[Distinctive morphological and functional changes in retinal ganglion cells associated with normal aging and early stage of glaucoma].

Unlabelled: Early diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is closely connected with detection of normal age-related changes in the retina. It is also essential to develop reliable methods for quantitative evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) structure and function as well as to extend opportunities for inter-instrumental comparisons.

Aim: to assess the function of RGCs from parvo- and magnocellular pathways by means of pattern electroretinography and to evaluate the degree of retinal sensitivity loss and RNFL thickness using new methods of analysis in normal aging and the early stage of POAG.

[Outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse help in the Republic of Ingushetia].

Psychiatric service regards the "Home hospital" model as one of the optimal methods for organization of therapeutic and prophylactic work under present-day day socio-economic conditions and migration processes in the Republic. Prospects for further development of this model are outlined.