[Ophthalmic pathology in tubalars of the Altai Republic].

Purpose: To study the prevalence and structure of ophthalmic pathology in Tubalars, rural indigenes of the Altai Republic, for the benefit of the eye care system.

Material And Methods: A total of 673 indigenes (67% of the whole population) aged from 1 month to 88 years, 521 Russians and 316 people of mixed parentage were examined.

Results: The general prevalence of eye diseases appeared to be higher in Russian newcomers (2481.

[Study on causes of ophthalmologists' inertia in glaucoma treatment].

The problem of inertia in ophthalmological practice, which implies the absence of any adjustment of the given treatment, even if an adjustment is objectively necessary or clinically indicated, was studied. According to the authors, the problem is most pressing when multifactorial diseases, including primary glaucoma, are concerned. An anonymous survey of 147 ophthalmologists from different West Siberian regions (Altai Krai, Kemerovo region, and Republic of Khakassia) was conducted.

[Regarding the method of the total tear production assessment].

Different Schirmer test I techniques presented in the literature have been reviewed and a comparative study of Schirmer test I results obtained with the eyes opened and closed has been conducted. The total tear production with the eyes opened vs. closed averaged 17.

[Population-based study of tear production in healthy individuals and patients with dry eye syndrome in Altai Republic].

For the first time population-based study of tear production was performed, prevalence and risk factors of dry eye syndrome (DES) were determined in native ethnic group of Altai Republic--tubalars. Authors examined 673 people, representing 44% of the whole tubalar population. The mean total tear production (Shirmer test I) was 13,3 +/- 0,3 mm in healthy (without DES signs) tubalars.

[Activities of the day-care geriatric psychiatric hospital within the structure of the regional psycho-neurological hospital].

The authors analyze activities of the daytime gerontopsychiatric hospital as a new organizational form within the structure of the district psychoneurological dispensary. During 12 months, 70 patients were treated at the hospital. The demographic, nosological and syndromological characteristics of the patients are provided.