and inflammatory infiltrate formation in the substantia propria are thought to be the main pathophysiological mechanisms in cicatricial pemphigoid.