Deterioration of filtering bleb morphology and function after phacoemulsification.

Background: Trabeculectomy remains the most efficient method of lowering he IOP applied for the treatment of glaucoma refractory to pharmacological treatment. Cataract is concerned as the most frequent late complication of trabeculectomy. The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of phacoemulsification with posterior chamber lens implantation on the morphology and function of filtering bleb in patients after previous successful trabeculectomy.

The influence of intracerebral streptozotocin and/or cadmium on memory processes in mice exposed to transient cerebral oligemia.

The aim of the study was to examine the effects of simultaneous acute exposure to cadmium (Cd) and in the presence of streptozotozin (STZ) on the central nervous system (CNS) memory processes in mice subjected to transient brain ischemia. In order to obtain transient brain ischemia, operative occlusion of common carotid arteries for 30 min was performed. Cadmium chloride was administered intraperitoneally (ip) after the surgery at a single dose of 0.

Severe eye injury in an 11-year-old child during threshing--A case report.

A case is reported of severe eye injury in an 11-year-old boy which occurred during threshing in the parents' farmyard. A detailed description of surgical treatment, complications and 7-year follow-up is presented. Despite long lasting treatment and new surgical methods used, the eye became blind.

The occurrence of addictions among high school students.

The usage of psychoactive substances can be related to a vast percentage of teenage population. Smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol or taking drugs during the stage of growth and development can lead to detrimental health effect and, frequently, to serious addictions. The aim of this paper was the evaluation of the spreading frequency of mentioned habits among the high school students.

The occurrence of allergic illnesses among children at the pre-school age in the rural and urban area.

Allergic diseases have become recently an accretive medical as well as social problem, mainly in highly developed countries. Frequently they occur in the infancy and early childhood. In this analysis an attempt has been made to evaluate the occurrence of the allergic illnesses among 3-5 years old children living in the urban and rural environment.

Comparison of fluorine level in the tissues of healthy teeth and teeth with decay process.

The aim of the study was to examine quantitative fluorine content in tooth tissues with the decay process, tissues of teeth without decay and tissues with diseases different than those of decay origin. It has been found that in the examined teeth decay process the average fluorine content in hard tissues amounted to 235.6 ppm of fluorine and it was lower than in healthy teeth (304.

Work-related, penetrating eye injuries in rural environments.

Purpose: To establish the aetiology and visual outcome after penetrating eye injures in rural environments.

Materials And Methods: The records of 182 patients (184 eyes) with penetrating eye injuries treated in the 1 st Eye Hospital, Lublin, Poland, between 1994 and 2002, were reviewed. Twenty eight of the 184 eyes (15.

[Hazardous substances and detrimental conditions at the workplace].

Unlabelled: An artificially created working environment, conditioned by technological processes, puts people in circumstances unparalleled in the place of living. Working conditions exert an influence on the employee's health, thus affecting health status of the whole society. Risks occurring on the working stands may result from the presence of physical, chemical and biological agents.

[Penetrating eye trauma epidemiology in own material].

Purpose: Epidemiological estimation of penetrating eye injuries treated at the I-st Eye Hospital Medical Academy in Lublin in 1994 - 2002.

Material And Methods: Distribution by age, sex, season, causes of the trauma, visual acuity were estimated. There were treated 182 patients (184 eyes).

Evaluation of acquaintance with prevention rules in patients with diabetes.

Diabetes is one of the civilizational diseases. Its occurrence in Polish society is estimated at the level of 2-6%, of which 80-90% are cases of diabetes type II. Other than the patients' genetic predispositions such diabetes type II risk factors hindering the therapy are mentioned as obesity, lipid disorders, hypertension and absence of physical activity.

Urine iodine excretion in schoolchildren living in urban area.

Iodine is a microelement necessary for thyroid gland hormones production. It is essential for the growth and development of human body. The aim of the study was to determine urine iodine excretion in schoolchildren living in urban area.

Psycho-social problems of HIV carriers.

HIV carrier state and AIDS generate multiple medical, psychological, social and legal problems. The aim of the work was to evaluate selected psycho-social problems among HIV carriers. The examination method was a questionnaire.